CHAPTER 5
Version Control
Version control, sometimes referred to as the code or source repository, can serve several purposes in a typical software development organization:
- To coordinate project source code between different developers or groups of developers.
- To serve as the “system of record” for code that goes into production.
- To centralize source storage and providing autonomy from developer’s machines.
- To allow for automated tests and builds to occur on demand or at configured times.
In this chapter, we’ll first discuss some terminology associated with version control, then move on to a technical example.
Theory
The main purpose of any ...
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