version control howto series

This version control tutorial covers the following content:

I. Introduction

1.1 What is version control?

1.2 version control Delta Storage

1.3 Why do we need version control?

1.4.1 Basic Terminology: Versions/Revisions
1.4.2 Basic Terminology: Repository
1.4.3 Basic Terminology: Working folder

1.5 Version control modes

II. source control Operations

2.1.1 Add to source control
2.1.2 Get latest version

2.2.1 Check Out/Check In
2.2.2 Multiple Check Out/Check In
2.2.3 Atomic commit
2.2.4 Advantage of the Checkout-edit-checkin style
2.2.5 Check Out and Check In in SourceAnywhere

2.3 Show History

2.4 File Diff

2.5 Proj Diff

2.6 Label Command

2.7 Share Command

2.8 Branch

2.9 File Branch & Merge

2.10 Project Branch & Merge

2.11 Shelve / Unshelve

III. Integration with IDE

3.1 Integration with Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010
3.2 Integration with Visual Studio 6.0/2003
3.3 Integration with Eclipse

IV. Advanced

4.1 Build Automation
4.2 Integration with bug tracking
4.3 Common mistakes
4.4 Best practice