Mark, can you help me understand why git branches (the "feature" branch) is better than an svn branch?
Cheers, Paul On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Mark Fortner <phidia...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I had to pick one feature that makes git more useful than svn, it would > be the ease in creating feature branches. If you want to add a feature, > you simply create a local branch to implement the feature, implement it, > and commit it, and create a pull request. If you're using Atlassian's > Crucible or Stash, it's pretty easy to do a code review of the pull > request. > > Feature branching makes it easy for developers to get their feet wet with a > code base. You can try out experiments. Have branches for each experiment. > It makes it easier to attract new developers to a project. > > From the previous discussion thread, it seems like the main objections were > (paraphrasing a bit here): > > - I'm not familiar with git. I've got a process that works for me and I > don't want to change it. > - I don't see the value in it. > - We don't know the impact on the release process. > > > In order to address these concerns, it makes sense to try it out on a > project. The next question is -- which project. The project needs to be > central enough that everyone has some skin in the game. It should be a > project that you have an interest in. If you haven't used git before, then > you need to try implementing a feature in that project. The project lead > should also be someone who's familiar with git, and feels comfortable with > answering questions about git. > > I think if we can identify a project, and get commitment from everyone who > hasn't tried git, to add a small feature, add some comments, or add a unit > test, we'll learn enough. The project lead can look at the impact on the > release process, and report any findings. At least at that point, we'll > have learned enough from the process to make an informed decision. > > > Regards, > > Mark > > > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Emmanuel Bourg <ebo...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Le 09/09/2014 16:52, Paul Benedict a écrit : > > > Is there an itch to scratch (need) by moving to git as opposed to just > > > continue using svn? > > > > I guess the "itch" is simply an increasing preference for Git among the > > people involved here. I don't think the migration will fix any important > > problem. > > > > Emmanuel Bourg > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > >
