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Strategy for maintaining offline repository safely using git [closed]
I use git for versioning. Just yesterday I was working on refactoring my Python code base. After adding a test I found that I had introduced a bug in one of project euler solutions. So I checked out a ...
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Good idea to put bug numbers in a comment in the beginning of the source file? [closed]
Is it a good practice to put bug numbers in the file itself inside a header comment?
The comments would look something like this:
MODIFIED (MM/DD/YY)
abc 01/21/14 - Bug 17452317 - npe in drill ...
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Where to keep track of batch editing scripts?
It is sometime useful to write a script to perform a batch editing on
several files in a source tree. Such a script is usually very
specific and used only once.
Such scripts can be used to rework ...
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Big project layout : adding new feature on multiple sub-projects
I want to know how to manage a big project with many components with version control management system.
In my current project there are 4 major parts.
Web
Server
Admin console
Platform.
The web ...
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2answers
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Source control system for binary files
At work we have a legacy system written in Visual FoxPRO.
Everything in foxpro is a table, even forms, so basically if you open a form file with a text editor you don't learn much.
Does anyone know ...
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3answers
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Code bases for desktop and mobile versions of the same app
I have written a small Java Swing desktop application. It seems like a natural step to port it to Android since I am interested in learning how to program for that platform. I believe that I can reuse ...
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26answers
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Should developers be forced to check-in before leaving work each day, even if the code does not compile?
During a previous consulting position, the developers where told to check-in code on a nightly basis, regardless if it complied or was complete. Managers were afraid of losing any code and said now we ...
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SVN - Is it OK to use any flavor of SVN amongst the team?
Is it OK if, within a team, developers use different flavors of SVN? Say one using Tortoise SVN and other using Versionsapp.com SVN?
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source code check in / validation best practices
I am looking for best practices that big organizations follow for code check-in and validations.
Currently we follow these steps,
- Developer writes code
- Developer do some initial tests
- Code is ...
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4answers
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Are there revision repositories which implement commenting on revisions other than a fixed single commit message? [closed]
Sangdol asked: Why can’t I edit and SVN commit message? There are good reasons to maintain individual records ‘as is’ for historical purposes. However, there is an arguably objective hazard in not ...
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How secure is my private repository on bitbucket
Does anybody know how secure are my private repositories on bitbucket.org? Can I rely on that?
I have some repositories and I only want them to be reachable only by me and two others.
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How can I estimate the lifespan of a line of code?
I'm trying to figure out a way to analyze code longevity in open source projects: that is, how long a specific line of code is active and in use.
My current thinking is that a line of code's lifespan ...
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Under what conditions does it make sense to break code into many files, or merge them?
Just finished merging seven scripts into one, but got me thinking that I really don't have a formal logic for breaking scripts into pages, or why I'd merge them.
Suggestions?
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1answer
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Where to host open source mini-projects like jQuery plugins
I've written few jQuery plugins (as well as some other stuff) and I publish all the code on my blog (http://erraticdev.blogspot.com).
I update them as people tell me about any issues they came across ...
