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Asked: 2026-05-13T14:48:11+00:00

Currently I am working on a project that involves the following daily workflow: Update

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Currently I am working on a project that involves the following daily workflow:

  1. Update local code and edit
  2. commit to subversion repository
  3. ftp to a testing server

I have been using Netbeans to handle all of this but frankly it, combined with the other stuff I am running, eats up all of my machine’s resources frequently leaving it sluggish. By switching to a lighter text editor, a standalone ftp client and a standalone svn client I avoid the slowdowns and resource hogging but working becomes clunkier as I move between apps. Basically I really like Netbeans but until I can get a more powerful machine (Macbook Pro next week?) I am stuck.

What is your workflow? Any suggestions on how I can improve mine? Can I cut out FTP with Subversion in some way?

p.s. Subversion use is cast in stone so no git. Also, I’m on a Mac.

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  1. Editorial Team

    On Mac, I use TextMate as my editor of choice. Lots of language goodies for speeding development in whatever language you’re doing via Bundles. It has an SVN bundle, which lets you update/checkout/commit directly. I use that for quick updates/checkouts. On my test server, I have another SVN working directory. I set up an SVN Post Commit hook to 1) automatically update the test server with the latest code, and then 2) send a twitter message to inform other developers of the change.

    If I want to do more in depth work on the SVN repository (tags, commit logs, diffs) I tend to use the command line, or use a dedicated client like Cornerstone.

    Eclipse is an IDE, which also includes syncing with version control, and FTP.

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