What does cheap copying/branching mean for a versioning system like SVN?
One of the advantages of SVN over CVS as given here is cheap copying and branching. What does “cheap copying and branching” mean in SVN parlance? How is it different from CVS copying and branching?
Choosing the right version control system for .NET projects [closed]
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What are some best practices for deleting from source control? [closed]
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Revamp application [closed]
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How to discriminate commented code and documentation comments
After using version control tools, it is no longer necessary to comment out old code.
However, some team members still comment out old code. Therefore, I want to clean them up.
Code bases for desktop and mobile versions of the same app
I have written a small Java Swing desktop application. It seems like a natural step to port it to Android since I am interested in learning how to program for that platform. I believe that I can reuse some of my existing code base. (Of course, exactly how much reuse I can get out of it will only be determined as I start coding the Android app.)
Combine auto-syncing cloud and VCS
This question brought me to another question: is there any VCS/tool for a VCS which automatically backups your source code between the last checkout and current changes?
Tracking work history in a git repo
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How do I know if a particular build has a particular version control change in it?
Let’s say I have a build. I need to know if a particular changelist/commit is present in that build.
What reasons are there for not using a third party version control service?
I’ve recently noticed a bit of a trend for my projects as of late. I use to run my own SVN server on my VPS, but recently the nail went in the coffin for that when I got my last project migrated from my server to a Mercurial repo on Bitbucket.