Re:Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most
by a-priori on Friday February 08, 2008 @08:30PM
(#112466)
Count me in on the git crowd. Having tried most of the distributed source control systems out there (hg, mtn, darcs, arch), I have to say git is my favourite. I've been using it daily for about 3 months now.
Re:Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most
by hydrbyz on Sunday February 10, 2008 @06:19AM
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While, as a devout Ocamlist, I don't much like Python, Git's code is indeed a Torvalds-style mess with an unholy mixture of C, shell scripts and even bits of Perl. Now it certainly has innovative concepts but writing a complex app like this in C is not a good idea. A HLL would have been safer, and for performance-critical parts, you can still use C, as in Mercurial. Actually, Mercurial's code is rather clean, a bunch of Python files, plus two C stubs. Also, Git doesn't, understandably, work well under Windows. I would consider this an advantage but my bosses insist on shipping Windows software for some strange reason.
Re:Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most
by elad on Monday February 11, 2008 @04:06PM
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TortoiseSVN just sucks. I'd rather use the command line. Actually, I do...
For the times you just have to use a GIU, try SynchroSVN. It isn't free, but worth the price IMO.
Re:Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most
by aschobel on Friday February 08, 2008 @05:37PM
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The client built into IntelliJ is nice if you grok Java. They also have a Local History that lets you track every minor change, not just changes between commits.
Re:Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most
by bayareaguy on Friday February 08, 2008 @05:49PM
(#112398)
From a "control" perspective Perforce gets a lot of things right. It's fast, efficient and easy to maintain. It's also a big hit with nosy managers since they can easily limit what any developer can see and also tell exactly what each developer has checked out. Keeping all the metadata at the server has it's advantages.
I believe Perforce's customers include both Google and Microsoft. They must be doing something right.
That said, I think more and more people need to deal with multiple projects at once where there isn't a single central policy. Distributed VCS systems really shine as "control" becomes less important.
[1] http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
[2] http://subclipse.tigris.org/
It has been working great for me. See the guide here:
http://tsunanet.blogspot.com/2007/07/learning-git-svn-in-5mi...
Thinking about moving to git as well.
On windows, TortoiseSVN is the bomb.
That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.
I keep comparing everything back to Perforce and nothing seems to be as good.
I believe Perforce's customers include both Google and Microsoft. They must be doing something right.
That said, I think more and more people need to deal with multiple projects at once where there isn't a single central policy. Distributed VCS systems really shine as "control" becomes less important.