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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>I finally finished reading “Pragmatic
Version Control, Second Edition: Using Subversion”. It’s
available in our group library if anyone wants to read it. Don’t
forget that you get a 35% discount on book purchases at O’Reilly using
the discount code: DSUG</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy'>Here’s my review:</span></font></p>
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<h2><b><i><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Pragmatic
Version Control, Second Edition</span></font></i></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Using Subversion</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>By Mike Mason</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Second Edition May 2006</span></font></i></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ISBN: 0-9776166-5-7</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Pages: 256</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Price: $34.95 USD</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616657/">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616657/</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In his book, “Pragmatic Version Control”, Mike Mason starts
with explaining what version control is and why you need it. My current
employer changed from using CVS to Subversion. I had no experience with
either one, and began stumbling through using Subversion without any base
knowledge of how to use it. I started reading this book and immediately
began feeling comfortable in the new environment. Mike Mason does a very
good job of explaining things in a way that anyone new to Subversion, or
version control for that matter, can easily understand and start using without
any problems. Mike walks through a tutorial of setting up a new
installation of subversion, creating a repository, and checking in and out
projects. He covers everything from the most common commands, to file
locking, to using third-party software.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This book uses a “recipe”-based approach to learning
Subversion. I’m the kind of guy that learns by example and
that’s exactly what this book does. I would highly recommend this
book to anyone considering using a version control system. As I
mentioned, I’ve never used CVS or any of the alternative versioning
systems, but with this book, Subversion just seems so easy and simple to
use. And, if you are currently using CVS, this book walks through the
procedure and steps required for migrating from CVS to Subversion. Mike
also explains some of the differences between the two systems and points them
out throughout the book. The appendixes are packed full of in-depth
information and additional examples, including advanced repository management
and securing Subversion. Wow, an entire book full of Subversion,
I’d say Mike covers it all.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jeremy Fluhmann</span></font></b></strong><b><span
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