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This book covers the theory behind version control and how it can help developers become more efficient, work better as a team, and keep on top of software complexity. All projects need version control: it's the lifeblood of any project's infrastructure, yet half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at all. Many others don't use it well and end up experiencing time-consuming problems.
Version control, done well, is your "undo" button for the project: nothing is final, and mistakes are easily rolled back. This book describes Subversion, the latest and hottest open source version control system, using a recipe-based approach that will get you up and running quickly—and correctly.
Learn how to use Subversion the right way—the pragmatic way.
With this book, you can:
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | What is version control? | 9 |
| 3 | Getting started with subversion | 27 |
| 4 | How to ... | 51 |
| 5 | Accessing a repository | 55 |
| 6 | Common subversion commands | 63 |
| 7 | Organizing your repository | 101 |
| 8 | Using tags and branches | 105 |
| 9 | Creating a project | 123 |
| 10 | Third-party code | 137 |
| A | Install, network, secure, and administer | 147 |
| B | Migrating to subversion | 169 |
| C | Third-party subversion tools | 173 |
| D | Command summary and recipes | 183 |
| E | Other resources | 199 |
Anonymous
Posted March 19, 2005
This slender text can get you adept with incorporating Subversion into your programming workflow, as a replacement for CVS. Mason explains that though CVS is widely used, that very usage led to a keen appreciation of its limitations. Like not being able to version directories. Which essentially makes them second class compared to files. Yet, in projects of any complexity, the directory tree is a key manifestation of your attack on that complexity. Subversion acknowledges this by making directories versionable. Naturally, Mason also gives a good general discussion of what versioning is. You may not need this if you are already facile with CVS. But for others, it has merit. For me, having used a proprietary product, Perforce, Subversion seemed much simpler. Of course, Mason cannot help mentioning that it is open source and free.
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Overview
This book covers the theory behind version control and how it can help developers become more efficient, work better as a team, and keep on top of software complexity. All projects need version control: it's the lifeblood of any project's infrastructure, yet half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at all. Many others don't use it well and end up experiencing time-consuming problems.
Version control, done well, is your "undo" button for the project: ...