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When learning CSS I found myself asking what the heck is a class, an ID, and why should I care? In this blog post I am going to expalin the difference between ID's, Classes, and when you should use each.
A class is a group of elements that are the same or similar. The most important thing to remember about classes is that they are not unique. This means that you can use the same class on multiple elements and you can have as many elements as you want in a class.
An ID is a singular identifier of one HTML tag. The most important thing to remember about ID's is that they are unique. Each element can have only one ID and each page can only have one element with that ID. Your code will not pass validation if you use the same ID on more than one element. One of the main benefits of using ID's is that they can be accessed directly through a hash value.
So when should you use each one? Any time you want to apply the same styling to multiple elements you want to use a class.
Let's use our Berkshire website as an example. Take a look at the heading of the page:
The heading to the web page is unique to this page. You are not going to want to have this element repeated so an ID makes sense here. I use an id to create a container for the entire heading and add all of the characteristics that are shared within the heading.
Now I want you to focus on the top line. Notice how the B and the H are larger than the rest of the font? This is a good example on when you would want to use a class since this is a style that will be repeated.
Any time I want to make text twice as big as normal I can use this class to style the element.
So what does my HTML code look like?
Notice how I am able to call boldbluetext class (I admit I probably should have named this something better) twice. Once for the H and again for the B.
I hope this blog post was able to help you understand the differences between classes and ids a little bit better. If you are still confused, try to write a blog post explaining the differences and best practices because I know it helped me to understand them a lot better.
Thanks for reading.


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- Best 600 Dollar Gaming PC Parts List
- $600 Gaming PC Video Guide
- Building a Gaming PC for Beginners
- Build Add-Ons
- Should You Buy an SSD?
In this build guide, we’re going to learn how to make the best 600 dollar gaming PC in 2020.
This price range is great for builders on a budget – you’re spending enough on the build to ensure you’re getting quality components, but you don’t have to break the bank.
I can assure you that this is a terrific gaming PC for the money, especially for 1080p gaming.
If you’re interested in maxing out games in 1080p with ultra settings while achieving 60 to 100 FPS, this is the build for you.
This build can even game in 1440p, as long as you’re willing to turn your settings down a bit.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the build:
Best 600 Dollar Gaming PC Parts List
| Component | Name | Image | Part Overview |
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| CPU | Ryzen 3 2200G | View | |
| MOBO | MSI B450M PRO-VDH | View | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB | View | |
| SSD | Kingston A400 480GB | View | |
| GPU | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | View | |
| PSU | Raidmax Scorpio 535 Watt | View | |
| CASE | Cooler Master Masterbox Q300L | View | |
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*prices fluctuate daily. The budget is within a $50 threshold. Some components may have been adjusted to fit the budget.
Ryzen 3 2200G
Quad-Core Processor
Offering four physical cores and impressive out-of-the-box performance, the Ryzen 3 2200G is the perfect processor for a budget gaming PC.
- Supports overclocking
- Up to 64GB RAM
- Budget friendly
- Not the most future proof motherboard
With a base clock of 3.5 GHz, this CPU boosts up to 3.7 GHz under heavy load. You won’t have to worry about buying an aftermarket CPU cooler for the 2200G as AMD’s Stealth Coolers are pretty darn good.
In fact, you can even do some light overclocking with the stock cooler – however, if you’re more serious about overclocking and you want to harness this CPU’s maximum performance, you’ll need to invest in an aftermarket cooler.
As far as budget chips go, this one is a winner – it beats out any of Intel’s similarly priced offerings, and punches above its weight class in terms of performance.
Sure, it’s not the best processor on the market, but it’s not meant to be. This CPU is designed for budget gaming PC builds, and that’s EXACTLY what it does best.
MSI B450M PRO-VDH
Micro-ATX Motherboard
When it comes to bang for your PC gaming buck motherboards, it doesn't get much better than this. Durable, reliable, affordable, and overclockable, this motherboard can do it all for a modest price.
- Supports overclocking
- Up to 64GB RAM
- Budget friendly
- Not the most future proof motherboard
The MSI B450M PRO-VDH has an AM4 socket (obviously) and four RAM slots that can support up to 64GB of DDR4-3466 memory.
It has a single PCI-E x16 slot for a graphics card, and two PCI-E x1 slots as well.
Rocking four SATA 6 Gb/s ports and an M.2 slot, storage support isn’t an issue here either.
Of course, this motherboard has onboard USB 3.0 headers and RAID support as well.
Best of all, this motherboard has a B450 chipset – it’s the second generation of the B350, chipset designed specifically for the second generation Ryzen processors.
What does this mean for you?
This motherboard supports overclocking without breaking the bank.
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-3000
Dual-Channel Memory
Luckily RAM prices have dropped significantly and it's now more affordable than ever to sport 16GB of RAM in your gaming PC build.
