Re: VCS - Any recommendations?

"Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:46fc35d7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I tried to use tortoise, couldn't understand it.
do you know any tutorials to go with it?

Tortoise has a large help file, which I spent a lot of time reading.

I do use Tortoise and the whole thing is stable and reliable. However, there are moments when my mind goes blank and its too hard. Especially when I am tired. For example, what *precisely* happens during a merge? When I can't remember the details and have to ponder the help file again and sometimes then I'm not totally certain.

The issue is my murky understanding of the underlying Subversion system. I think Subversion is poorly documented - "The Red Book" http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ which explains Subversion is not much help. Plus Subverson in a sense is not a VCS - it is a system which performs a task which happens to be useful for a VCS when applied carefully, and that adds a layer of confusion.

I use Tortoise / Subversion because it is the only program which meets all my requirements - GUI, industial strength, multi-user, internet accessible, free.

Roger Lascelles


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