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    Simultaneous Developers

    Hi Guys. This question may have been asked but I am not able to find the link on the forum for a more recent post. Is it possible for two developers to work simultaneously on the same v11 web application? I have seen older posts advising against it for desktop apps but not addressing web apps. I thought about a dropbox or SugarSync solution but I am concerned that it could corrupt files. I am giving thought to bringing another person on to help speed up development. I would like to work in my office while at the same time dev2 is working in their office but both of us on the same app at the same time. Or at the least a checkout process for a different dev to work on a different file of the same project. Would publishing get crossed up between the two, etc? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks - Jeremy
    Last edited by jthornton; 05-05-2012, 06:38 PM.
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    Re: Simultaneous Developers

    Developers have been working with stuff like this for decades. Unless the application environment specifically has tools for checking objects in and out, then all that's really needed is some good communication. Generally, the tables side of things will have been worked out and is fairly stable... some changes, but not alot. Any changes can be communicated back and forth. After that you're really just working on different objects. You're not both going to be developing the same grid so there really should be too much effort to keep things in check. Once an object is complete then document it, zip it and send it. You're both trading object back and forth. You both know what the other is working on. Communication and a track list of objects in development, complete etc. should do it.

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      #3
      Re: Simultaneous Developers

      So in your estimation would a sync solution like dropbox or SugarSync work so long as we are not working on the same components at the same time, but different components within the same application?

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        #4
        Re: Simultaneous Developers

        I'll say that we used Dropbox successfully for component work for a while, but the aex file, which has many functions in one file, proved really really hard to keep straight. I agree that if you communicate well and make sure you have your functions saved somewhere safe you should be good.

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          #5
          Re: Simultaneous Developers

          Yup... what Chris said.

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            #6
            Re: Simultaneous Developers

            Here's how I see the solution. It works but so far my bosses do not agree:

            (1) A single, dedicated Alpha 5 Development Computer, physically secure, connected to Internet behind a firewall.
            (2) Two (maybe three) Alpha 5 persons who act as Remote Developers.
            (3) Via either TeamViewer or MS Remote Desktop, all Developers in (2) remotely connect (via the internet) to the DC in (1).
            (4) All RDs in (2) can Add, Edit, and Publish the A5 web app from the one DC in (1).
            (5) Due care must be taken that RDs do not Edit the same components at the same time.

            Links:
            http://www.teamviewer.com/en/
            http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284931

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              Re: Simultaneous Developers

              Thanks. The only problem I see with this solution in my case is that if we are dealing with a desktop OS on the development computer then one would be limited on the remote connection to no more than one user at a time on the same desktop. If we are talking about Remote Desktop and Terminal Services such as Windows Server that might be a different story. Nevertheless, my goal is at least two developers using two copies of Alpha development working on the same project at the same time from a shared folder (even if the other has to work on different components at the same time) either in the same office or two different offices remotely. That is why I am thinking that using a sync service, performing backups of the work, and communicating between the two of us (im, txt msg, etc.) to keep from working on the same component at the same time may be the best solution for us at present. I even thought of making a little database where we would enter the name of the components being worked on with a little check in/checkout box so we would know not to work on that component and on checkin requiring notes about the changes that were made, but that may a bit over the top for now. I am however open to continued suggestions.

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                Re: Simultaneous Developers

                So to be clear from others experience, it is my understanding that we can work on the same project, just not the same components (grids, dialogs, etc.) at the same time. Is that correct? I haven't tried it yet out of fear of corruption over time where it works at first and then over time the problems start to show up. Even then backups of bad data are still bad!

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