Using SVN for Web Development
I just finished a largish web project with multiple developers and we thought it would be a good idea to use SVN for our central repository. I guess it was had we planned the use of a versioning system a little better. We didn’t so eventually we ended up just FTPing stuff to a test server. Web projects have a few properties that make them hard to version control like dependencies on server configurations and databases. Furthermore it requires a lot of discipline from the people involved so plan carefully. If you are wondering if your project might need versioning read this primer first and then decide if you are up for it. Planning the process beforehand will save you lots of headaches.