Awesome Pickup Line: “So, what’s your favorite version control methodology?”

Talk branching to me… Yeah you’re a nerdy girl aren’t ya?

But seriously… I am involved in the development of some rather large projects that involve extensive code tracking and maintenance, and I am curious as to what others are doing out there. I have heard passionate discussions in regards to several of these super sexy topics that all involve multiple developers working on a common codebase:

• Types of version control
  • SVN
  • Subversion
• Code branching
• Managing code across several environments
• Support vs new development
• Merging strategies

It seems to me that these things have already been discussed at length by some assortment of really nerdy developers / software architects and that there is probably a best practice. Where do you find this knowledge? As a programmer working in the industry, as well as being an architect of my own software, I think this would be invaluable.

I have thought about going back to school, but who teaches that? The most complicated stuff I saw in college, as far as web-based development, was ColdFusion. Wow.

In reading this, sometimes it seems like my blogs are more about asking for information rather than sharing it. Is that okay? Hmm…

If any girl reads this I will be highly surprised. If any girl actually likes that pickup line, pinch me.