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TimS
Posting Yak Master
198 Posts |
 Posted - 2006-02-03 : 13:12:14
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| I use MS Visual Source Safe; what do you all use?I have been reading new groups and thier seems to be a lot of people saying Source Safe is a bad product.Tim S |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-03 : 13:14:00
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| We use MS VSS alsoBe One with the OptimizerTG |
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SQLServerDBA_Dan
Aged Yak Warrior
752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-03 : 13:26:21
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| Vault. |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-03 : 17:45:57
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-03 : 17:56:03
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| We used to use VSS but now we use Rational ClearCase. I'd agree that VSS is a bad product.Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-04 : 06:33:31
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We use Sub Version. Its based on CVS (AFAIK), and seems to have a good following.Good points are:1) Open Source / Free2) Merge-on-checkin - rather than Lock-at-checkout (although "Lock" method is supported too)3) Checkin is atomic.4) Handles binary (etc) files too.5) Repository much more bullet proof than VSS6) Runs with a stand-alone repository, or the flashy Unix equivalent stuff7) Nice front end for Windows ("Tortoise") fully integrated into Windows Explorer.8) Efficient transfer from Client-Server - works well over slow links etc.For me [apart from (5), which is obviously very important] (2) is the critical thing. Locking a file at checkout makes it jolly hard for you and your colleagues to work naturally on things that involve a bunch of different files.With SubVersion you just work on your local files. Then you commit your changes whenever you want to. If someone else has changed a file whilst you were working on your copy you have to "merge" your changes into the newer master copy.You can also "update" your local files from the repository. Anything you haven't changed locally, but which has changed in the repository, is freshened up. So you can do that a few times a day to make sure that you have the latest versions of over peoples stuff that you might need to work on a bit later on.This system allows you to, for example, update the source code on your laptop, head off to the beach/skiing for a week  , work on the code, and then check it back in, with any necessary merges and without locking your colleagues out of the files .If you have to have VSS compatibility then Eric Sink's company [forgotten the name] (SourceGear) make a product to work just like VSS. They also make a product called Vault which is a grown up version of CVS / Sub Version, and is also highly thought of.Kristen |
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mmarovic
Aged Yak Warrior
518 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-04 : 06:50:43
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| Subversion + Tortoise. |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
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graz
Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer
4149 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-04 : 09:13:34
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| Eric's company is called SourceGear. Their product is Vault which I think works in either checkout mode (VSS) or edit-merge mode (subvesion). I use Subversion + Tortoise. Works like a champ and the price is right.===============================================Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.One crisis at a time. |
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TimS
Posting Yak Master
198 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-15 : 09:58:56
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| Thank you all for your reply.I plan to look into cvs & Subversion for use at home.And, when I have gotten it to work and compare the differences, I will be able to bring the subject up at work.Tim S |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2007-01-08 : 22:22:53
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-16 : 06:02:08
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| I know this is an old thread but I wanted to revisit it with the simple question, what version control system do you use now?We are in the throws of moving to Mercurial but I haven't yet got it working with SSMS. Anyone had any better luck than me or am I doomed to the command line for my SQL stuff?Steve-----------What color do you want that database? |
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uberman
Posting Yak Master
159 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-16 : 06:14:00
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| Sourcegear Vault |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-16 : 13:43:36
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| We still use SVN (Subversion) + TortoiseI don't know, off hand. how long we have been using it, but it was installed on the current server in 2005.So far we have had no issues at all. |
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mmarovic
Aged Yak Warrior
518 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-17 : 04:35:35
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| I changed employers a few times in the meantime. The company I worked for 3 years used Team Foundation Server.However, subversion stays my preffered VCS.MirkoMy blog: http://mirko-marovic-eng.blogspot.com/ |
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What source control product do you use?