I use Aegis for all my programming tasks. The best thing about it is forcing you to get testing done right. It is almost impossible to check in code that doesn't build, and really easy to ensure that released versions do not have old bugs coming back to haunt you.
The main downside of Aegis, is that it is essentially unix only. Some work has been done on a Windows port (via Cygwin), but I believe it doesn't work too well. So for one of my code bases where I interact with Windows devs, subversion is how I go. And I frequently have to step through version numbers in subversion to find checkins that compile :) However, for website version control, Aegis is overkill. There are very few tests, and little building required for websites. Subversion ought to work quite well for this purpose. The only other version control systems I can comment on are CVS (which sucks) and Microsoft Sourcesafe (which sucks even harder). Just don't even consider either of those. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 07:41:41PM -0700, Carl Tollander wrote: > It kinda depends on the usage model. If the project has a lot of > personnel churn and there is a mix of windows and Linux (like my current > one), then cvs or anything centrally administered becomes a bit more > problematic. I am inclined based on recent experiences to agree with > Linus Torvalds, that subversion's motto "CVS done right" is not really a > plus, though subversion is a bit easier to install, I think. > > It is rumored that one can make GIT look like CVS, for those who are so > attached. No experience on that though. > > Carl > > Marcus G. Daniels wrote: > > Douglas Roberts wrote: > > > >> IMHO, Subversion is the way to go. Been using it for years. > >> > > All the cool kids are using GIT and Mercurial. But I like SVN too, I > > think just because it's like a CVS that works. > > (e.g. its familiar) > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
