Software Development Management- How?

Question

Hi There,
Does anyone know of a good way to manage software development (in
Labview)?
I've been the only programmer in Labview at my company, so tracking
software changes wasn't too bad. We recently hired a couple of
engineers who also program Labview. Now we're at a point where there
are many versions of the same software springing up. No one here has
any knowledge of software management tools available (except a
spreadsheet program, and a magnetic marker board).
Any links or suggestions are welcomed.
Kind Regards,
-Dorian
dorianjps_at_hotmail.com (change _at_ to @ if e-mailing me)

Answer 1

Dorian Grey wrote:
>
> Hi There,
>
> Does anyone know of a good way to manage software development (in
> Labview)?
>
> I've been the only programmer in Labview at my company, so tracking
> software changes wasn't too bad. We recently hired a couple of
> engineers who also program Labview. Now we're at a point where there
> are many versions of the same software springing up. No one here has
> any knowledge of software management tools available (except a
> spreadsheet program, and a magnetic marker board).
A critical part of any source code management is the human level:
deciding which developer will touch what VIs! Then you choose a tool.
We use MS Visual SourceSafe and it works OK for 2 developers.
I've used it on my own for 3 years.
Availabl
e standalone or as part of Visual Studio.
I also know people at a systems integrator (NI Alliance member) who use
it. They still use it for control of up to 20 developers' work.
See its home page http://msdn.microsoft.com/ssafe/ and the best
practices page
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/vssbest.asp
Best, Mark