Continuous Integration with Feature Streams
The 2010/1 release of PureCM was packed full with so many new features that it is easy to overlook some of the more important ones. So I wanted to focus on one of the new features I am really excited...
View ArticleSDC, Part 2: Release and iteration planning
This blog is an introduction to creating projects, versions and releases using PureCM 2010.Creating a Project The first thing you need to do is create a PureCM project. A project is a self-contained...
View ArticleSDC, Part 4: Branching patterns
So far, we’ve covered the new planning functionality of PureCM Professional. You’ve seen how to define project and versions and how to schedule and assign work items using features and tasks. Is this...
View ArticleSDC, Part 7: Working on a Larger Work Item: Features
In the last blog Tim described how a developer works with tasks to complete small units of work. I will follow on from this to discuss how a developer works with larger pieces of work.My FeaturesWe...
View ArticleSDC, Part 11: Fixing a bug on a live release
In this blog we will look at how to use PureCM in the process of fixing a bug in a live release. As a developer will probably already be working on 'the next release' it is important that switching to...
View ArticleSDC, Part 12: Parallel Development with Merge Rules
Lee has started to talk about merging in his last blog, as he showed how to apply a hotfix to the current development version. I’ll take on his topic to talk about one of PureCM’s most powerful...
View ArticleSDC, Part 13: Rescheduling (and the consequences for work in progress)
Tim has already described how to schedule tasks and features in Part 3 of the series. This blog will build on this to show how you can reschedule a task or feature. This is one of the major benefits to...
View ArticleThe advantages of task-driven development
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a large number of development teams moving away from file-based version control tools. This is no surprise, as new tools on the market started to support the...
View ArticleModular Software and Version Control
There are many issues to consider when deciding how to structure your software from an architectural point of view. Chances are that you’ve already split up your code into several modules or...
View ArticlePureCM can now handle thousands of open features
One change which you will probably not notice after installing 2010/2 is that submitted changesets are automatically merged to features in the background. If you work in a larger team with many...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....