Any work that you value has to be placed under version control, not only as part of history but preservation. This article shows why textsmiths should use git.

Dotfiles make it possible to backup your customizations without necessarily starting all over: find the true joy of working with these powerful files

It was the ini file that started my journey as a textsmith: understanding how these text files, rather than the registry, can change the application behavior made me appreciate the beauty of simple configurations.