By: Taylor Helsper

 Introduction  Bug Tracking  Progress Tracking  Version Control  Conclusion  Questions

 What is this lecture? ◦ Part of a CSE 4000 Independent Study Course ◦ “Practical Issues in Software Engineering”  What’s the point? ◦ To provide practical information to students in Software Engineering topics Note: The products referenced in these slides are merely examples used to teach and there are other alternatives available. This is not an endorsement of the products.

 Introduction  Bug Tracking  Progress Tracking  Version Control  Conclusion  Questions

 Why? ◦ Communication  Developer –> Developer  Tester –> Developer ◦ Statistics  Progress Reporting

 What to use? ◦ Bugzilla - ◦ FogBugz - ◦ BugZap- ◦ DefectManager - …

 Web based bug tracking tool  Has all necessary features ◦ Multi-user ◦ Tracking ◦ Simple

 Lets try it out Username: Password: msstate

 Introduction  Bug Tracking  Progress Tracking  Version Control  Conclusion  Questions

 What is it? ◦ Tracks progress of software development throughout it’s lifecycle  Why? ◦ Statuses ◦ Customer Communication ◦ Keeps people active

 What to use? ◦ Microsoft Project ◦ Team Software Process Spreadsheet ◦ Excel ◦ iTeamwork

 Introduction  Bug Tracking  Progress Tracking  Version Control  Conclusion  Questions

 What is version control? Repository class1.cpp v3 main.cpp v1 class1.h v1 class2.h v1 class2.cpp v2 class2.cpp v1 class1.cpp v2

 What is version control? Repository User 1 User 2 User 4 User 3

 Why? ◦ Multiple people work on projects ◦ Automatic backups ◦ Authentication ◦ Tracking

 What to use? ◦ Current Version Control (CVS) ◦ Subversion (SVN) ◦ Mercurial ◦ Git

 4 Basic Actions ◦ Checkout ◦ Commit ◦ Update ◦ Resolve

 Checkout ◦ Sets up access to a repository ◦ Retrieves all files for local access Creates Local Copy Repository

 Commit / Add ◦ All editing is done locally, after checkout Local CopyRepository

 Update ◦ Updates your local copy with changes Local CopyRepository

 Resolve ◦ What if two people change and commit the same file? User 1 Repository User 2 main.cpp

 Where to get it? ◦ TortoiseSVN ◦ Integrate with your IDE  Netbeans  Eclipse …

 Example ◦ CodeQuiz repositorysvn://codequiz.com/CodeQuiz1 usernamedbms passwordmsstate This example SVN server is no longer live.

 Use Bug Tracking  Use Version Control  Use Progress Tracking when necessary

Information came from my general knowledge due to experience and classes here at MSU. All images used have the appropriate links below them.