Comments on: Right Process, Wrong Tool? Getting Ready for Agile http://www.accurev.com/blog/2008/05/30/right-process-wrong-tool-getting-ready-for-agile/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:02:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.accurev.com/blog/2008/05/30/right-process-wrong-tool-getting-ready-for-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Michael Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:29:12 +0000 http://accurev.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-464 AccuRev looks interesting. TargetProcess (agile project management software) does not integrates with it so far, we support Subversion, Perforce and SS, but likely will add AccuRev integration soon. AccuRev looks interesting. TargetProcess (agile project management software) does not integrates with it so far, we support Subversion, Perforce and SS, but likely will add AccuRev integration soon.

]]> By: Getting your software tools ready for agile « Matthew D. Laudato’s Blog http://www.accurev.com/blog/2008/05/30/right-process-wrong-tool-getting-ready-for-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Getting your software tools ready for agile « Matthew D. Laudato’s Blog Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:55:28 +0000 http://accurev.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-463 [...] 2, 2008 · No Comments Just to kick-start this site, here is a link to a post I did for the company I work for, AccuRev, Inc. It is a summary of a webinar that I participated in [...] [...] 2, 2008 · No Comments Just to kick-start this site, here is a link to a post I did for the company I work for, AccuRev, Inc. It is a summary of a webinar that I participated in [...]

]]> By: Matthew D. Laudato http://www.accurev.com/blog/2008/05/30/right-process-wrong-tool-getting-ready-for-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Matthew D. Laudato Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:35:04 +0000 http://accurev.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-462 Thanks for the comment, Ross. AccuRev has a feature called Stream Browser History that does a lot of what you are asking for. To use it, go to the Tools | Preferences menus, select the Stream Browser tab, and make sure that Enable Stream Browser History is checked. Close the preferences dialog, and either restart the GUI, or just click the Refresh icon on the stream view. Thereafter, you will see a control on the top right of the StreamBrowser view that enables you to view the state of the stream hierarchy at any point in time. There are forward/backward arrow controls that will move you back and forth one transaction at a time also. That said, there are some limitations. If you are viewing any time other than 'now' (the latest transaction), the view of the stream hierarchy is static, meaning that the right-click menu normally available on each stream is unavailable. So if, for example, you really need to diff two streams as of 6 months ago, you would need to: 1. View the latest transaction while in Stream Browser History mode (or just turn this feature off via the Preferences dialog described above) 2. Create two time based streams off of the streams in question, setting the time basis to your desired time in the past 3. Perform the diff between these time-based streams via the standard Show Diff By mechanisms in the StreamBrowser. AccuRev records all of the data required to perform any such calculations - you just need to use streams to access it. Thanks for the comment, Ross.

AccuRev has a feature called Stream Browser History that does a lot of what you are asking for. To use it, go to the Tools | Preferences menus, select the Stream Browser tab, and make sure that Enable Stream Browser History is checked. Close the preferences dialog, and either restart the GUI, or just click the Refresh icon on the stream view. Thereafter, you will see a control on the top right of the StreamBrowser view that enables you to view the state of the stream hierarchy at any point in time. There are forward/backward arrow controls that will move you back and forth one transaction at a time also.

That said, there are some limitations. If you are viewing any time other than ‘now’ (the latest transaction), the view of the stream hierarchy is static, meaning that the right-click menu normally available on each stream is unavailable. So if, for example, you really need to diff two streams as of 6 months ago, you would need to:

1. View the latest transaction while in Stream Browser History mode (or just turn this feature off via the Preferences dialog described above)

2. Create two time based streams off of the streams in question, setting the time basis to your desired time in the past

3. Perform the diff between these time-based streams via the standard Show Diff By mechanisms in the StreamBrowser.

AccuRev records all of the data required to perform any such calculations – you just need to use streams to access it.

]]> By: Ross http://www.accurev.com/blog/2008/05/30/right-process-wrong-tool-getting-ready-for-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Ross Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:02:57 +0000 http://accurev.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-461 AccuRev streams are actually TOO agile. While the promotion-and-inheritance model works really well when the stream configuration is stable, it can get very confusing very quickly when the configuration is in flux. AccuRev doesn't record enough information about stream moves, etc. to be able to understand what happened six months ago. And it's always the case that when you're asking that question, the answer is critical. AccuRev streams are actually TOO agile. While the promotion-and-inheritance model works really well when the stream configuration is stable, it can get very confusing very quickly when the configuration is in flux. AccuRev doesn’t record enough information about stream moves, etc. to be able to understand what happened six months ago. And it’s always the case that when you’re asking that question, the answer is critical.

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