Multiple checkout. Different systems deal with it different ways. VSS sipmly allows multiple checkout, which means that if I have a file checked out you can come along and check it out as well, and any conflicts have to be resolved before check-in.
I'm at a new job where we use Perforce, and it deals with this concept in a more robust way. It supports the notion of branching, so for each project, you build a new branch, then you re-integrate your changes from the project branch back into the main branch when you finish your work. You can have multiple concurrent branches from the mainline, but you still have to resolve any conflicts that come up during re-integration (check-in, in VSS speak). >I have a bit of a problem with a team of developers. Its a new company and >somewhat of a new problem. We use VSS to do the basic functions of checking >out files, and developers keep them checked out until the file and changes >in question are in production. > >This has obvious problems - if another project comes along and has to also >change that particular template then it cant progress any faster through the >SDLC than the project that got there first. > >Anyone have any answers to this problem? > >-- >Duncan I Loxton >www.sixfive.co.uk <http://www.sixfive.co.uk> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"I can only please one person per day. Today is not looking good. Tomorrow >isn't looking much better." Dilbert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223734 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
