RE: CVS - setup reserved checkout

[Gianni Mariani]

Wow, Greg meets his match ...

Bryon,

Consider this:

3 developers (A,B,C) need to fix file X.

A is making some major changes, adding lots of new functionality.
B and C need to make a minor tweak to the file.

In a CVS model:
B anc C can be done and outa there in minutes and essentially forget about
it. DONE.  They are moving onto bigger and better things. X does an update
and B and C's code is meged in automagically and there are no regressions.
VERY COOL.

In a lock while you work model.
B and C need to wait for X to be done. This is very disruptive since B and C
may need to work on somthing else big and their stuck waiting for X to
finish or else they can change the code and potentially merge into X's code
at some later time.

There are issues with both models.  Most people (including myself) feel that
the issues relating to the CVS model are far fewer and less intrusive than
the lock while you work model.

I'm not saying you're wrong. However, I am saying I would find it very
working with you on the same sources if you didn't choose CVS.

There is a case where Greg would agree with you and that's in the case of
binary files or files that can't be merged automagically - like jpegs or
pngs.  I STILL like the CVS model since in many cases these kinds of
conflicts happen with process problems and not versioning problems - but
that is a rEAlly long discussion that we don't need to get into.

Good luck.
G

-----Original Message-----
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Greg A. Woods
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Subject: Re: CVS - setup reserved checkout


[ On Friday, October 12, 2001 at 00:06:34 (-0400), Bryon Lape wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: CVS - setup reserved checkout
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> On 11/10/2001 at 23:03 address@hidden wrote:
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> >
> >Read Berliner's whole paper.  Understand what it means to "force"
> >developers to use a "parallel" development paradigm and learn what the
> >benefits are.
>
> I understand it, there aren't any.

Sorry you feel that way -- many people. myself obviously included, find
the parallel development paradigm almost invaluable.  I happen to also
like the way CVS forces it on its users, though many other less
purposeful tools employ the same paradigm with less forcefulness (and
many of them are very successful commercial tools -- people are choosing
the parallel development paradigm with their pocket books too!).

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