Introducing pcmignore files as an alternative to the 'Ignore File Paths' policy [More]

We have had a few requests from developers wanting to use the PureCM extension in Visual Studio 2012 RC. If you want to try it out you can download it here: PureCM.VSSourceControl2012.zip (9.22 mb) Currently this extension is a beta and will remain so until the 2012-2 release in October (which should roughly coincide with the VS 2012 release). If you experience any problems please email support@purecm.com.

With the upcoming release of PureCM 2012/1, I expect you will hear a lot about the new web client and performance improvements. But as a developer it is the file history differences window which I am most excited about. The file history dialog has been redesigned with a tab view at the bottom. The tab view displays contextual information about the selected revision. Initially the Description tab will be selected – showing the changeset description for the selected revision. Things get interesting when you select the Differences tab. This displays the familiar differences tool showing the c... [More]

Having used the PureCM Visual Studio Client for a couple of years I got a real shock when I had to do some work in Xcode. Creating a read-only workspace and checking out the files manually sounded like way too much overhead. So I created a writable workspace and ran check consistency when I needed to submit. This worked ok, but I really missed the way the PureCM Visual Studio client tracks which files I am editing. So when I got my hands on our 2011/2 beta the first thing I wanted to try was the workspace monitor. If you flag a workspace as monitored, then PureCM will keep track of when fil... [More]

  In this post I would like to explore more of the Agile Manifesto and how it relates to software development and to delve into some of the reasoning behind why PureCM was designed and built the way it is. Individual interactions over processes and tools. A cynic might look at this and say this means there is no need for software tools, but that's the point at all. Software tools are helpful and in many cases necessary but your tools should not define your process and you shouldn't be overly dependent on tools for communication. In Agile the right process is the one that works and over ... [More]

  Let's get this Agile Version Control (AVC) series started with a little discussion... It is important right off the bat to look at the definition of Agile versus the definition of Scrum. We'll talk about Agile and Scrum (and even more things) later on, so it's worth looking at these in more detail. Agile itself is not a specific way of working, it is generic set of principles or priorities which are outlined in the Agile Manifesto. These are listed as: Individual interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over c... [More]

A few months ago we've run our first blog series, publishing about a dozen blogs on how common software challenges can be tackled effectively. The SDC series was born. We've had some great conversations with readers and customers as result of that blog series, so I'm glad to announce the next series that will start soon: Agile Version Control Hmm. Agile in 2011? Ten years after the agile manifesto was published? Of course! These 10 years have brought many rich experiences working with agile and other methodologies in software development. We still get numerous rich and insightful discussions... [More]

Good news for the many software developers looking to upgrade from Subversion to a more robust change management tool. PureCM now features a Subversion importer that will import an SVN trunk with full history. Anyone looking to do an evaluation of PureCM will now be able to quickly and easily import real data from an existing SVN repo into PureCM in order to get the best possible test drive of the system in the least amount of time. This will be a huge benefit to people who ask the question, "but how will my projects look in PureCM"? Now you can tell and with minimal effort since the import i... [More]