Back in June, I posted my own version of the Joel Test – updated for 2010. [See Here.] Do you have a change management system? Can everyone make a build in one step? Do your daily builds include automated tests? Is work item tracking integrated with source control? Do you fix bugs and write new code? Do you track progress and manage change? Do you have a requirements management system? Do programmers have quiet working conditions and teaming rooms? Do you use the best tools money can buy? Are your...

Three’s a Charm It looks like the third iteration of Team Foundation Server might be a good one. I just finished reading Brian Harry’s post on TFS 2010 and it contains some interesting references. SourceSafe Replacement? I never could understand why TFS was often compared to SourceSafe. All the sessions on migrating from VSS to TFS, TFS for VSS users, etc. Is a team really going to migrate from VSS to TFS? Really? You have got to be kidding me! TFS is change management (to borrow a phrase from Rational),...

The Joel test is intended to gauge the quality of a software development organization. Ten years later, it is in need of an update. Below is a possible “New Joel Test”, updated for 2010. 1. Do you use source control? 1. Do you have a change management system? There needs to be a configuration management plan, control of assets beyond “source code”, branching and merging strategy (even if it’s not to branch), release stabilization and deployment plan, security permissions and roles, quality gates...

Subversion 1.6 was release a few weeks back, and I am finally getting around to installing on a server here. I plan to create a new repository with this install, importing older projects in as required. I will be installing into a virtual machine instance, since they are easier to manage and move around. Downloads I downloaded the (free) subversion components from Tigris.org: Windows Binaries (as a simple ZIP file) TortoiseSVN as an MSI installer ankhSVN as an MSI installer These files were placed...