How To Be An Agile Toolsmith

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This lens is a gateway to the world of an agile toolsmith.

Five things you must be an expert on 

  1. Revision control systems.
  2. Language development tools: compilers, IDE, editors
  3. Continuous build integration
  4. Issue tracking
  5. Release and deployment tools

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Have your say on Centralized vs Distributed Version Control 

Which one is a better way to maintain your software?

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Centralized Version Control (Subversion, Perforce)

AgileToolsmith says:

Just because I understand it better. For now.

Distributed Vesion Control (git, Hg)

 

Best of Toolsmith Books 

Version Control with Subversion by C Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian Fitzpatrick

Version Control with Subversion by C Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian Fitzpatrick

Written by members of the development team that ma more...1 point

Managing Software Development with Trac and Subversion by David J Murphy

Managing Software Development with Trac and Subversion by David J Murphy

Software development - especially for small teams more...1 point

Practical Perforce by Laura Wingerd

Practical Perforce by Laura Wingerd

When developers build software, they're able to ke more...0 points

Practical Subversion, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source) by Daniel Berlin, Garrett Rooney

Practical Subversion, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source) by Daniel Berlin, Garrett Rooney

Draws on the experience of its authors, Daniel Ber more...0 points

Pragmatic Version Control: Using Subversion (The Pragmatic Starter Kit Series)(2nd Edition) by Mike Mason

Pragmatic Version Control: Using Subversion (The Pragmatic Starter Kit Series)(2nd Edition) by Mike Mason

This book covers the theory behind version control more...0 points

Expert .NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControl.NET (Expert's Voice in .Net) by Marc Holmes

Expert .NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControl.NET (Expert's Voice in .Net) by Marc Holmes

an outstanding book for development teams wanting more...0 points

Windows Developer Power Tools: Turbocharge Windows development with more than 170 free and open source tools (Power Tools) by James Avery, Jim Holmes

Windows Developer Power Tools: Turbocharge Windows development with more than 170 free and open source tools (Power Tools) by James Avery, Jim Holmes

Software developers need to work harder and harder more...0 points

Pragmatic Version Control Using Git by Travis Swicegood

Pragmatic Version Control Using Git by Travis Swicegood

Whether you're making the switch from a traditiona more...0 points

Essential CVS (Essentials) by Jennifer Vesperman

Essential CVS (Essentials) by Jennifer Vesperman

This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of p more...0 points

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After 15+ years being a toolsmith in one form or another, I am now in a position to learn even more. (more)

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