Table of Contents

List of Figures.


Foreword.


Preface.


Contributor's Preface.


Acknowledgments.


Introduction.

I. BACKGROUND.

1. Putting a System Together.
Balancing Stability and Progress. The Role of SCM in Agile Software Development. SCM in Context. SCM as a Team Support Discipline. What Software Configuration Management Is. The Role of Tools. The Larger Whole. This Book's Approach. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 2. The Software Environment.
General Principles. What Software Is About. The Development Workspace. Architecture. The Organization. The Big Picture. Further Reading. 3. Patterns.
About Patterns and Pattern Languages. Patterns in Software. Configuration Management Patterns. Structure of Patterns in This Book. The Pattern Language. Overview of the Language. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading.

II THE PATTERNS.

4. Mainline.
Simplify Your Branching Model. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 5. Active Development Line.
Define Your Goals. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 6. Private Workspace.
Isolate Your Work to Control Change. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 7. Repository.
One Stop Shopping. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 8. Private System Build.
Think Globally by Building Locally. Unresolved Issues. Further Reading. 9. Integration Build.

Promotional Information

Stereotypes portray software engineers as a reckless lot, and stereotypes paint software configuration management (SCM) devotees as inflexible. Based on these impressions, it is no wonder that projects can be riddled with tension! The truth probably lies somewhere in between these stereotypes, and this book shows how proven SCM practices can foster a healthy team-oriented culture that produces better software. The authors show that workflow, when properly managed, can avert delays, morale problems, and cost overruns. A patterns approach (proven solutions to recurring problems) is outlined so that SCM can be easily applied and successfully leveraged in small to medium sized organizations. The patterns are presented with an emphasis on practicality. The results speak for themselves: improved processes and a motivated workforce that synergize to produce better quality software.

About the Author

Stephen P. Berczuk has been developing object-oriented software applications since 1989, often as part of geographically distributed teams. He has been an active member of the Software Patterns community since the first PLoP conference in 1994, and did early work on the relationship between organization, software architecture, and design patterns. He has an M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University and an S.B. in Electrical Engineering from MIT.

Brad Appleton has been a software developer since 1987 and has extensive experience using, developing, and supporting SCM environments for teams of all shapes and sizes. A former Patterns++ section editor for the C++ Report, Brad is also well versed in object-oriented design and agile software development, and cofounded the Chicago Patterns and Chicago Agile Development Groups. He holds an M.S. in Software Engineering and a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics.

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