- Dual-channel memory
- High speed
- 16GB
- Affordable
- None
A few years ago, I would’ve said 8GB was enough for gaming – and in 2020, that’s probably still the case.
However, newer titles are starting to recommend 12GB and even 16GB for optimal performance.
Looking at how quickly games are progressing, getting 16GB of RAM is a good idea to future-proof your PC.
In addition, Ryzen CPUs utilize RAM more than other models, so having plenty of high speed RAM is going to boost your processor’s performance as well.
Besides, you can pick up 16GB of DDR4-3000MHz RAM for less than $75 these days.
Kingston A400 480GB SSD
High-Speed Storage
Lightning fast storage is the name of the game these days – that's why this build is rocking a solid state drive, not a mechanical hard drive.
- Crazy fast boot speeds
- Maps load quickly
- No moving parts
- Only 480GB of storage
- More expensive than a mechanical drive
Trust me, the difference between a mechanical hard drive and a solid state drive is night and day.
Although an SSD won’t improve your FPS, it will significantly improve loading speeds, both in terms of boot speeds and loading screens.
You can check out our full guide on whether or not an SSD will improve FPS by clicking here.
Unfortunately, this SSD is only 480GB (SSDs are more expensive) so you won’t be able to fit a TON of stuff on this drive.
Just download your OS, drivers, and your favorite games/applications. We HIGHLY recommend adding a 1TB or 2TB mass storage mechanical drive to the build for good measure.
They’re only $40 these days and you can use them to store games, music, movies, applications, etc.
But if you can only pick one, the SSD is the way to go for performance.
ZOTAC GTX 1060 6GB
Dual-Fan Graphics Card
The king of budget 1080p gaming performance, this GPU is perfect for most mid-range gaming PC builds thanks to its good clock speed.
- 6GB of memory
- Crushes 1080p
- Can handle high-ultra settings
- Affordable
- More expensive than AMD competition
The GTX 1060 6GB still seems to come out on top in terms of gaming performance when compared against similarly priced cards in the 1600 series.
This card has 6GB of dedicated memory, which means you can safely turn up textures and AA without having to worry about taking a huge performance hit.
You won’t be able to play in 1440p, but as far 1080p gaming performance is concerned, you can’t go wron with this GPU.
Sporting a core clock of 1506 MHz and a boost clock of 1708 MHz, it’s already pretty powerful to begin with.
And thanks to its dual-fan cooling system, you can easily overclock and push this thing to the limit, thus harnessing its true performance potential.
When paired with the Ryzen 3 2200G, you’re left with a dynamic performance duo on a budget.
Cooler Master Masterbox Q300L
Micro-ATX Case
If I could sum up this case with (two) words, they'd be style and performance.
- Awesome design
- Acrylic side panel window
- Great airflow
- Affordable price
- Poor airflow
This case looks great, and performs even better. Despite being a small micro ATX case, the Masterbox Q300L has a spacious interior.
You won’t have any issue building in this chasis. There are plenty of cable management options, and the case ships with an awesome cooling fan that has LEDs built in.
Airflow inside this case is pretty good, but don’t let your messy cables ruin it. You can learn more about cable management and airflow by checking out our guide.
It has a cool design on the front, and a big acrylic side panel window as well.
If you want to learn more about this and other cases like it, check out our guide on the smallest micro ATX cases.
Raidmax Scorpio 535W 80+ Bronze
Semi-modular Power Supply
This PSU isn't mainstream, but that doesn't mean it isn't awesome. Rocking more than 500 watts of power, this power supply is nothing but reliable.
- Incredibly durable
- Good bang for your buck
- Not the most efficient PSU on the market
Yeah, this power supply has 535 watts of power, it’s Semi-modular, and it has an 80+ Bronze certification. Great. For more info on power supply ratings, click that link to check out our guide!
But it gets better.
I’ve had this power supply for three years. Now I use it for test rigs, but it used to be my main PSU.
And let me tell you:
That thing was dropped, banged, and bruised countless times (because I’m clumsy) but it kept chugging along.
What’s the bottom line here?
This power supply is reliable, durable, power efficient, and easy to work with.
Best of all, it’s pretty darn cheap too, making it a perfect fit for our 600 dollar budget.
$600 Gaming PC Video Guide
Building a Gaming PC for Beginners
A lot of beginners want to build a gaming PC, but they don’t really know where to start.
Let’s talk a little bit about choosing the components for your PC build.
Choosing Your Processor and Graphics Card
A lot of first-time builders make the mistake of wasting too much money on a fast CPU and a ton of RAM, but they don’t spend enough on the graphics card.
That’s a fatal mistake. Here’s why:
The GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is responsible for 3D rendering, which is the primary gaming related task.
