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Alan.Hudges
4 Sep, 2007 - 12:16 PM
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I would like to ask a more general question,
I am gong to start some project with java , and I want to keep my source code organized from the begining,

the development envirnment will be eclipse. what would you suggest for a source code management system ?

is there a nice and easy one from open source projects?

I saaw a lot of alternatives, it is difficult to decide.
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5 Sep, 2007 - 01:47 AM
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QUOTE(Alan.Hudges @ 4 Sep, 2007 - 01:16 PM) *

I would like to ask a more general question,
I am gong to start some project with java , and I want to keep my source code organized from the begining,

the development envirnment will be eclipse. what would you suggest for a source code management system ?

is there a nice and easy one from open source projects?

I saw a lot of alternatives, it is difficult to decide.
I use CVS at work and have used Subversion. Both are good. If you want more detail on either system, follow the links provided. Git is a new, distributed source control system created by Linus Torvalds. That fact alone was enough toe make me not want to use it, but I did look into it anyway. Whether it's useful to you really depends on your project structure. Here is a talk given by Linus, about Git, at Google. In typical Linus style, he completely mocks all other systems and their users, except for the one he likes - often trying to pass his opinion off as fact/gospel. He's mostly a gas bag, but if you can get past his diatribes, there are some nuggets of useful info in the talk.

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oh thanks alot, I think the Subversion looks nice.
I will also look something to integrate netbeans.

and watch the talk tonight.
cheers.
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I've used Git, and it's very good, but I can't say it has any real advantages over CVS, which I use heavily. Of course, I like Linus wink2.gif, but I don't think that's tainted my opinion.

It's likely that CVS will meet your needs.
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I use subversion, it integrates nicely with apache or ssh

but there is also Mercurial
if you need to do some weird collaboration things
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but which is the most popular..
Is it CVS?
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How do you define popular? Most individual users? Most companies using it? Largest number of lines of code committed to all instances? Most votes in a poll?
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Most companies using it
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CVS or SVN. There's actually a couple of proprietary ones that are probably more popular..
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CVS is easy to use and free. As mentioned Subversion is also a good choice and it's functionality is a superset of CVS.

Personally I'd use CVS because it's quite unobstrusive and easy to learn.

For God's sake never ever use ClearCase though. It's horrid. sad.gif
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QUOTE(Amadeus @ 5 Sep, 2007 - 04:52 AM) *

...I like Linus wink2.gif...

I really don't dislike Linus. Never met him. smile.gif He's definitely got a good sense of humor. He's just very strongly opinionated to the point of being "evangelical" - if you will - which can be a little annoying when you're looking for "just the facts."

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but which is the most popular..
Is it CVS?

Every large corporation I've worked for in the past 5 years used CVS. I also worked for a small startup recently that used Subversion. Interpret that the way you want.

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oh thanks alot, I think the Subversion looks nice.
I will also look something to integrate netbeans.

and watch the talk tonight.
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Sure - no problem. Just remember to take what Linus says with a grain of salt. CVS and Subversion are not the devil, even though he would paint them that way. smile.gif
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You're right about that. I've not met him personally, but have seen him speak at a number of conferences. He certainly does believe in what he says. It can be a little overbearing on occasion - I've often found it funny how that same trait is exhibited by both the father of linux and M$ execs, albeit on different sides of the fence. smile.gif
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