Subversion for Advanced Users Training Course

Subversion Design Philosophy and Advantages

• The typical copy-modify-merge scenario and strategies for resolving simple conflicts.
• Establishing user policies and guidelines to ensure smooth and consistent team collaboration.
• Alternatives to the copy-modify-merge method, such as locking and unlocking mechanisms.

Branching and Merging

• Determining when to create branches and exploring various use cases for branching.
• Techniques for resolving conflicts and performing merges effectively, including absorbing changes from different directions.
• Leveraging new Subversion features to optimize branching and merging processes.
• Strategies to encourage or discourage local branching among users.

Daily Digests and Revision Reviews

• Utilizing mailing lists, RSS feeds, and digests for updates.
• Implementing blame tracking and delegation features.

Subversion Properties

• Overview of built-in properties, properties using SVN: prefixed keywords, and global properties.
• Best practices for designing and utilizing these properties.
• Customizing SVN properties to align with company-specific needs.
• Innovative applications of customized SVN properties.
• Understanding the limitations of SVN properties to avoid over-engineering and adhere to constraints.

Subversion Hooks

• Overview of available hook types.
• General applications of standard hooks provided by Subversion.
• Creating and implementing custom hooks.
• Encouraging creative and imaginative use of hooks.

Secondary SVN Server

• Utilizing secondary servers for backup and fail-safe recovery.
• Automating background tasks through secondary servers.
• Facilitating temporary arrangements, such as managing repositories in different locations.

Integration with Other Tools

• Connecting with issue tracking systems (e.g., Bugzilla, Track, Jira).
• Integrating with content management systems (e.g., wikis).