Comments on: Back to basics: good source control check-in habits http://richarddingwall.name/2008/11/23/back-to-basics-good-source-control-check-in-habits/ The adventures of a young kiwi software developer in London Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Reynolds http://richarddingwall.name/2008/11/23/back-to-basics-good-source-control-check-in-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 Tim Reynolds Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:47:12 +0000 http://richarddingwall.name/?p=632#comment-1496 Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up. Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up.

]]> By: Tech Per http://richarddingwall.name/2008/11/23/back-to-basics-good-source-control-check-in-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1404 Tech Per Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:47:15 +0000 http://richarddingwall.name/?p=632#comment-1404 Hi, good post. I agree with a lot of it, though not all of it. About using coarse grained checkins. Yes, in the (simple) example you give, it makes sense. But I do think one should take extreme care with such an advice, to not end up in the opposite situation, where everything is held back, until everything is done. It can be equally as bad, when someone only checks in with 4-5 days, maybe even a full week, interval, with a huge bunch of changes. In addition to this, early and often integration also makes it more evident what people are doing. This can help keep people from doing pointless work, that isn't in the value stream map. One last thing: You forgot the advice to always update locally, before committing :-) Hi, good post. I agree with a lot of it, though not all of it.

About using coarse grained checkins. Yes, in the (simple) example you give, it makes sense. But I do think one should take extreme care with such an advice, to not end up in the opposite situation, where everything is held back, until everything is done.

It can be equally as bad, when someone only checks in with 4-5 days, maybe even a full week, interval, with a huge bunch of changes.

In addition to this, early and often integration also makes it more evident what people are doing. This can help keep people from doing pointless work, that isn’t in the value stream map.

One last thing: You forgot the advice to always update locally, before committing :-)

]]> By: Jakub Holy http://richarddingwall.name/2008/11/23/back-to-basics-good-source-control-check-in-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Jakub Holy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:15:59 +0000 http://richarddingwall.name/?p=632#comment-1379 Good article, thank you. I'll recommend it to the colleagues on my team :-) Good article, thank you. I’ll recommend it to the colleagues on my team :-)

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