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A Look at the Past and Present Worlds of SCM Tools Joe Townsend takes a look at software configuration management (SCM) tools, examines the companies that were once considered market leaders in this space, and notes the rise in popularity of Subversion and Git, which control almost 75 percent of the market share for Eclipse users. |
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The Latest Software Configuration Management Technology Joe Farah explains that if you are using 2nd-generation or even 1st-generation software configuration management technology, you are stuck in the past. To learn what is possible today, you need to look at the capabilities of the latest 3rd and 4th generation tools. Then, you need to get going! |
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Is Software Configuration Management Regressing Due to Tools? Joe Farah explores whether or not open source software configuration management (SCM) tools are causing SCM to regress. CM professionals need to do a better job of looking at what’s out there in the market before jumping ship to an open source solution. |
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Creating a New Configuration Management Infrastructure CM is a lot like the space industry. But instead of Atlas, Delta, and whatever else is used to launch spacecraft, we have ClearCase, Perforce, and many other tools. Joe Farah explains that in order to advance CM, we need to know how to create a new CM infrastructure that goes beyond these tools. |
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Helpful Tips for Choosing the Right CM Tool A recently resurrected LinkedIn discussion on migrating from ClearCase to an open source tool got some CM professionals to agree about the tool selection process. Joe Farah explains some tips to help you choose the right tool. |
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The 2012 State of Configuration Management Address Just as the president of the United States gives a State of the Union address, Joe Townsend has crafted his own state of the union address geared toward CM professionals. To all of you configuration managers, developers, testers, and information technology workers, the state of CM is not good. |
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Configuration Managers: Fighting the Resistance to Change “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” goes the saying. But when it comes to CM, it seems that even if it is “broke,” nobody wants it fixed—except of course, the CM manager. Joe Farah explains why this "resistance to change" is a big roadblock to CM professionals and how to fight it. |
