Comments on: CVS http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/20/cvs/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:26:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nat Irons http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/20/cvs/#comment-383 Nat Irons Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=617#comment-383 I interpreted "notoriously cryptic" less in terms of CVS' interface than its limitations, the dark corners you mention. Even someone who gets the basic ideas of version control may yet have to contend with cvswrappers, poor support for metadata, the inability to move items between projects, borderline-misleading revision numbering, "attic" files, etc. I've started paying a bit more attention to Subversion, and I want to try hosting my next new project with it. I'm not sure if they've figured out how to work around Interface Builder's new-file/old-file switcheroo, though. I interpreted "notoriously cryptic" less in terms of CVS' interface than its limitations, the dark corners you mention. Even someone who gets the basic ideas of version control may yet have to contend with cvswrappers, poor support for metadata, the inability to move items between projects, borderline-misleading revision numbering, "attic" files, etc.

I've started paying a bit more attention to Subversion, and I want to try hosting my next new project with it. I'm not sure if they've figured out how to work around Interface Builder's new-file/old-file switcheroo, though.

]]> By: Bugbuddy http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/20/cvs/#comment-384 Bugbuddy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=617#comment-384 They have not really figured it out yet. Planned for a future version, though. They want to do it "right." They have not really figured it out yet. Planned for a future version, though. They want to do it "right."

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