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Stereotypes portray software engineers as a reckless lot, and stereotypes paint software configuration management (SCM) devotees as inflexible. Based on these impressions, it is no wonder that projects can be riddled with tension! The truth probably lies somewhere in between these stereotypes, and this book shows how proven SCM practices can foster a healthy team-oriented culture that produces better software. The authors show that workflow, when properly managed, can avert delays, morale problems, and cost overruns. A patterns approach (proven solutions to recurring problems) is outlined so that SCM can be easily applied and successfully leveraged in small to medium sized organizations. The patterns are presented with an emphasis on practicality. The results speak for themselves: improved processes and a motivated workforce that synergize to produce better quality software.
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Effective software configuration management (SCM) strategies promote a healthy, team-oriented culture that produces better software. Software Configuration Management Patterns alleviates software engineers' most common concerns about software configuration management—perceived rigidity and an overemphasis on process.
Through the use of patterns, the authors show that a properly managed workflow can avert delays, morale problems, and cost overruns. The patterns approach illustrates how SCM can be easily and successfully applied in small- to mid-size organizations. By learning how these patterns relate to each other, readers can avoid common mistakes that too often result in frustrated developers and reduced productivity.
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Software Configuration Management Patterns also includes a detailed list of SCM tools and thorough explanations of how they can be used to implement the patterns discussed in the book. These proven techniques will assist readers to improve their processes and motivate their workforce to collaborate in the production of higher quality software.
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Whereas most books on configuration management talk about a single implementation tool (e.g. CVS) and other than a general introduction about version control go into lots of detail of the syntax for the particular tool, this book tries to be generic, discussing the use of configuration management in terms of patterns. It's a good idea, but it has some failings/irritations:
* The content relating to configuration management and patterns is very lightweight. I agree with the vast majority of what is said, but there just isn't very much of it.
* Because of how little material there really is, the book feels like it has been padded out with material that touches on the development background of the authors rather than either concentrating on configuration management or explaining how to really implement the patterns using real-world examples.
* The diagrams attempt to use UML, but that doesn't really work very well in this context (in my opinion anyway). The diagrams could be made clearer by avoiding UML.
* The book attempts to be generic, with details of some specific systems at the end. Unfortunately, attempting to be generic fails at the first hurdle, when talking about revision numbering of files. For most systems the discussion is fine, but for users of tools such as Subversion, revision numbering works differently. Note that the only mention Subversion gets in the book is the web-site address one page 194, which is incorrectly indexed (always a worry), with the index showing page 193.
* The authors seem to have tried to write an easy-to-read book whilst also trying to fill it with academic-style references and quotes. That is an odd combination that makes the style confusing.
* Also, some of the English is a bit weird and the proof-reading missed a few errors, which by the 10th printing is unexpected.
Did I learn anything new from reading this book? Unfortunately not, although it did spur me on to do more tidying up of a legacy repository that I now manage. Admittedly I do have extensive experience in the area, but I had hoped to learn something. For somebody new or fairly new to the subject this may be a useful read, but for those people I would not rely on this to be your only book on the subject.
This review is based on the 10th printing of the book, dated 2008.
To have a perfectly clear mind supposes to have a limited number of strong clear rules.
This short book gives you these effective patterns to succeed at 100 % in that matter.
I summarized this book in 13 pages, I never finished two 'references' on the subject.
I submitted the summary to a (very soon PhD) colleague: 'I learned lots of things in a short time.'
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