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It's probably those same engineers that use Dropbox instead of getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem.

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The headache doesn't come from building out this 'simple' bare bones solution. It comes from making it play well with the larger ecosystem you're integrating it with, and committing to supporting it for other engineers. All of a sudden, your job description starts to change and you're working well out of your scope.

These managed solutions can provide value for large companies, especially ones that fall into a DIY trap.

You should totally rewrite this and open it under a license you like and post back here. Make sure it has a 1-click deploy to multi-cloud though - needs to be easy for anyone to launch it wherever they might be working.

They probably write stuff that they can't buy. Engineers cost money.

> what do engineers even do these days?

Solve problems with computers.