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How to set up a personal home Subversion server

Developers need to have a version control server in place. How convenient...here's one.
Written by Jonathan "JD" Danylko Last updated
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With all of the years of coding, developers still "backup" their code on another machine and call that version control. Hmmm...

If you're an independant developer (mISV), you more than likely have a version control system in place. If not, shame on you. There is CVS, Visual SourceSafe, and Subversion. I consider these the big names in version control. Now, for those who haven't tried SubVersion, its an updated version of CVS and definitely easier to install. :-)

LifeHacker makes things even easier by showing you how to set up a personal home Subversion server. Since Subversion is open source and free, there is no reason not to have a version control server.

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Jonathan "JD" Danylko

Jonathan "JD" Danylko is an author, web architect, and entrepreneur who's been programming for over 30 years. He's developed websites for small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies since 1996.

He currently works at Insight Enterprises as an Architect.

When asked what he likes to do in his spare time, he replies, "I like to write and I like to code. I also like to write about code."

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