Pragmatic Bookshelf Releases "Pragmatic Subversion, 2nd Edition"

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Pragmatic Subversion, 2nd Edition


Version control is the lifeblood of software projects, but it often
becomes complicated and overly difficult in practice. The first edition of
"Pragmatic Version Control using Subversion" solved that problem with a 
pragmatic guide to getting started with version control, including simple 
recipes for managing day-to-day development tasks using Subversion, a 
widely-used Open Source version control system.

Time marches on, and the Subversion system has added new features and new
functionality. In "Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion, 2nd Ed."
(Pragmatic Bookshelf, US $34.95, 0-9776166-5-7), original author Mike
Mason revises this great book to include the latest features from 
Subversion 1.3.

Mike Mason tells us, "This book can help your developers become more
efficient(they'll work better as a team, and keep on top of software
complexity." Mike brings key points of version control workflow to life
with real-world examples using Subversion. The book also includes additional
sections on installing Subversion, creating a repository, configuring
network access, common, "daily use" recipes, as well as more advanced 
topics such as tagging, branching, organizing your project and tracking 
third-party content.

Mike offers plenty of help for people getting started, and includes
sections on migrating to Subversion from CVS, installing and networking 
Subversion, and administering a repository. Client-side tools, including 
GUI tools and IDE-integration plugins, are also covered.

New for the second edition:

-Revised content to reflect all the major changes to Subversion 1.3
-New chapter on Subversion's optional file locking to help you manage 
 unmergeable binary files
-New sections covering path-based security for both the svnserve and 
 Apache networking servers
-New advanced topics chapter covering programmatic access to Subversion 
 and advanced repository management

Readers just starting out with version control will appreciate this
book(it covers the basics that they'll need to get their job done. But 
it's also suitable for people who've been using version control for years, 
as it contains simple solutions to replace their existing, overly complicated
workarounds. Finally it provides a straightforward guide to getting started 
with the increasingly popular Subversion system: installing, networking and
administering a repository.



Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion, 2nd Ed.
Mike Mason
ISBN 0-9776166-5-7, 248 pages, $34.95US, $45.95CA,
softcover.

Pragmatic Bookshelf Titles are distributed to bookstores internationally
by O'Reilly Media. 

Additional Resources:

Sample chapters, table of contents, and more information is available on
the book's home page at:
www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/svn2


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