I know this has been making the rounds for some time, but I had to put it up since Voltron is definitely a robot that rocks.

Last week I gave a presentation to the San Diego ColdFusion User Group on integrating subversion into a ColdFusion development environment. The powerpoint can be found on the SDCFUG site (link no longer valid), or can be downloaded directly from here. Here's an outline of the presentation:

• Why Version Control
• How Version Control Works
• Development Models w/Version Control
• Subversion vs. VSS
• Subversion vs. CVS
• Where to Get Subversion
• Server Setup – Install
• Server Setup – User Accounts
• Server Setup – New SVN Repository
• Server Setup – Repository Structure
• Server Setup – Import Application
• Client Setup – Subclipse Plugin
• Client Setup – TortoiseSVN
• Howto – Checkout
• Howto – Checkin
• Howto – Add/Delete Files
• Howto – Resolve Conflicts
• Advanced – Automating Export Script
• Advanced – Branching
• Advanced – Merging
• Advanced – Patches
• Resources

I plan on covering some of the subjects in greater detail with future blog posts. Edited 3/22/2009: Updated link to presentation zip.

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