WordCamp San Francisco 2011: Version Control for Designers

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This talk will discuss how designers can take control of their designs with version control. It will give an overview of popular version control systems, why designers should start using version control, and when and how designers will need to use version control in the WordPress community.

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Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

We are. Just not well.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

$ git

clone

git://

github

.com/g

it/hel

lo-wor

ld.git

$ cd h

ello-w

orld

$ (edi

t file

s)

$ git

add (f

iles)

$ git

commit

-m 'E

xplain

what

I chan

ged'

$ git

format

-patch

origi

n/mast

er

$ svn checkout file:///var/svn/repos/myproject/

trunk myprojectA myproject/foo.cA myproject/bar.cA myproject/Makefile…Checked out revision 1.$

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Just because it’s not built for us, doesn’t mean we can’t take advantage of it.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

collaborationdetailed history

better deploymentbackup

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.git

svnhg

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.svn

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.svn

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

svn co https://tree.svn.arboretum.com

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

svn co https://tree.svn.arboretum.com

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

svn commit growth.css -m “Added leaves!”

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

a commit comes in from someone else!

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

now you’re out of date :(

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

svn up

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

branches

trunk

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

Version ControlFOR DESIGNERS

Why aren’t we using it?

It’s too intimidating.

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