In any case, RTC will do many things for a team. It integrates directly with Eclipse or Visual Studio, and there is also a web UI. Installation is a breeze, too, as it comes with Tomcat and Derby. Here are some specifics: - Work items are a key aspect of the product, as users are able to create work items of different types (defects, enhancements, tasks, stories, etc.), assign ownership of these work items to others in the project area, and collaborate using these work items through comments, attachments, approval/reviewer processes, and RSS/Atom feeds. Users are also able to enter planned versus actual work hours, so they can track their team load. - There is an integrated SCM component for version control that users can leverage directly in Eclipse or Visual Studio. It is stream-based, and allows users to deliver multiple changes at one in a single change set. Change sets may be associated with work items so it's easy to see what changes were made for a particular work item, or why a change set was delivered. - There is also an integrated build engine that uses Ant, so you can incorporate existing Ant scripts very easily. The integrated build component allows users to request a build on an ad-hoc or scheduled basis, and automatically retains a snapshot of the files in each build so they can be easily reproduced. Also, it maintains build histories, provides JUnit test results, and allows users to easily track the contents of each build.
There's a wealth of other useful functionality, as well. Check out jazz.net and see for yourself!
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I highly recommend you take a look at IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) Express-C:
https://jazz.net/downloads/rational-team-concert/releases/2.0/
It is 100% free for up to 3 users. RTC is based on Jazz (jazz.net), a sophisticated, collaborative software delivery platform from IBM Rational. Erich Gamma, one of the technical leads for Jazz, recently responded to questions about Jazz and other topics from Slashdot users in an interview:
http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/09/07/08/1851209/Jazz-Technical-Lead-Erich-Gamma-Answers-Your-Questions
In any case, RTC will do many things for a team. It integrates directly with Eclipse or Visual Studio, and there is also a web UI. Installation is a breeze, too, as it comes with Tomcat and Derby. Here are some specifics:
- Work items are a key aspect of the product, as users are able to create work items of different types (defects, enhancements, tasks, stories, etc.), assign ownership of these work items to others in the project area, and collaborate using these work items through comments, attachments, approval/reviewer processes, and RSS/Atom feeds. Users are also able to enter planned versus actual work hours, so they can track their team load.
- There is an integrated SCM component for version control that users can leverage directly in Eclipse or Visual Studio. It is stream-based, and allows users to deliver multiple changes at one in a single change set. Change sets may be associated with work items so it's easy to see what changes were made for a particular work item, or why a change set was delivered.
- There is also an integrated build engine that uses Ant, so you can incorporate existing Ant scripts very easily. The integrated build component allows users to request a build on an ad-hoc or scheduled basis, and automatically retains a snapshot of the files in each build so they can be easily reproduced. Also, it maintains build histories, provides JUnit test results, and allows users to easily track the contents of each build.
There's a wealth of other useful functionality, as well. Check out jazz.net and see for yourself!
Murad