1.4.2 Recommended Windows Development Model
The recommended Windows development model is an Independent Windows Workstation to a VCS Master.
The reasons for this development model are:
- The primary target platform is Windows.
- Development is primarily Windows in-house.
- Already using a Version Control System and, potentially, a change management system on Windows.
- Version Control System of your choice
- No task tracking or security
- Separate build machine for Windows deployments.
- All developers use Independent Windows Workstation to a VCS Master
The Version Control System is a fundamental part of this model. The decision about which VCS suits your development shop will affect every facet of the development life cycle. VCS are many and varied. As such, it is almost essential that existing administrative and management experience in the use of a VCS already exists in-house.
See the following sections for assistance in where to start with VCS: