Tag Archives: version-control

Start a New Branch on your Remote Git Repository

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Geoff Lane

Git is a distributed version control system so it allows you to create branches locally and commit against them. It also supports a more centralized repository model. When using a centralized repository you can push changes to it so that … Continue reading →

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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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