I forgot to add that in addition to backing up the Virtual PC, all of my code is version controlled. There truly is no substitute for version control when you need to roll code back to a prior state or compare different versions of a particular file or apply markers to an entire project that relate to the version that is in production. Being able to roll back code changes has saved my @$$ more than once... I'm not going to suggest a specific version control system, as i don't want to jump into a debate as to which system is best. The short answer is that pretty much any source control is better than none at all.
I am a software developer working for a consulting firm and I use my laptop for everything. Personally, I do all of my development in a Virtual PC, so backing up my work is as simple as copying the Virtual PC files to some other location. I actually use SyncToy to copy the Virtual PC to an external hard drive every couple of days. That external hard drive doesn't travel around with me. It stays safe and sound in my office at home.
I know that my approach isn't exactly the most elegant or "enterprise-class" answer, but it is easy to set up and works well for me. Plus, I get the added benefit that if I totally hose something up in one of my projects, I can just replace the Virtual PC with the last backup copy and try again.
just so that smebody points it out, PHP and MySQL (which do make a fantastic web development platform) have basically NOTHING to do with whether or not the HTML is standards-compliant...
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I forgot to add that in addition to backing up the Virtual PC, all of my code is version controlled. There truly is no substitute for version control when you need to roll code back to a prior state or compare different versions of a particular file or apply markers to an entire project that relate to the version that is in production. Being able to roll back code changes has saved my @$$ more than once... I'm not going to suggest a specific version control system, as i don't want to jump into a debate as to which system is best. The short answer is that pretty much any source control is better than none at all.
I am a software developer working for a consulting firm and I use my laptop for everything. Personally, I do all of my development in a Virtual PC, so backing up my work is as simple as copying the Virtual PC files to some other location. I actually use SyncToy to copy the Virtual PC to an external hard drive every couple of days. That external hard drive doesn't travel around with me. It stays safe and sound in my office at home.
I know that my approach isn't exactly the most elegant or "enterprise-class" answer, but it is easy to set up and works well for me. Plus, I get the added benefit that if I totally hose something up in one of my projects, I can just replace the Virtual PC with the last backup copy and try again.
just so that smebody points it out, PHP and MySQL (which do make a fantastic web development platform) have basically NOTHING to do with whether or not the HTML is standards-compliant...