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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 Cover Image Artist

Corné van Dooren designed the front cover image for this book. After taking a brief hiatus from friends of ED to create a new design for the Foundation series, Corné worked at combining technological and organic forms with the results now appearing on this and other book covers. Corné spent his childhood drawing on everything at hand, and then he began exploring the infinite world of multimedia—His journey of discovery hasn't stopped since! His mantra has always been, “The only limit to multimedia is the imagination,” a saying that keeps him constantly moving forward. Corné works for many international clients, writes ...