Category Archives: Automation

Pragmatic Project Automation

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Geoff Lane

In a previous post, I wrote a review of Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion which covers effectively using version control systems on software development projects. This entry covers another book by the Pragmatic Programmers in their Pragmatic Starter Series. Pragmatic … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Geoff Lane

My first book review. I’ve recently read Pragmatic Version Control using Subversion by Mike Mason. It’s not a comprehensive Subversion reference but more of a manual about how to use Subversion in the real world. Continue reading →

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Subversion Maintenance Scripts

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Geoff Lane

With the recent release of Subversion 1.4 I’m going through the process of updating repositories. I often like to use multiple repositories because Subversion versions the entire repository with each checkin (Atomic commits rule!). When I do that, I group … Continue reading →

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Relentless Build Automation

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Geoff Lane

How far is going to far when you are doing build automation? My answer to that question, is that it’s basically not possible to go to far. Any task that you need to do more than three times deserves automation. … Continue reading →

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