What is the best source control system for a solo programmer using Visual Studio 08?

Question

I writing a C# App for a customer for the first time and I am not sure what to do about adopting a version control system.

My version control system is soley composed of making full copies of the source code every day so I never lose more than a day of work.

I would like to do something less primitive going forward. Which source control software is best for a one person team using Visual Studio 2008?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I would go with Subversion, a local repository can be very easy setup with TortoiseSVN.

To have IDE integration for managing the most common actions I really recommend you AnhkSVN, a Subversion SourceControl Provider for Visual Studio.

Answer 2

I am partial to Sourcegear, well, because that is what I use :-). It is free for one developer and integrates well with Visual Studio.

Another good option is Subversion.