Version Control with Subversion |  | Authors: C. Michael Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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Product Description
Written by members of the development team that maintains Subversion, this is the official guide and reference manual for the popular open source revision control technology. The new edition covers Subversion 1.5 with a complete introduction and guided tour of its capabilities, along with best practice recommendations.
Version Control with Subversion is useful for people from a wide variety of backgrounds, from those with no previous version control experience to experienced system administrators.
Subversion is the perfect tool to track individual changes when several people collaborate on documentation or, particularly, software development projects. As a more powerful and flexible successor to the CVS revision control system, Subversion makes life so much simpler, allowing each team member to work separately and then merge source code changes into a single repository that keeps a record of each separate version.
Inside the updated edition Version Control with Subversion, you'll find: - An introduction to Subversion and basic concepts behind version control
- A guided tour of the capabilities and structure of Subversion 1.5
Guidelines for installing and configuring Subversion to manage programming, documentation, or any other team-based project - Detailed coverage of complex topics such as branching and repository administration
- Advanced features such as properties, externals, and access control
- A guide to best practices
- Complete Subversion reference and troubleshooting guide
If you've never used version control, you'll find everything you need to get started. And if you're a seasoned CVS pro, this book will help you make a painless leap into Subversion.
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 If only all technical books were this well written! May 25, 2010
Patrick Goetz (Austin, TX USA)
This book is a superb introduction/reference to Subversion. I read a lot of technical books, and this one went down smoothly, with explanations that are as brief as possible, but not too brief, as Einstein would recommend. A very enjoyable read. I particularly liked the observation that there are top-down and bottom-up learners: "A top-down learner prefers to read or skim documentation, getting a large overview of how the system works; only then does she actually start using the software. A bottom-up learner is a 'learn by doing' person--someone who just wants to dive into the software and figure it out as she goes, referring to book sections when necessary" and the (I think) successful effort to cater to both audiences (as a top-down learner, I can only speak definitively for this group).
 The manual to own May 14, 2010
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
Most often, you'll walk into a development environment that already has source control in place. You'll have a few standards procedures for day to day operations, and someone to answer questions about the tricky parts. Not always, though. You could get thrown into the role of repositry administrator, or might even have to put source control in place yourself. That's when you'll need more than the routine procedures, and when you'll need a book like this.
The early sections of this book go over basics like versioning, tags, branches, and change sets, with plenty of motivation for using each one. The authors are expecially friendly towards users transitioning from CVS, an earlier network-based source control system. Next, the authors go over the command set that users will need on a day to day basis. The pace slows down at this point because, as with any powerful system, large numbers of command options, configuration issues, and organization-specific policies come into play, all of which affect how the basic features are used and how they work. And, since Subversion follows an optimistic (normally lock-free) policy, uncommon but crucial issues around change resolution need careful attention. Most readers can stop here.
Repository administrators and creators continue reading, however. Later chapters address management and setup, including Subversion's relationship to the server that makes it into a web presence. Even the most advanced users, the ones who write their own code around the Subversion core or contribute to the core itself find their starting point here.
Don't expect an easy read - source control isn't an easy problem, or one with any single solution. And don't expect every part of this book to be of interest, especially if you just use Subversion as a tool for getting other work done. But, if you need a thorough reference and the online form of the book isn't enough, you'll be glad to have this.
-- wiredweird
 Free Online March 23, 2010
JR (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book itself works great as a beginning guide to using Subversion, but is just a printed version of the free online book served from the Subversion website. If you are fine with online documentation, then I'd recommend just downloading the full PDF.
Excellent conditions, excellent book! February 2, 2010
Jose Jesus Perez Aguinaga
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Version control with SubVersion 2nd edition October 3, 2009
Mostafa farghaly (Egypt)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
SVN 2nd edition: Very interesting book , if you are absoulte beginner never used SVN before , the book begins with the fundamental concepts of SVN and its history and how it works and its use cases and whether it's the right tool for you or not, in Chapter 2 overview of the most common tasks you'll encounter daily such as making your repository, making your working copy, checking out and updating the repository and alot more. chapter 3 and 4 illustrate advanced SVN topics such as branching , merging , network model ... etc that's beyond the beginners use . chapter 5 and 6 for SVN repository administration and server configuration. chapter 7 for customizing SVN such as using external editors and using external tools for differencing and localization . chapter 8 for embeding SVN and using its API using C and other programming langs . Chapter 9 is SVN complete reference for all SVN commands. appendices at the end of the book contain SVN quick start , SVN for CVS users, WebDAC autoversioning and SVN Copyright license . recommended as SVN book and reference .
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