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I am an Architect for Dell.com on the Engineering Excellence team. I (co)Founded MvcContrib, Should, Solution Factory, and Pstrami open source projects. I have co-authored MVC 2 in Action, MVC3 in Action, and MVC 4 in Action. I am a Microsoft MVP.
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Category Archives: subversion
Git+SVN: Script To Do “Svn Up” And “Git Commit” With Svn Revision Number
I’ve been using Git+SVN for a while now, and I really like what it does for me. What I don’t like is the constant repetition of the same command to update from svn into my local git branch, over and … Continue reading
Branching Strategies: When To Branch And Merge
At a very high level, all branching strategies have the same core policies: create the branch when you are confident that the cost of branching and merging is less than the cost of committing to the main source line, and … Continue reading
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Branch-Per-Feature: How I Manage Subversion With Git Branches
Anyone that follow me on twitter likely knows that I’m a big fan of Git these days. I’ll spare you the gushing heart felt nausea of how it’s so awesome and skip right to the point, though: I don’t always … Continue reading
Also posted in .Net, CC.Net, continous improvement, continous integration, Deployment, GIT, Uncategorized
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Video of the Continuous Integration workshop
Early this week we ( Jeffrey Palermo and I ) gave a Continuous Integration Workshop in Austin. We were able to record the workshop and our company Headspring Systems made the recordings available on their website. There is just under … Continue reading
Also posted in agile, CC.Net, continous improvement, continous integration, testing, Tools, Unittests
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Branch-Per-Feature Source Control. Part 2: How (Theory)
In the first part of my Branch-Per-Feature (BPF) series, I talked about why you would want to use a source control strategy like BPF – what circumstances would warrant such a strategy, what problems it solves, and a little bit … Continue reading
Also posted in .Net, Community, headspring
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Branch-Per-Feature Source Control. Part 1: Why
Several years ago, I started using source control systems to store all of my code. It was a life saver. I was no longer worried about losing changes that I had made. Then a few years ago, I found Subversion. … Continue reading
Also posted in Asp.Net, CC.Net, continous integration, Deployment, MSDeploy, Open Source Software, Tools
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Branch-Per-Feature Source Control. Introduction
Update: I have used the term ‘branch-per-feature’ very loosely until recently. It was a catchy name, easy to remember, and got the point across. However, this is only one example of what is really a branching strategy. A branching strategy … Continue reading
Also posted in .Net, AutoMapper, c#, Open Source Software
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Visual SVN Server
Due to the new policies by Assembla.com (not allowing free private source repositories), I’ve had to finally grab another server and stand-up Visual SVN Server. It’s free, VERY easy to manage and worked like a charm once installed. Kudos to … Continue reading
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Subversion Tip of the Day – Moving Files
Many of you are beginning to use Subversion for your source control repository these days. I am also sure that you have found SVNTortoise to be a welcome addition to Subversion and use it also. Moving files and directories at … Continue reading
Also posted in .Net, c#, testing
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SVNRepository.com ROCKS!!
To all developers, If you are located for co-located Subversion hosting, I’ve now looked at, tried/purchased an account with SvnRepository.com. I was pair programming with a colleague today at a local coffee shop and we have both been trying to … Continue reading
Also posted in .Net, agile, VS2010
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