It depends on what you're doing, but if you plan on writing a lot of code then some sort of version control system would be wise. I'd also recommend trying to limit your changes to the OOTB component by using overriding components in the hot-deploy folder.
Regards
Scott
HotWax Media
http://www.hotwaxmedia.comOn 31/07/2010, at 4:02 AM, Patrick wrote:
> Do I need to set up an subversion server on my machine? If so which
> one should I use? Just looking for generic subversion advice. I
> don't really think I will contribute to the main branch.