Is version control worth learning early on?
csytan: I'd suggest waiting until you want to start collaborating on a project.  My first few scripts used folders for version control, and it was perfectly adequate.Why wait?  Here's a few reasons:
1. If you've only written one script, then your time is better spent learning and working on interesting programming problems.2. Dropbox includes basic version control.  It's more than adequate for a few scripts, with the advantage of being automatic and dead simple.3. Version control is a pain in the ass.  Installing software, setting up ssh keys (if working with a remote repository), and learning the commands was exceptionally boring for me.There's no need to experience this tediousness right now -- just dig into whatever is the most interesting to you!