From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: new programmer wondering what to learn
Date: 1997/05/30
Date: 1997-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.865032799@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 97053009383440@psavax.pwfl.com
Marin said
<< O.K. I see the point. If two versions of a file differ in
specification, Ada is going to warn you about it. The compilation
system by design has to do some sort of time stamping or version
checking to know what's out of date. I can see how that can be
construed as "Configuration Management".>>
Well I think ensuring consistent builds is indeed *one* of the functions
of a CM system (let's put it this way, any CM system that cannot provide
this assurance, say when working with C++ programs, is missing a critical
capability). But no one would say that this is all CM is about!
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1997-05-30 0:00 new programmer wondering what to learn Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
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1997-05-30 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-27 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-27 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
1997-05-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-23 0:00 Peter Hermann
1997-05-23 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-23 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
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