Using the CVS version management system in a software engineering course

  • Authors:
  • Jon Beck

  • Affiliations:
  • Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

A number of the knowledge areas in the joint ACM IEEE-CS software engineering computing curricula involve learning about or using a version management system. A version management system can also address several important topics in a software engineering course not covered in the computing curricula. Such a system can facilitate the logistics of a team-based software engineering course project to enhance the realism and efficacy of the project. An argument is made for a specific version management system, CVS. Details of how CVS can be configured for use in a software engineering course to achieve these benefits are presented.