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 enlarge | Authors: C Pilato, Ben Collins-sussman, Brian Fitzpatrick
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 430
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0596510330
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
EAN: 9780596510336
ASIN: 0596510330
Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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 A well-structured explanation of the subject for almost newbies. April 5, 2007
As a previous cvs user (without much experience in it) I found the book extremely useful. I've learnt a lot.
This book is the book you need July 5, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you want to understand subversion, this book will take you through all aspects and it will give you the knowledge you need to plan your own implementation.
The online version is good and for things you would like to have a better solution than what the book describes, looking them up in the current online book may show that the feature you wanted has already been implemented. However, the value of having your own paperback version cannot be overstated if you need to know the product well or you're responsible for planning an implementation of it.
A must for anyone wanting to install, administer, or learn subversion June 27, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
let me first point out two of the weak points of the book, and then tell you how great this book is.
The first weak point is the absence of installation instructions. The book tells you need subversion, but it does not say anything on what packages you need, what it depends on, or if you have to configure anything after you get the package. Who would have thunk that the subversion client package also installs everything you need to setup a server. There is no configure, or at least I did not think it was explained clearly that there is no such thing as configuring and installing for subversion (which would justify the absence from the book). For any person who installed a service, let it be Apache or an FTP server, you would know that you had to install the software and then configure some file in /etc. This is not how subversion works, and the book fails to mention that.
The second thing wrong with the book is its organization. I wanted to setup subversion, but that is in chapter 6, which of course assumes that you understood some of the concepts presented in chapters 2 and 3. Similarly, chapters 2 and 3 assume that you to have subversion installed (at least if you want to try out the commands yourself). There is however a couple of pages on how to get subversion set up in chapter 1, but without understanding chapters 2 and 3 it would be hopeless to try.
Besides those two points this book is a must for anyone wanting to install, administer, or learn subversion. The book is written well and the concepts are presented clearly.
 subversion is the way May 10, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're doing any concerted development you need version control. And you're using version control, subversion is an excellent way to go - head and shoulders above CVS. O'Reilly makes an excellent foray into this topic. It's not a perfect book, but does give excellent depth of coverage to the subject. As has been discussed, you can download the most recent revisions of the book online for free, which is great, but I personally like to have a book available as I find it easier to get to what I need.
The book is organized very well. It starts with an introduction to the software as well as the general concepts of version control. It moves onto a very useful - get started quick chapter that outlines the most common ways you'll use subversion in your everyday tasks. The downside to this is that, at this point you don't know how to set up a subversion repository in the first place, but it's a minor problem - and I think putting this stuff (checkin/checkout, import, commands to inspect the state of your files, the meat and potatoes of your svn usage) in a single chapter and tieing it together in a sample workflow really helps you understand the commands.
It then moves onto more advanced topics, like branching/merging, subversion administration and configuration, etc.. It also includes a very handy subversion reference which contains information on every command you can issue. It even contains a migration chapter for CVS users (and boy CVS users *need* to migrate!).
In all this is an excellent book, if you're like me and want to have a physical book, I definitely recommend getting it. Otherwise, it's at least worth your time to download the online version and check it out.
Good book - but free online September 7, 2005
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Subversion really improves on CVS for version control. This book does a good job of telling you how to use Subversion whether you've had experience with CVS or not. Keep in mind you could get this book for free online! It's free!
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