AccuRev 4.6 preview nuggets – redux

AccuRev is tremendous when it comes to managing the Software Development Process; you have complete visual control over how code will flow and progress through the stages you feel necessary as an organization.  This kind of capability generally appeals to folks at the executive level, or release and build engineers, or project management.

We haven’t forgotten about the developer though!  In 4.6 we’ve introduced the “version slider,” which allows  for a complete visual history of any element under source control, along with complete groupable annotation.  Quickly drag the slider to any previous point in time and you’re able to see what changes encapsulated that version, who made them, and group by various fields. You may have seen a similar screen capture to the one below from AccuRev in the pages of SD Times recently? Here’s an article on change management you may find of interest there as well.

I’ve never been a fan of the expression “blame game,” but for the detectives out there, this puts the clues to the Who, What, When, Where, and maybe even Why (if comments are used appropriately) of code change at your literal fingertips…