Where can I find best practice info on SCM (perforce)

Question

BLUF: I am looking for SCM best practices for large / complex java based project.

DETAILS:

In my environment we have a single production DB cluster that is being accessed concurrently by a variety of different web applications.

Our code is structured so that common functionality is extracted into separate projects and the resultant jars are then shared by the web applications.

I am looking for SCM best practices that would apply to this scale of development.

Through the reading I have done I have seen a number of SCM patterns like 'Main Line' mentioned. Is there a central repository of SCM patterns?

Thanks..

Answer 1

Some books on SCM patterns and principles:

• Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration by Steve Berczuk
• Configuration Management Principles and Practice by Anne Mette Jonassen Hass
• Anti-Patterns and Patterns in Software Configuration Management - William Brown, et al.

Answer 2

I liked the online article High-level Best Practices in Software Configuration Management.

Answer 3

Practical Perforce includes a great deal of general SCM advice, but also gives the specific Perforce commands required to perform the actions recommended.

Note that this book was written by a Perforce employee...