- Version Control System (VCS) / Source Control Management (SCM): Manages and documents software code changes. Stores IT resources, provides version comparisons for efficient and agile development.
- Why needed: When development involves multiple people on the same code, challenges arise. VCS prevents and resolves code conflicts, allowing simultaneous work.
- Implementation steps: Choose CVS type (distributed or centralized), select a CVS tool, set up workspace and repository, share repository link, and contributors checkout and work locally, then share changes.
Best practices:
- Commit often: Deal with small changes at a time, easier to revert if needed and helps group commits.
- Add a commit message: A short text explaining the change for team communication.
- Do not push or commit uncompleted work: Only commit working code.
- Decide on common branch practices: Set rules for branch usage like constantly updating or creating a new branch for each change.
- Push source code to repository only: Only push relevant project source code, not other files.
Types of VCS tools:
- Git: Distributed VCS, most used, has a higher learning curve but easier branch management. Can be used with command line or GUI.
- Mercurial: Distributed VCS, written in Python, quicker learning curve than Git. Each branch has its own directory.
- SVN: Centralized VCS, reliable and safe, easiest to use but consumes more server resources and is slower than distributed VCS.
- After code changes: Run performance tests to ensure changes don't affect website or app. In BlazeMeter, create automated tests for real-time and over-time analysis and share with team members. Join the Continuous Testing conversation on Slack.
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