Pragmatic Version Control Using CVS

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Pragmatic Version Control Using CVS ISBN  0974514004 Release Date  27 September 2003 Category  Software Configuration Management Tags  cvs,   pragmatic,   version control,   version,   "version control",   pragmatic cvs,   pragmatic version control,   gmat,   pragmatic programmer,   hunt,   prag,   "pragmatic version control using cvs",   "pragmatic version control",   pragmatic project automation,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description This book is a recipe-based approach to using the CVS Version Control system that will get you up and running quickly--and correctly. All projects need version control: it's a foundational piece of any project's infrastructure. Yet half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at all. Many others don't use it well, and end up experiencing time-consuming problems. Version Control, done well, is your "undo" button for the project: nothing is final, and mistakes are easily rolled back. With version control, you'll never again lose a good idea because someone overwrote your file edits. You can always find out easily who made what changes to the source code--and why. Version control is a project-wide time machine. Dial in a date and see exactly what the entire project looked like yesterday, last Tuesday, or even last year. This book describes a practical, easy-to-follow way of using CVS, the most commonly used version control system in the world (and it's available for free). Instead of presenting the grand Theory of Version Control and describing every possible option (whether you'd ever use it or not), this book focuses on the practical application of CVS. It builds a set of examples of use that parallel the life of typical projects, showing you how to adopt and then enhance your pragmatic use of CVS. With this book, you can: Keep project all assets (not just source code) safe, and never run the risk of losing a great idea Know how to undo bad decisions--no matter when they were made Learn how to share code safely, and work in parallel for maximum efficiency See how to avoid costly code freezes Manage 3rd party code Now there's no excuse not to use professional-grade version control. Other books on Software Configuration Management Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy Essential CVS, Second Edition Practical Subversion, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source) Implementing IBM(R) Rational(R) ClearQuest(R): An End-to-End Deployment Guide (Developerworks Series) Pragmatic Version Control: Using Subversion (The Pragmatic Starter Kit Series)(2nd Edition) Practical Perforce Software Configuration Management Strategies and IBM(R) Rational(R) ClearCase(R) : A Practical Introduction, Second Edition Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion The Art of ClearCase(R) Deployment: The Secrets to Successful Implementation (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) Pragmatic Version Control Using CVS Open Source Development with CVS Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management (Artech House Computing Library) Essential CVS Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration Configuration Management Principles and Practice