ballhogjoni Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 So I was just hired on at this company and the way they program is on a server using vi. Do you guys like this way of programming? We are using svn which seems to me to be old and outdated. Do you like Git or SVN? What are the pros and cons? For me I like to program locally on a local git clone of the dev branch then push my changes to the git dev branch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman1 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Don't be thinking too match. That are the rules of the company. They give you the money, they will say who is going to drive the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Perhaps you could formally suggest a better approach to the current situation? They must just be thinking "not broke, don't fix it" not realising how much better it could be. Can't you mount the network server locally and access using your preferred editor/IDE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) So I was just hired on at this company and the way they program is on a server using vi. Do you guys like this way of programming? No. That sort of development process omits one of the main benefits of working locally, having developers customize & optimize their own development environments. We are using svn which seems to me to be old and outdated. Do you like Git or SVN? It depends on what the needs are. They may accomplish the same end goal, but their implementations and usage are different. Edited March 28, 2013 by Maq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 These are two of the things I would have asked about during the interview process. If you didn't ask, while I believe you can make suggestions or even ask for the things that you want, you've made your own bed, your going to have to lie in it. I need my development environment to be enjoyable & customisable. I use vim on *nix and wont touch Windows machines ever. I need decent version control (either svn, git or mecurial) and a clear process around it. I also usually inquire about any ticketing systems used and also how that process works. I've worked for places that couldn't answer some of these questions properly but were excited that I had asked. They were happy to have me lead the way in terms or processes around version control and ticketing systems. This is something I personally enjoy. If I were at an interview and asked these question and they couldn't be answered or I could tell the company didn't care, that would be it for me. I turned down two jobs last year because they wouldn't have accepted having a developer using a Linux box, now did they use version control at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Are you saying that everyone there uses vi or that's the only allowed way? I would say about 95% of my coworkers use vi. I prefer windows and use various text editors. No one cares as long as the work gets done. And yes we all do the work on the remote server (so my text editor has to use sftp), why bother doing it locally when I can do it on the dev site and test it right away? We use svn git and cvs, depends on the project. We are slowly moving to all git. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Are you saying that everyone there uses vi or that's the only allowed way?I'm guessing some might use nano too ... *shudders* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'm guessing some might use nano too ... *shudders* Don't be hatin' on nano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Don't be hatin' on nano!Haha! Good JOKE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 PhpStorm or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Haha! Good JOKE! I like nano. But I don't use it to solely code a project... just the occasional text file edit PhpStorm or nothing. Hell yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballhogjoni Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Perhaps you could formally suggest a better approach to the current situation? They must just be thinking "not broke, don't fix it" not realising how much better it could be. Can't you mount the network server locally and access using your preferred editor/IDE? I ended up doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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