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"Evolution is the facilitator of good practices and habits, making it easier to perform the tasks required in proper SCM." |
Source control and software configuration management (SCM) are not about the tools. Effective SCM is the result of well-designed processes, which are composed of good practices and habits. Evolution is the facilitator of good practices and habits, making it easier to perform the tasks required in proper SCM.
Good practices and habits should be formed early on. As educational institutions are focusing more and more on software engineering, forming these behaviors is becoming more important. To that end, ionForge offers educational Evolution site licenses to schools (of any level) that offer computer science and digital media related programs.
Evolution Encourages Best Practices
Flexible Architecture Allows Any Methodology
"Best practices" should not be dictated by any particular vendor. What is "best" is a process that achieves the predetermined goals of any team with minimal overhead. Evolution provides powerful, flexible systems to implement whatever methodology is appropriate for the team and for the project.
The segregation of asset control, development process, and promotion management allows Evolution to adapt. This provides the added benefit for students to not be locked into a specific mindset when they enter the workforce.
Promoting Collaboration
The days of the coder cowboy are over. Modern software projects are well beyond the capabilities of any single person, no matter how superhuman. Using Evolution to encourage collaboration principles is a highly effective way to train students to work within a team environment.
Software programmers are not the only members of teams that need asset management. Artists and technical writers are also a part of the team. However, they are often the forgotten in the world of asset management. Evolution provides the following features to make it easy for students to practice SCM:
Evolution controls both text based and binary file types transparently, so assets of any type (such as documentation and graphical assets) can be controlled as part of the overall project.
Evolution's easy to use interface and plugins (for example, with Adobe Photoshop) make it a no-brainer for students to perform the operations they want without getting in their way.
Out of the box remote access so students can work from home hassle-free.
By using Evolution, students can be trained in real world asset management processes and therefore be better prepared for the workforce upon graduation. They will not only learn the importance of development processes and collaboration, but also gain the practical experience they will assuredly be using in the professional workplace. Not to mention the fact that they will be able to complete coursework more quickly and efficiently by using this tool – especially in team environments.
Pricing & Educational Outreach
In addition to the Evolution Free Personal Edition that individual students can take advantage of, educational institutions can contact sales to arrange larger educational site licenses.
ionForge also offers discounted support contracts to educational organizations. In addition to training your staff on administration of the Evolution system, support contracts can also include onsite seminars for students. Contact sales for more information and to arrange educational support contracts.
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See the overview and the full feature list to discover all of the software configuration management features Evolution has to offer.
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People are talking...
"ionForge Evolution's user interface is better than anything else I've used. I was using Perforce and having alot of trouble with it because it was not intuitive at all."
Nathaniel L. Walker
University of Louisiana - Lafayette
Read what Nick Ni, ionForge's Director of Technology, has to say in
Software Test & Performance MagazineBuild Management
Best Practices
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