November 8, 2009

Mac subversion apps – Cornerstone vs Versions

Cornerstone vs Versions

Cornerstone vs Versions

I dont know how long Cornerstone has been around (actually, according to their blog it looks like the first version came out around May 2008), but i only learned about them last week (an ad in Tweetie), and immediately downloaded it.  I spend all day every day working with code stored in different Subversion repositories.  Up until now, I have been using Versions as my Subversion app of choice, and its been great.  There are a few annoying issues with Versions, and i’ve been surprised at how long they take between releases, but it was the first Subversion app for the Mac that was actually worth using.

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November 7, 2009

Why version control is important for solo developers

“It’s common practice for any software project with multiple coders to use some version control mechanism. CVS or Subversion used to be popular. These days distributed systems like git and Mercurial are the quickly replacing the old standards. But what about the cases when you’re the only coder?”

by Fraser Hess via cimgf.com

Have a look at Storehouse – Easy Version Control.