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Articles Book of the Month Version Control with Subversion by C. Michael Pilato
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One of the greatest frustrations in most
software projects is version control: the art of managing changes to
information. Today's increasingly fast pace of software development--as
programmers make small changes to software one day only to undo them
the next--has only heightened the problem; consecutive work on code or
single-programmer software is a rare sight these days. Without careful
attention to version control, concurrent and collaborative work can
create more headaches than it solves. This is where Subversion comes
into play. Written by members of the Subversion open source development
team, Version Control with Subversion
introduces the powerful new versioning tool designed to be the
successor to the Concurrent Version System or CVS. CVS users will find
the "look and feel" Subversion comfortably familiar, but under the
surface it's far more flexible, robust, and usable, and more
importantly, it improves on CVS's more notable flaws.
 The book begins with a general introduction to Subversion, the basic concepts behind version control, and a guided tour of Subversion's capabilities and structure. With thorough attention to detail, the authors cover every aspect of installing and configuring Subversion for managing a programming project, documentation, or any other team-based endeavor. Later chapters cover the more complex topics of branching, repository administration, and other advanced features such as properties, externals, and access control. The book ends with reference material and appendices covering a number of useful topics such as a Subversion complete reference and troubleshooting guide. Version Control with Subversion aims to be useful to readers of widely different backgrounds, from those with no previous experience in version control to experienced sysadmins. If you've never used version control, you'll find everything you need to get started in this book. And if you're a seasoned CVS pro, this book will help you make a painless leap into Subversion. >> Get this book from Amazon
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