Source/Version Control systems
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Other than Source Safe, what version control systems have you used? Also, did they integrate with VB6, VS.NET? We are a very small company, and the cost of source safe is a big hit for us. Is there anything cheaper, as stable, as integrated? Thanks. Nursey
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Other than Source Safe, what version control systems have you used? Also, did they integrate with VB6, VS.NET? We are a very small company, and the cost of source safe is a big hit for us. Is there anything cheaper, as stable, as integrated? Thanks. Nursey
I have used CVSNT (www.cvsnt.org) with the TortoiseCVS client for a few months. But during this week I've changed to Subversion (subversion.tigris.org) with the TortoiseSVN client. CVS is an older system very well known for Unix users and CVSNT is the Windows version of that system. As for Subversion, is targeted to replace CVS in the next years and from what I have seen they have a very good chance of doing just that. Both Tortoise clients work in the same way. They are integrated in Windows Explorer and with just a few clicks you can do whatever you want with them. There are more clients around but those are the ones I like the most. Both systems and clients are 100% free and they have worked very well for me with WindowsXP and .NET projects. I haven't found a reliable client to use CVSNT or Subversion directly from the IDE. But still, I managed to work with them and they have helped me a lot. I hope I helped.
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I have used CVSNT (www.cvsnt.org) with the TortoiseCVS client for a few months. But during this week I've changed to Subversion (subversion.tigris.org) with the TortoiseSVN client. CVS is an older system very well known for Unix users and CVSNT is the Windows version of that system. As for Subversion, is targeted to replace CVS in the next years and from what I have seen they have a very good chance of doing just that. Both Tortoise clients work in the same way. They are integrated in Windows Explorer and with just a few clicks you can do whatever you want with them. There are more clients around but those are the ones I like the most. Both systems and clients are 100% free and they have worked very well for me with WindowsXP and .NET projects. I haven't found a reliable client to use CVSNT or Subversion directly from the IDE. But still, I managed to work with them and they have helped me a lot. I hope I helped.
Thanks screaver. That's a lot of good info. I'm really looking for IDE integration though. I found one called Code Co Op, which is a peer-peer source control system, so there is no server, and its about $160 (US). Which is a bit more affordable. I'm nervous about using freeware things for mission critical aspects of a business, because you can't really afford a come back on somebody that did you a favour, but cost you millions 8-) Nursey
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Thanks screaver. That's a lot of good info. I'm really looking for IDE integration though. I found one called Code Co Op, which is a peer-peer source control system, so there is no server, and its about $160 (US). Which is a bit more affordable. I'm nervous about using freeware things for mission critical aspects of a business, because you can't really afford a come back on somebody that did you a favour, but cost you millions 8-) Nursey
Anything that supports the standard source control interface can be used with VS.NET. Here are a couple of good resources: - http://www.cvshome.org[^] - http://www.codeproject.com/macro/CVS_with_VSNET.asp[^] - http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mani.net/archive/2003/12/23/4854.aspx[^] Hope these help! Michael Flanakin Web Log