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Why not commit unresolved changes?
In a traditional VCS, I can understand why you would not commit unresolved files because you could break the build. However, I don't understand why you shouldn't commit unresolved files in a DVCS ...
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Handling (many) multiple projects in Git in an enterprise environment
One of the advantages of older version control systems such as CVS and SVN in enterprise development is that anyone can connect to source control and see all the projects that the company has. This ...
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Why do Git/Mercurial repositories use less space?
I've read on several discussions here and on SO that DVCS repositories use about the same or less space than their centralised counter-parts. I may have missed it, but I haven't found a good ...
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Training a company to use a DVCS coming from a CVCS mindset, is it as hard as one would think?
So, I'm preparing to consider the outcome of training a lot of people (>25) to use Mercurial coming from a centralized mindset. I've done it with individuals and had success with it, although the time ...
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2answers
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Is switching from a CVCS to a DVCS a considerable bandwidth save?
So, I'm in a big geographically-distributed company, we use perforce and I'm starting to make the case for a DVCS with a whitepaper I was requested to write.
I was thinking that one of the arguments ...
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2answers
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Is security a real argument for centralized version control?
I'm trying to understand if security is a real concern, or if distribution actually does a better job with security. See, the access to the main source repository could be layered and inherently ...
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Headaches using distributed version control for traditional teams?
Though I use and like DVCS for my personal projects, and can totally see how it makes managing contributions to your project from others easier (e.g. your typical Github scenario), it seems like for a ...
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1answer
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Setting up CI with [Jenkins, TeamCity, etc] - which source code control?
I am bound and determined to setup CI at work. I have played with Jenkins, and will download TeamCity when I get home (damn you work enforced download filters!) I have no IT support, and only so much ...
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Why should i write a commit message?
Why should i write a commit message? I dont want to and i think its stupid every single time.
A gui frontend i use which will go unnamed forces you to do it. I hear other doing it everytime even if ...
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Can you recommend a good commit message template / guidelines to enforce in the company?
In Git it's possible to set and enforce a good commit template.
Can you recommend (preferably with argumentation) a good commit template / guidelines to enforce in the company?
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12answers
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I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS?
I try to understand the benefits of distributed version control system (DVCS).
I found Subversion Re-education and this article by Martin Fowler very useful.
Mercurial and others DVCS promote a ...
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Business case for decentralized version control systems
I searched and couldn't find any business reasons why git/mercurial/bazzr systems are better than centralized systems (subversion, perforce).
If you were trying to sell a DVCS to a non-technical ...
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DVCS and different versions of the same Product
Let's say that we have an application, with two (or more) different versions. E.g. Professional and Lite editions.
What would be the best way to keep the source under version control (DVCS in ...
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4answers
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Are there advantages to using a DVCS for a solo developer?
Right now, I use visual svn on my server, and have ankhsvn/tortoise on my personal machine. It works fine enough, and I don't have to change, but if I can see some benefits of using a DVCS, then I ...
