Well said... There are tools on the java development side that test for build breaks against the repository too, and I tell you know any of our Java guys submits code that will break the build has to put $5.00 in a kitty.
But this is rare as Unit testing provided you have written tests to cover all code, will help in not breaking a build. CF developers serioulsy have a lot to learn when it comes to development and versioning... But Doug, back at you... I couldn't have said it better. On 5/12/07, Doug Bezona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While CF is not a compiled language, the old version control maxim "Don't > Break the Build" still applies. > > Commits should represent a logical unit of work, and shouldn't leave the > app > in a broken state. Version control is not meant as a backup system, or an > uber undo function - it's intended as a means to retain a history of > meaningful changes to an application's state. > > This is particularly important in a team environment, when other > developers > may update their working copy at any time. If a half completed set of > changes is committed, then their updated working copy may now throw > errors, > which causes all sorts of issues and wasted time. > > It's important to think of it in terms of how a revision may be used in > the > future. If I need to pull a particular revision, I should be able to look > at > the history and see, via clear commit comments, what changes were made to > create that revision, and be fairly confident that if I actually check out > that revision that it will function. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277759 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
