(I just ended an evaluation of version control tools, so here's my input as a developer and evaluator. I have personally used SourceSafe, PVCS and CVS.) CVS, IMO, is probably one of the most powerful revision control products in production. as an open-source product, you can customize features to fit your own development products or processes. HOWEVER, that said.... 1. if you have not used CVS before and do not have anyone in-house that has used it before, i highly suggest AGAINST using CVS. CVS is basically written for geeks by geeks. it's about as intuitive as vi, and i dare say that it would be very hard for anyone not very familiar with the linux world to set up, administer, and use, if not impossible. And even if you can, you can expect training existing and new employees for CVS to be a full-time position because even when you figure out how to use it, the full learning curve takes months to become really familiar. FYI, we have had a very successful tenure with CVS, but we are now dumping it because it is just too difficult in a fast-pace environment to support and train new and existing employees since even after three years only two of us understand exactly how everything works. 2. if you are considering CVS only because its free, i would highly suggest reconsidering. Time is money and money is time. The time you waste supporting the previously mentioned issues will cost more than the price of another solution. 3. if you do not intend on customizing and recompiling CVS to fit your business, i would suggest looking at another solution before CVS. The power of CVS really is in its ability to be customized (see OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE). if you're not going to use this feature, the complexity and prevoiusly mentioned hardship of using CVS isn't worth the price tag (even though it's free). if you're small, i suggest SourceSafe. even though it has it's issues, it's quick and it's easy. if you're large, i'd suggest PVCS, which is expensive and involves a lot of training and support. I can't really comment on ClearCase, other than the fact that I really did not like it when I evaluated it. Their concepts are very proprietary, much different than the other tools, and i perceived training for this tool would be a nightmare because it was so different. It's also VERY VERY VERY expensive. hope that helps. -mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Bj�rn Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:41 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Version Control > > > We could really need some Version Control software here at > work, and I have > found 2 products > > CS-RCS - http://www.componentsoftware.com/csrcs/addons/allaire.htm > and > CVS - http://www.cvshome.org/docs/index.html > > Does anyone know which is the best, or maybe even know a > whole 3rd product > that is even better ? > > Bjorn Jensen - Professional Nerd and coder > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