If you’re building a gaming PC for $600, you’re going to want to spend as much as you can on your GPU.
Still, that doesn’t mean you should spend too much on it.
I know that sounds contradictory, so let me explain:
Some people – rather than overspending on the processor – overspend on the GPU, and they buy a processor that’s too old and slow.
This will lead to something known as a CPU bottleneck, which will kill the performance potential of your gaming PC and result in a pretty bad experience overall, especially if the games you’re playing require a decent amount of processing power.
The CPU isn’t the primary component in a gaming PC, but it still has to process a lot of information… that’s a given.
If your GPU is too fast, your processor won’t be able to keep up.
Imagine trying to pair an Intel Pentium CPU with a GTX 1080 Ti.
Obviously, the 1080 Ti has way more processing power than the Pentium.
In this scenario, the Pentium CPU would be at 100% usage, causing frame drops, stutters, and ultimately limiting the power of the graphics card.
On the other hand, what if you bought an Intel i7 8700K (a top of the line CPU) and paired it with a GTX 750 Ti (an old, slow GPU)?
You’d have another bottleneck on your hands, but this time the graphics card would be too slow to keep up with the graphics card.
Tip
Here’s the key to building a 600 dollar gaming PC on a budget:
Choose the best graphics card you can, and then buy a CPU that is good enough to keep up.
It’s all about buying a CPU/GPU combo that compliments one another.
Luckily, we were able to select a powerful graphics card and a powerful processor, so we’re all set.
Choosing a Motherboard
When you’re building a $600 gaming PC, you don’t need to go all out on your motherboard.

All of those features are nice, especially if you’ve got a lot of money to spend – but not on a $600 budget.
When you’re choosing a gaming motherboard for a budget PC, you should stick to the basics.
Here are the things to focus on:
- Socket type
- Chipset
- RAM support
- Storage options
- Form factor
- BIOS
- Fan Headers
- Crossfire/SLI support
Let’s go over each of those points in a bit more detail:
Socket type and form factor are pretty straightforward.
First of all, you should know the size (form factor) of your motherboard so you can make sure it’s compatible with your case. In addition, larger motherboards tend to have more features.
You should also definitely know your motherboard’s socket type, as this will determine which CPUs your motherboard is compatible with.
In the unfortunate event you buy a motherboard with the wrong socket type, you’re going to be out of luck.
It’s important to make sure you have the right chipset. Low-end chipsets don’t support overclocking.
Since we’re using a Ryzen CPU in this build, you should buy a motherboard that supports overclocking, as Ryzen CPUs benefit tremendously from overclocking.
B350/B450 chipsets are, in general, the low-end chipsets that still support overclocking.
With all of that being said, choose a motherboard that:
- Is Cost-effective
- Has Crossfire/SLI support if you want it (not feasible on a $600 budget)
- Has enough SATA ports
- Has USB 3.0
- Is compatible with your CPU
- Supports overclocking
- Has enough fan headers for your build
- Sufficient RAM slots with adequate speed support
You should also check the motherboard’s BIOS reviews – some are easier to use than others, and you don’t want to be stuck with a complicated BIOS as a beginner.
Choosing RAM
A lot of inexperienced PC builders make the mistake of going overboard when it comes to RAM.
In reality, you don’t need all that much, at least when it comes to gaming. 16GB of fast RAM is recommended for optimal performance, although it’s far from necessary.
Ryzen performance benefits significantly from having plenty of high speed RAM to work with. Still, if you’d rather allocate the money elsewhere – say, for extra storage – 8GB of RAM will still do in 2020.
Besides, you can always upgrade in the future.
Conversely, if you’re the kind of person who likes to multitask a lot, you’re going to want the extra RAM.
Google Chrome – the most popular browser on the web – uses a lot of RAM, and it’s hard to game with satisfactory frame rates while you have a few Chrome tabs open.
RAM is also great for other workstation tasks such as streaming, recording, editing, and rendering.
What’s the bottom line here?
You can run 16GB of RAM in your build for optimal performance at a higher cost, or you can save some money and get by with 8GB.
Think of the extra 8GB as a power up.
Do You Need a Fancy Case?
The short answer is no, but of course, there’s a bit more to it than that.
Nowadays, you can usually find a half-decent looking case for cheap.
In fact, if you know where to look, you can even find good looking cases for a good price.
Finding a case that functions as well as it looks, well, that’s another story.
Some people will buy the first good looking case they find with LEDs – big mistake.
Sure, looks are important. But your case also needs to do its job, which is even more important.
Some cases are hard to work in; others don’t have much room for case fans.
Further still, some cases are just plain old cheap, made with flimsy, plastic designs and low quality parts.
A proper case needs to be sturdy and robust, with plenty of room to work with inside.
