Intro To Version Control

Intro To Version Control

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  An Introduction toUsing Version Control with Drupal Kathleen Murtagh Design 4 Drupal -- June 14, 2009
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  Why use VersionControl? Constant backup of your project
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  Full history of your project's development
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  Reuse code that was previously removed
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  Remove changesthat caused bugs
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  Enable collaborative development
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  Easier deployment to production
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  Typical Workflow Makeyour changes
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  Review youredits
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  Commit Rinse andRepeat!
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  Commits are PatchesMultiple developers can work on the same file
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  View Your CommitHistory See your coworker's work
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  Understand therational behind changes
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  Recapture ablock of code that was removed
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  Change Versions ofyour Code (Don't be scared of this command line screen shot. I'll show you the graphical apps later) Test previous versions of your project
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  Find the commit that caused a bug
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  Remove Commits Findthe commit that caused a bug
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  Revert the commit in whole or in part
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  ???
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  Profit! ...
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  Branching and TaggingBranches Fork code to allow independent development
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  A Working branchfor significant feature changes
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  Create new ordifferent versions of a project
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  Branching and TaggingTags Snapshots that are not intended to be modified
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  Record significant momentsReleases, Stable versions, Testing results, etc
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  The Version ControlSystems Centralized Repository SVN (Subversion)
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  CVS (ConcurrentVersions System) Notable Features All branches and tags are shared
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  Linear development
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  The Version ControlSystems Decentralized Repository Git
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  Bazaar Notable FeaturesOffline development
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  Enables shared andpersonal branches and tags
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  Sophisticated merging
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  More complicated
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  Front-end Tools forSubversion Windows TortoiseSVN Mac Versions Cross platform SmartSVN
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  RapidSVN It wouldbe advantageous to your career as a web developer to learn the command line, though!
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  TortoiseSVN (Windows)
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  Versions (Mac)
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  SmartSVN
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  RapidSVN
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  Start Using SubversionStart with version controlling your theme Think about the database problem later
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  Set Up SubversionSet up a repository Use a service to manage your repo
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  Setup a repowith your web host
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  Install Subversion on your server Install the SVN client If you develop on a remote server , install it there Your remote server may already have it installed! If you develop locally , install it on your computer
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  Start Using YourRepository Experiment with interface options to find what you like the best
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  Import your theme into the repository
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  Checkout your theme into the themes directory
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  Start making changes and committing
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  Keep Learning.