I've been using SVN (Subversion) for the past 6 months, after having used Perforce and then CVS before that.
CVS had its issues and annoyances, but I wasn't the guy who was responsible for it, so no biggie. Perforce was OK, I was the only developer so I was able to get by with the free licensing, but it also had its idiosyncracies. So, I switched to SVN and have been quite happy. I have a Windows 2000 Server file/dev server at home that is my SVN repository, and updates, commits, etc. are all quite easy, especially if you're using Tortoise. I don't really branch that much, mainly because I don't feel the need to since I'm the only developer and I use SVN as insurance against my own stupidity. Now, when it comes to IDE integration, Homesite/CF Studio have it, in a sense. In the directory view (upper portion of the right hand pane), you can right click on a directory and have access to the SVN commands (add, commit, revert, update, etc.) if you're using TortoiseSVN (which I highly recommend), but it's of course at the directory level. However, with SVN, you don't need to be checking files in and out, so it's not a big deal. Technically, though, you also have SVN functionality at the file level, you just need to go into the file properties and click the Subversion tab and it's pretty much all there in the log area. The hardest part of setting up SVN was getting used to the terminology and figuring out how to do basic things like creating new repositories and checking them out to your dev machine. I would also recommend getting svnserve running and use the SVN:// protocol. I hate to boil it down to this, but if I can get it up and running, anyone can. What's more, it's free and well documented, so there's little to lose. Pete On 2/14/06, Bryan Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey All, > > I'm looking for some versioning control software that will work from within > HomeSite+, CF Studio, and Eclipse. > > I could care less about the actual versioning, but I do want the check in/out > capability > > This will be in the Windows world (although I see Subversion can be run on > Windows). > > Basically it has to be a no-brainer for developers to be able to pick-up and > use. > > TIA for any direction on this one > > Cheers > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:232308 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
