Steve Francisco

Using a software configuration management (SCM) system is an integral part of any development project. Source code is your most valuable resource and must be protected. However, with the large number of products available from many different vendors, it's essential that you choose an SCM system that will work with your favorite development tools. The External Version Control tool in VisualAge for Java, version 3.5, allows you to interact with several external SCM systems from within the integrated development environment (IDE). Once you've used the tool to associate a project in VisualAge for Java with a group of files in the SCM system, you can add and remove classes from the SCM system, as well as check classes in and out. In Part 1 of this article (JDJ, Vol. 6, issue 3) we discussed several aspects of this tool, including: Using the team server instead of the Ex... (more)