Source Control

[DillRye]

I know Dan East started a topic about this a while back, but I was wondering what everyone(if you are using source control) thinks is the best program to go with. I have used CVS and i personally dont like it(though it was the console version), and I have heard there are alot of problems with source safe. Are there any other programs anyone would recommend?

Thanks,
Dylan

[Pejo Software - Per]

I also tried CVS but I felt it was a major pain. Perforce that Dan reccomended however I got working without any problems, so this is what I am using now. In my opinion the best source control program available is ClearCase but I think that will cost you quite a lot of money.

[Kzinti]

Perforce is the best. Free for up to two users.

Clearcase = problems = http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftw ... Post=27993

[Pejo Software - Per]

[Jim]

[Tala]

At the company, where i work we use Clear Case in conjunction with Clear Quest. Clear Case itself is a very flexible and powerful product, with plugins into MSVC (Windows Version).
For instance you can define a view on a shared stream and map it into your filesystem (ie. map a drive letter to it). Checkins into that stream will be seen immediatly by all, who use that stream. As long as you only read the stream, you dont have to checkout anything.
It also comes with some nice tools, for instance a version tree display along with some graphical diff/merge tool etc.

[mlepage]

SourceSafe indeed had problems in the past, not sure if recent versions still do.

CVS is basic and popular. We've also had glitches with CVS, but can't be sure it wasn't due to client problems that run over top of it.

Subversion is another one you might want to look at, although it sounds like if you are just one person, Perforce is a good recommendation.

[fzammetti]

Speaking as someone that (a) uses SourceSafe on a daily basis and (b) has had problems with it in the past...

It's not terrible, as long as it's the latest version. Certainly you'll want to cut yourself backups of the database, but I think that would apply for any source control system (me personally, I don't trust ANYTHING with my code, INCLUDING any plain old file system you can name!).

But on my current project at work, for over a year now I've been using SS with daily activity, sometimes quite a bit, and haven't had any problems to speak of. It's simple to use, which is a big plus, doesn't have any server component to worry about, and integrate nicely with the tools your most likely to be using for PPC development (although I frankly don't use that integration... go figure!).

I have to go check out this Perforce myself, it sounds pretty good, but I think SS is a decent enough choice frankly.

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