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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 Technical Reviewer

Tom Barker is a software engineer, solutions architect, and technical manager with over 13 years of experience working with ActionScript, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, and the Microsoft .Net Framework. Currently he is the manager of web development at Comcast Interactive Media where he leads the craftsmen responsible for www.xfinity.com and www.xfinitytv.com. He is also an adjunct professor at Philadelphia University, where he has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on web development since 2003. When not working, teaching, or writing, Tom likes to spend time with his family, read, and play video games until very early in the morning.