If you’re a web developer then you should know all about SVN (Subversion). If you don’t, then I suggest you read this (and this) to get you started. In a nutshell though, SVN allows you keep track of code, changes and versions of the code. Making it easier for a team of developers to work together as well as manage code.
At Younique we use Basecamp for all our project management and it works like a charm. However, even though Basecamp has to-do lists and file management, it’s still built for project management and not code management. We needed to find something that was visually appealing, feature packed and integrated with Basecamp.
We’ve found Beanstalk, a hosted SVN system with integration into Basecamp, never mind a sexy interface that feels just like Basecamp. We’re giving it a go at the moment to see how powerful it really is and whether it’s worth the money (which is rather affordable).
If hosting something 3rd party isn’t for you and you would like to have something setup on your own server, you might want to try Warehouse. It’s very similar to Beanstalk, minus the integration, but also with it’s own unique features. It costs $30, but I’ve heard it might be going open source. So there you have it, two very sexy and usable applications get to you and your team using SVN.
Tags: Development, web development
Fantastic, you have just saved me a good few ours of search and trial and error…thanks for the post very useful!