Presentation about Why Version control, and explanation of some basic concepts like Trunk, Branches and Tags. It is very generic, and can apply to any specific Version Control System (Last few screen shots specific to Subversion)

1. Version Control What ? Why ? Mandar Vaze (mandarvaze@gmail.com)

2. Place to store various revisions of code and documents you write

3. Place to store various revisions of code and documents you write Ability to roll back mistakes, track changes

4. Place to store various revisions of code and documents you write Ability to roll back mistakes, track changes Parallel Development

5. Place to store various revisions of code and documents you write Ability to roll back mistakes, track changes Get specific and exact code base Parallel Development

6. Source Tree

7. Source Tree Tree has Trunk

8. Source Tree Tree has Trunk .. … and Branches

9. Trunk Main Development always in trunk

10. Branching

11. Multiple People Develop at the same time

12. Multiple People Develop at the same time Long Development Cycles

13. Multiple People Develop at the same time Long Development Cycles Feature Branches

14. Multiple People Develop at the same time Long Development Cycles Feature Branches Release Branches

15. Multiple People Develop at the same time Long Development Cycles Customer Specific Branches Feature Branches Release Branches

16. Multiple People Develop at the same time Long Development Cycles Customer Specific Branches (Generally Not a Good Idea) Feature Branches Release Branches

17. Tagging

18. Tagging (a.k.a Go back in time)

19. Recreate History

20. Do not Tamper with History

21. Do not Tamper with History (Subversion Tags are Always Read Only)

22. Do not Tamper with History (Subversion Tags are Always Read Only)

23. Do not Tamper with History (Subversion Tags are Always Read Only)

24. Thank You !!