How do you automate version control?

2 buzzwords regarding version control automation: 1. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): This is a method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the stages of app development. The main concepts attributed to CI/CD are continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment. 2. Git: This is a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development. It is designed for coordinating work among programmers, but it can be used to track changes in any set of files.

I would love others thoughts on the difference in the handling of version control when customers are internal rather than external. My group manages automation software for manufacturing and test processes. Our customers are line managers and manufacturing process engineers. Our target systems are limited and nearby. The cost of bug fixes are low and the time to turn around is short. It is easy to revert to a previous version when a new one inadvertently causes problems. There may be other criteria in this scenario. How do others handle development and release with versioning in this environment?

There are many ways to automate version control. Here are a few common methods: 1. Version control plugin: This is the easiest way to automate version control. Most IDEs have plugins that can automatically commit your changes to a repository every time you save your files. 2. CI server: A CI server is a more complex solution, but it can automate many other tasks besides version control. If you are working on a large project with multiple developers, a CI server can be a valuable tool. 3. Scripts: This is the most flexible option, but it also requires the most technical knowledge. If you are comfortable writing scripts, you can automate any version control task you can think of.

Some brief intro: Git: Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. GitHub Actions: GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub.

Practice consistently. Reading about how version control works should first inspire you on how to use it. Set up a testbed to create situations where you envision needing the new skill to resolve an issue. Even if the use case is unclear, you can then safely experiment and see the impacts of each new technique to gain further insight. Even better, if you learn how to remediate an error, by trying to create that error you can learn to identify issues before they arise.

A very useful feature of git that you should be using is custom commands. For linux: 1. Create a directory 2. Add your bash script 3. Save it as git-<command name> like git-raisemerge (without .sh) 4. Make it executable 5. Add the directory path to $Path 6. Use it! For windows: 1. Create a directory 2. Add your .bat file with the required commands 3. Save it with a name and .bat extension like raisemerge.bat 4. Run the following command - git config --global alias.raisemerge '!C:/gitcustom/raisemerge.bat' 5. You can now use the command Be it raising a merge request, or rebasing your local branch with the latest remote master branch, creating your own custom commands is simple!