Title: Subversion: Almost a definitive solution
Slug: subversion-almost-a-definitive-solution
Date: 2005-05-24 00:48:00
Author: Kartones
Lang: en
Tags: Tools, .NET, Systems-IT, Development
Description: A small review of the tool Subversion

 <p>Starting today, and along with the manager of the .NET department of the client in which I'm working, I'm building a huge compilation of development related tools, plugins, SDKs and APIs to use, and building a development methodology document (basically Agile development and Continous Integration).</p><p>First of all we've decided to replace SourceSafe for another source control system, and after a few hours installing, configuring and reading about Subversion, first impressions are that it rocks but has a little problem. Default "merge changes" policy (instead of lockdown of files).</p><p>In own client words, "we're not prepared yet to use a merge system". It can be modified but is not easily configurable and documented.</p><p>The client has decided to stop using Subversion for the moment, so we'll have to stick to VSS for a while...</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, here are the tools I used to build it:</p><ul><li><a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/">Subversion</a></li><li><strike>SVN Service</strike></li><li><a href="http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/">TortoiseSVN</a></li><li><strike>AnkhSVN</strike><br></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>