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Foundation Version Control for Web Developers

by Chris Kemper, Ian Oxley

March 2012

Beginner to intermediate

416 pages

12h 45m

English

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Who this book is forHow this book is structuredWhat will I need?Contacting Chris Kemper
Microsoft WindowsMacUbuntuSummary

What is version control? The earlier version control solutionsSummary
The differences between then and nowAn introduction to the lead players: SVN, Git, and MercurialWhere to install and usr/localCompiling softwareThe process of SVN and setting it upHow Mercurial does the job and getting it set upHow Git is a little bit differentSummary
Having a backup of your filesCollaborative projectsThe ability to work on different machinesA full history of changesCommentsGiving clients confidence in youWorking on projects and filesBridgingSummary
SVNMercurialGitSummary
Why version control isn't the solution for some filesVisual versioningDocument managementSummary
Windows editorsMac editorsCross platformNetBeansSublime Text 2Summary
Manual conflict managementGUIsSummary
SVNMercurialGit
Setting up the serverDomain names and DNS recordsA few good hosting providersSVNMercurialGitSummary
BeanstalkSpringloopsUnfuddleGoogle Project HostingAssemblaXP-DevCodesionBitBucketCodebaseHQGitHubI'm still not feeling these services, what else is available?Summary
What is a branch?When can I use branches?How do I create a branch?A worked exampleSummary
SVN HooksGit HooksMercurial HooksEnabling HooksHooks in actionSummary
CVSSVNSummary
SVNMercurialGit

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About the Authors

Chris Kemper was born and bred in the North of England. Growing up taking computers apart and putting them back together, it's no surprise he got into web development in his early teens. Graduating in 2008, Chris secured a job at one of the leading web design agencies in the North East, building awesome Drupalpowered websites for some big names. Moonlighting as a freelance web developer, Chris always stays on the cutting edge of web development—which means he also has a lot of big ideas and not enough time to develop them. On the rare occasion Chris isn't on his MacBook, he can be found exploring the realms of Skyrim and beyond, ...