Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#1

Post by ozzieg » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 9:13 PM UTC

I have tried several variants recently, and don't enjoy them. I am looking for advice and the strengths of those you use.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#2

Post by bayareaguy » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 9:52 PM UTC

command-line svn and Trac web interface gets the job done.

That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#3

Post by ozzieg » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:25 PM UTC

bayareaguy wrote: post #2

command-line svn and Trac web interface gets the job done. That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.

Do you find those tools solid to control your project ?

I keep comparing everything back to Perforce and nothing seems to be as good.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#4

Post by hbien » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:29 PM UTC

bayareaguy wrote: post #2

command-line svn and Trac web interface gets the job done. That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.

same here, I've switched a few projects over to mercurial already and Trac supports it pretty well too

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#5

Post by jawngee » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:30 PM UTC

OSX: Subclipse, SVNX and the finder SVN Plugin. Sometimes command line.

Thinking about moving to git as well.

On windows, TortoiseSVN is the bomb.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#6

Post by aschobel » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:37 PM UTC

The client built into IntelliJ is nice if you grok Java. They also have a Local History that lets you track every minor change, not just changes between commits.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#7

Post by bayareaguy » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:49 PM UTC

ozzieg wrote: post #3

bayareaguy wrote: post #2

command-line svn and Trac web interface gets the job done. That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.

Do you find those tools solid to control your project ? I keep comparing everything back to Perforce and nothing seems to be as good.

From a "control" perspective Perforce gets a lot of things right. It's fast, efficient and easy to maintain. It's also a big hit with nosy managers since they can easily limit what any developer can see and also tell exactly what each developer has checked out. Keeping all the metadata at the server has it's advantages.

I believe Perforce's customers include both Google and Microsoft. They must be doing something right.

That said, I think more and more people need to deal with multiple projects at once where there isn't a single central policy. Distributed VCS systems really shine as "control" becomes less important.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#8

Post by bayareaguy » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:52 PM UTC

hbien wrote: post #4

bayareaguy wrote: post #2

command-line svn and Trac web interface gets the job done. That said, I'm probably going to switch to mercurial or fossil for the next project.

same here, I've switched a few projects over to mercurial already and Trac supports it pretty well too

Have you seen any companies offering hosted mercurial?

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#9

Post by vikas5678 » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 11:17 PM UTC

On windows, Tortoise SVN and the eclipse plug in. On Unix, I just use the command line.

Re: Ask YC: which subversion client do you like most

#10

Post by PStamatiou » Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 11:20 PM UTC

I prefer the command line regardless of os. I've tinkered with OS X SCPlugin a bit though