SCM Community Connections

SCM and Release Management Resources

• Steve Easterbrook's Resource Guide
• Brad Appleton's Page has many links to SCM resources.
• Damon Poole's Blog is about SCM in an agile environment.
• The scm-patterns list on Yahoo Groups is a place to discuss the patterns in the book, as well as other patterns. There is also a resources section.
• A Software Release Management wiki maintained by Wim Kerkhoff.
• StickyMinds.com has a Configuration Management Zone. (Brad and Steve are Technical Advisors for the CM Zone.)
• CM Crossroads is an online community and resource center for Configuration Management hosting interactive forums, a member contributed file cabinet and a substantial resource links database.
• Configuration Management wiki at CM Crossroads is a place to share information about the all aspects of configuration management, not just SCM or SCM patterns.
• UCM Central, an Australian based, non-commercial site dedicated to Configuration Management education.
• is a product company that specializes in smart software build tools.

• Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt have written an excellent book, Pragmatic Version Control which explains how to use CVS in a basic and effective way. This book is an excellent companion to the SCM Patterns Book.
  
• See the list on our Related Books page for relevant books available through Amazon.com.

Other Places of Interest

• The Agile Alliance.
• The c2.com wiki which contains information about patterns, XP and other items of relevance if you are interested in agile development.
• The Extreme Programming Group at Yahoo Groups often discusses topic of interest to those who want to develop code quickly and effectively.
• XProgramming.com is a great Extreme Programming resource. This site includes & XPMagazine.
• Methods & Tools is an online newsletter with informations on many aspects of application development.
• Good testing practice is a basis for good SCM processes. Testing.com is an excellent resource for learning about testing, including agile testing.
• Martinig & Associates has a good collection of links related to software development.
• Software Development Magazine has regular articles on agile development and process.

Services and Tools

• The Consulting Page has links to tools and other resources that you can use if you need assistance with your project.