Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Henrique Dante de Almeida
On Jun 4, 4:44 am, Ivan Illarionov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:25:19 -0700, Jesse Aldridge wrote: > > I've got a module that I use regularly.  I want to make some extensive > > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on the > > module to keep workin

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Paul Rubin
Jesse Aldridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on > the module to keep working while I'm making my changes. What's the > best way to accomplish this? Do you mea

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Carl Banks
On Jun 4, 3:44 am, Ivan Illarionov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:25:19 -0700, Jesse Aldridge wrote: > > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on the > > module to keep workin

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Carl Banks
On Jun 4, 3:25 am, Jesse Aldridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on > the module to keep working while I'm making my changes. What's the > best way to accomplish

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Ulrich Eckhardt
André Malo wrote: > As mentioned in another posting revision control is a good thing as well. > Not just for that task. From my point of view revision control is not a question but a fact. Seriously, if you are not using any RCS already, it is about time you start doing so. I even use it for my pr

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread André Malo
Jesse Aldridge wrote: > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on > the module to keep working while I'm making my changes. What's the > best way to accomplish this? Don't ;-) If the changes are

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Ulrich Eckhardt
Jesse Aldridge wrote: > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on > the module to keep working while I'm making my changes. What's the > best way to accomplish this? You simply run the module's uni

Re: Best way to modify code without breaking stuff.

2008-06-04 Thread Ivan Illarionov
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:25:19 -0700, Jesse Aldridge wrote: > I've got a module that I use regularly. I want to make some extensive > changes to this module but I want all of the programs that depend on the > module to keep working while I'm making my changes. What's the best way > to accomplish t