+1. Colm.
On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Brian Burch <br...@pingtoo.com> wrote: > On 08/08/17 00:48, Shawn McKinney wrote: > >> >> On Aug 7, 2017, at 5:31 AM, Brian Burch <br...@pingtoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> I am not one to leap into the dark without a plan, so it was very >>> illuminating to be told why that would not be the case for the Directory >>> project. I hope your explanation will prove to be interesting to other >>> readers in the future, especially if they are confronting the same >>> conversion issues for a different project. >>> >>> I am considerably wiser now, and delighted to change my vote... >>> >>> +1 >>> >> >> Brian, >> >> Include me to the list of dinosaurs who’ve been subjected to a long list >> of SCM systems including, but not limited to, PVCS, ClearCase, StarTeam, >> CVS, SVN and Mercurial. >> >> In the past, my ratings for a particular SCM system would be based on how >> likely it was to do irreparable damage to my code rather than a propensity >> to actually boost productivity, for which I’ve always been skeptical. >> > > Yes, although I didn't spell it out, that was my most serious concern. I > still remember backing out a project conversion from CVS to SVN once I > realised all the change history had disappeared. I didn't mention it > because the same concern had already been mentioned with respect to GIT. > > Having said that, it’s my observation that git is by far the easiest to >> work with, and the least likely to do harm when things going wrong. >> > > That is reassuring.. > > Yes, it can get confusing if you are working with active branches >> distributed over a large team, but otherwise quite simple to use, and there >> are plenty of good tutorials around that show the basic usage patterns. >> >> I keep a cheat sheet with the half dozen commands I use to manage code >> bases. I’ll forward it to you if you’re interested. >> > > Yes please! Once I am familiar and the Directory project has been > migrated, I could use it to start the wiki page we should have (analogous > to the current SVN page). > > I think I might be tempted to try converting one of my own simple SVN > projects to GIT. I suppose it is time for me to stop being scared of the > dark! (Still, I'm glad it will be the advocates, rather than me, who will > be responsible for migrating this complex collection of sub-projects). > > Thanks for your reassurance. > > Brian > > Best, >> Shawn >> >> > -- Colm O hEigeartaigh Talend Community Coder http://coders.talend.com
