On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Eric Minor <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally disagree. With a version control system like SVN, the problems > you mentioned above would be resolve. I work in a shared development > environment with a total of 13 programmers. We all work in parallel on one > project. Svn manages any conflicts and keep our code in sync. For large > projects, I highly recommend SVN coupled with good project management skills > for more efficient software development.
It's rare that the same solution fits all cases, so there is certainly room for interpretation. However, working on ColdFusion code on one central server does present alot of challenges when different members of the team are editing files such as Application.cfc or other core includes. This can be managed in some cases, but there are plenty of situations where someone edits a file central to the entire app which puts everyone's work at a halt for a period of time. Working on a central server and giving each developer their own folder and/or port, or setting up CF as multi-instance are good ways to keep developers from stepping on each other's toes too. For my teams, more recently we're just about always setup to do development on each local workstation. Local workstation development is particularly valuable when team members may be working remotely some or all of the time, or intermittently connected. Doing development from an airplane is difficult when using a shared server, for example. In the end though, there is no "one uber solution" - it's what works best for your team. YMMV. -Cameron ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
