True! I don't worry much about backup, I do a copy once in a while of the whole folder to a different place. But those who care can automate that easily with a script and cron. When it's just plain text files, everything becomes easier :)

"I do a copy once in a while of the whole folder to a different place."

Yeah, that is a backup.

But I totally agree, it becomes much easier when stuff is plain text files!