Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration
by Stephen P. Berczuk and Brad Appleton

Software developers often associate SCM with rigidity and bureaucracy. This book shows how proven SCM practices can help developers (rather than hinder them). The patterns in the book describe "core" practices to help teams and projects run smoothly, and foster a development culture focused on producing optimal teamwork and quality products.

Topics covered include: workspaces (sandboxes), integration, build+test, team coordination for parallel development, and supporting multiple releases. The appendices include a list of many commonly used SCM tools and how to use them to implement the SCM patterns in the book.