Why use version control software
Download as ODP, PDF0 likes412 views
Version control software allows multiple people to work on the same files without conflicts by tracking changes over time. It lets users see who made changes, see file histories, and replace current files with older versions if needed. Popular version control systems include Subversion, Git, Mercurial, and Bazaar.
Why use version control software
- 1. Why use Version Control Software? By Jon “The Nice Guy” Spriggs First given at BarCamp Blackpool 2011
- 2. How do you currently manage your software and documents? Create Doc1-2011-10-14.1st-no-really.best.doc
- 3. Create a directory per version and put all your files in there
- 4. Save a local copy and update that version – who cares about conflicts
- 5. Email the versions to everyone and wait for them to comment
- 6. Have all your team save to the same server – who cares about conflicts?
- 7. What could go wrong??? If two people are working on the same document, the person who saves last writes the only version of the file
- 8. How do you know what the latest version is?
- 9. How does it feel to look at a directory full of files if it's the first time you've come to it?
- 10. What happens if the latest version contains a mistake?
- 11. Where does Version Control come in to this? Version control gives you a way to let multiple people work on the same files, without or with less conflicts
- 12. Version control can let you see who made changes to the files
- 13. Version control can let you see the history of your files – and even replace swap the current file with an older version.
- 14. What can you use? VCS technologies RCS
- 15. CVS
- 16. Subversion
- 17. Git
- 18. Mercurial
- 19. Bazaar
- 20. SVK
- 21. What do I use Windows Tortoise SVN + WinMerge + XdocDiff Plugin
- 22. Tortoise Git Linux Eclipse + eGit
- 23. Git
- 24. Subversion In a push... Subversion + WebDav