The Archives
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01.28.07Ducks in a row - managing the development lifecycleNow, I'm a huge fan of 37signals' software development process as laid out in Getting Real, but what I'm sure of is that behind all the loose, fast and easy are some pretty rigorous processes to keep everything under control. You just don't get a million user product without some serious development lifecycle management. The number of organisations I'm come across that still don't use some sort of tools for development lifecycle management astounds me. Implementing a few pieces of the entire development lifecycle stream is a cheap and simple way of ensuring you're not sitting on a ticking ...
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12.01.05Local Subversion using svn:// gotcha - a life lesson in RTFMI've set up Subversion on my Powerbook using the package provided by Martin Ott. One thing Martin's packages don't appear to include (I may have missed them somehow) is the Apache modules for Subversion, so connection to your local repository via http://, which is the most common method, is a no-go. I've always used http://, so I've never encountered the following issue in the past. Essentially, this leaves you with either the file:// or svn:// protocols to play with. I'm using Eclipse as my IDE, and the Subclipse plugin to talk with the repository. As Subclipse apparently ...
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11.23.05CVS Comment Templates in EclipsePredefined CVS comment templates in Eclipse in recent builds. I haven't updated yet to a build with this feature included, as I'm waiting for the release of Eclipse 3.2, but it looks to be very useful. I'm no Java coder, but I can't imagine it'd be too much of a stretch to include the same feature for Subclipse.
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11.18.05Complete n00b’s guide to Subversion? Does it exist?So, I'm starting to play with Subversion in preparation for my next round of updates to The ACME Guide. I've seen The Book, and have read much of it, but what I'm really after is a total n00b's guide to the thing that holds my hand through it all - including, if possible, the whole Subclipse thing as well. I've used CVS for so long, that this (albeit relatively small) shift is messing with my mind. Check-in/check-out/add seems pretty straightforward, but any more and I'm all messed up. Help me out here, folks!
