[AccessD] A Github client

[Arthur Fuller]

Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Thus far I an see no use for
Git or any other version-control system, in the case of Access development.
The problem is that virtually everything is stored in one file (excluding
the BE, of course). I have read the occasional piece here and there that
explains how to export each object to a text file, but in a large app that
is impractical to say the least.

Here is my admittedly limited view of the life-cycle of an Access app.

1. First draft; everything implemented works, and there is also a "to do"
list.
2. We chink away at the "to do" list. Some of our additions don't work.
3. We roll back to the previous version, and promise the user-base
"Tomorrow."
4. We back up the current version, then monkey with it.
5..The monkey-bits are not quite right, as testing demonstrates, so we
return to Step One.

'Twas a time when I loved the fact that Access stored everything in a
single file. But the exigencies of practical development have given me
pause, and now I have come to hate this packaging model.

By contrast, Alpha Anywhere has a totally different model. There is a
project file, which consists of nothing much more than pointers to the
hundred or thousand files that comprise the app of interest. This approach
makes the application of Git or any other version-control system a very
simple addition. I can check out only these three pieces of interest,
monkey with them, build the result, and send it through Central Park to see
who violates it. Should we discover any offenders or problems with the UI
or innards, they can be easily addressed in isolation from all else.

I can do none of this in Access; despite my love for the model, my
dependency on it has resulted in abundant grief.

A.

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil via AccessD <
accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim --
>
> I have got known/started to use this Git extension/plug-in a few years ago.
> I have been recommended to use GitExt by developers who have been using it
> in their everyday work with large open source project(s).
>
> I have no any tips on GitExt configuration - I'm using GitExt online docs
> https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
>
> -- Shamil
>
> >Monday, January 30, 2017 9:26 PM +03:00 from Jim Lawrence <
> accessd at shaw.ca>:
> >
> >Hi Shamil:
> >
> >Thanks for the link. This Git version looks very unique. I like the
> concept of being able to monitor the code, links in a single window and
> being able to leverage other external applications. I will definitely give
> this one a try. How long have you been using this
> product/application/plug-in? Any tips on configuration?
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com >
> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com >
> >Cc: "Salakhetdinov Shamil" < mcp2004 at mail.ru >
> >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 12:41:11 AM
> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] A Github client
> >
> >Hi Jim --
> >
> >I'm using GitExt (  https://gitextensions.github.io/  )
> >
> >Features:
> >a) Windows Explorer integration for Git,
> >b) Visual Studio (2008/2010/2012/2013) plugin for Git,
> >c) Feature rich user interface for Git,
> >d) Single installer installs MSysGit, GitExtensions and the mergetool
> KDiff3,
> >e) 32bit and 64bit support.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >-- Shamil
> >>Friday, January 27, 2017 7:39 AM +03:00 from Jim Lawrence <
> accessd at shaw.ca >:
> >>
> >>I have plenty of knowledge in Github clients and command line entries
> for Github, on Linux but embarrassing little of the same in Windows. Is
> there anyone out there that has experience with Github and the associated
> SSH apps on a Windows 10 box?
> >>
> >>MTIA
> >>Jim
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Arthur