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Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:12 AM
But I might have to switch to Subversion since SourceSafe appears to be on its deathbed. Our team can't afford Team System (who can!?).
I've found team system really hard to get on with when working with more than one person. Files seem to get locked and it becomes a pain to sort out
We've been using Visual SourceSafe since I set up the database as one of my first tasks at the company almost ten years ago.Personally, I feel that Team System is exorbitantly expensive for a small company, so have been wondering whether we should make the move to something like Subversion. SourceSafe is certainly showing its age!Colinhttp://illogicaloperators.com/
We use the excellent open-source Tortoise SVN
This question isn't really "fair" e.g. I use sourcegear vault & fortress, vsts and subversion for my SCM depending on project/customer/opensource project. I'd suggest you either change it to multiple checkboxes or change the question to "which source control system do you PRIMARILY use?"
What if I use more than one?
We have been using Visual Sourcesafe continuously since the inception of our product in 1996.
Wow I am the first person to choose source anywhere!!Not sure if thats a good thing!!
PKZIP and WinDiff beats the lot hands down! Simple and above all RELIABLE.
Retired now but adopted VSS across workplace and used it myself. Found it to be excellent and reasonably priced for volume licensing.
I use RCS which is free for single-user setup and integrates well in Visual Studio
I introduced Serena ChangeMan - the SCCS formerly known as PVCS - into our IT department in 2000, mainly because it was a de facto company standard. Our software engineers have used it for many years to manage source code related to our products.
Used SourceSafe since the dark ages but it's support for branching is...well...unusual shall we say!Now lucky enough to be using Team System and it is simply the best. The integrated work-item tracking, customisable check-in policies and the TFS Build service make it a great addition to the working environment. Sure it is expensive but this is core software - if you are a software house - can you really do without it?I used (or tried to use) Subversion and gave up - it made no sense to me at all. I suppose a training session would have helped but thus far - no thanks!
Really interesting how many are still using Visual SourceSafe. We do - its fairly simple, reasonably reliable if you don't let the database get too big, and does what we need as a dev team of 5. Above all its a freebie with dev studio.Its a bit scary how many people said they don't use a version control system at all. I can't imagine being without one myself!
I have to use Clear case at work at the moment but find it really difficult working with different sites. Like most former Rational solutions its pretty bloated with a load of features I'll never use.There's a plan to migrate to Perforce which is supposed to be like Subversion but it's a proprietary solution. I'm looking forward to that later on this year.For my personal projects its Subversion all the way. Its easy, slick and reliable. Love it!
We have used Perforce for several years and I have found it very feature rich and reliable. But it isn't cheap!
SubVersion, TortoiseSVN and TeamCity all the way.Moved from source safe (couldn't afford/justify TFS) and haven't looked back. SVN is awesome.How about GIT?
We primarily use AccuRev which we find models parallel development very well, better than traditional approaches to branching and merging.
@CoderOne: "PKZIP and WinDiff beats the lot hands down! Simple and above all RELIABLE."Aaarrrgghhh!!!!No way could that be considered a valid form of source control. It might work, only just, for a team of one, but as soon as you add a second person it will all fall apart pretty quickly.Indicentally, we are in the process of Migrating our VSS repositories to Subversion. You do have to read the subversion documentation to start with, but the pay off is well worth it. Branching and Merging is a breeze now.
I use Subversion (at work and on my personal server for managing my own software). The Mac OS X "Versions" client for Subversion is really superb. I need something that works cross platform.I tend to use Toad on Windows as the plugins for Visual Studio can be ropey (depending on the version of VS you have).Git should probably be on there too really I think.PS: The poll seems broken on Safari (can't be submitted).
Nice post,several obviouslyKeep up the good work
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