Any ex ClearCase or VSS users out there?

David Timothy Strauss david at fourkitchens.com
Mon Nov 9 07:40:13 GMT 2009


----- "Maritza Mendez" <martitzam at gmail.com> wrote: 

> [...] ClearCase fundamentally tracks history of each file, from which the history of a branch must be inferred. [...] Conversely, bzr (like some other tools) tracks the history of branches, from which the history of individual files can be inferred.

It's more than just a difference of preference. Inferring the history of a file from the atomic commits on a branch (the Bazaar method) is a theoretically sound practice. Inferring the history of a branch from changes to individual files requires heuristics or a lot of user patience.



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