Make sure it has ample room for fans, CPU coolers, graphics cards, drives, etc.
In terms of features, some cases have more than others.
With this sort of thing, you just have to shop around a bit to see what’s out there, and make your decision from there.
Cable management is another thing to consider. You’re going to have a harder time wiring your PC in a small ATX case than a larger case.
A cabled mess isn’t what you want.
Speaking of which, let’s talk a bit about airflow and cable management.
Cable Management in a $600 Gaming PC
Proper cable management is a must, regardless of your experience in the world of PC building.
Whether you’re building in a small micro ATX case or a full tower case, you’re going to want to wire up your rig properly.
Bad cable management looks, well, terrible. It’s especially harmful to the overall look of your gaming PC if you have a side panel window.
Who wants to peer inside a nice case, only to see a jumbled mess of cables all tangled up?
Even more importantly, poor cable management is going to harm your case’s airflow. In fact, I wrote an entire guide about how cable management affects airflow in your case.
A good case should distribute a healthy amount of cool air to the components inside, while simultaneously expelling the warm air created by the parts.
In order to accomplish this, a stream of air needs to be created with the help of intake and exhaust fans. Cables in the way equates to a blocked airway.
If you want to get the most performance out of your gaming PC, you should definitely be overclocking. After all, this build was designed with overclocking in mind.
That also means your parts are going to generate extra heat, which needs to be handled properly.
Components that get too hot won’t live for long, at least in comparison to their well-ventilated counterparts.
Luckily, there are plenty of cable management guides online. Follow them, and you’ll be good to go!
Build Add-Ons
The build guide above covers the bare minimum – you’re still going to need to buy some extra peripherals including a mouse, keyboard, monitor, wifi card, etc.
The next portion of this guide is going to highlight some of the additional things you may want to include in your new PC gaming setup.
A Gaming Keyboard
If you’re thinking about getting into PC gaming, you’re probably wondering what it’s like to game with a keyboard and mouse, especially if you’re coming over from console.
In my experience, using a keyboard and mouse is far superior to a controller.
A mouse can detect precise movements, whereas a joystick on a more traditional controller is clunky.
Your wrist is far more precise than your thumbs, which means a mouse is more accurate. That’s why PC gamers can’t use aim assist.
Don’t get me wrong, it will take you a while to learn the keyboard and mouse – but once you figure things out, you’ll wonder how you ever played games with a console controller!
Anyway, trying to game with an old keyboard, or one that wasn’t designed for gaming, can be a bit tricky to say the least.
You’ll want to invest in a gaming keyboard for a few reasons:
- Gaming keyboards are designed to deliver the best gaming performance
- You want a keyboard that is comfortable for you, even after an all night gaming session
- Gaming keyboards often come equipped with cool LED lights that add some personality to your setup
Knowing how to buy a great gaming keyboard is important.
Some keyboards have membrane switches, which means the keys feel a bit mushy.
Most gamers, myself included, prefer a ‘crisper’ response when we press a key. That’s why I’d recommend going for a mechanical keyboard.
Here are some popular gaming keyboards to consider:
- Logitech G513 – $150
- Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 – $130
- Razer Cynosa Chroma – $60
- HyperX Alloy Elite – $110
Making the switch to the keyboard and mouse from a console controller can be tough, and requires a lot of practice. In fact, PC gaming in general requires a lot of focus. If you want to improve as fast as possible, I recommend taking a nootropic supplement.
They’re like sports supplements, but for your brain. Here is a list of my favorite supplements. I take them before starting a competitive match to give me the extra focus I need to succeed. But of course, do your own research before you try out a supplement of any kind. After all, I’m just some dude on the internet!
A Gaming Mouse
As mentioned previously, a proper gaming mouse gives you the competitive edge you need to smash the competition.
No matter what kind of gamer you are or what games you enjoy playing, buying the right mouse is imperative.
There are different kinds of grips, and different mice are better for each type.
Your mouse has to feel comfortable in your hand. If you’re competitive, you’ll want a highly precise mouse.
Lastly, most gaming mice come equipped with programmable buttons known as macros which you can use easily configure to suit your needs.
Here are some popular gaming mice to consider:
- Razer DeathAdder Elite – $53
- Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum – $50
- Logitech G703 – $100
A Great Gaming Headset
The quality of your gaming headset is equally important as the quality of your keyboard and mouse. Sound helps to immersify you in the game you’re playing.
If it’s a competitive title like CS:GO, Fortnite or PUBG, you definitely want to be able to hear your opponents. Sound gives you far more information than you may think!
With that being said, here are some popular gaming headsets to consider:
- Razer KrakenPro V2 – $70
- HyperX Cloud Revolver S – $150
An Optical Drive
Although an optical drive isn’t necessary, you may want to include one in your build.
Luckily, you can buy a standard DVD/CD writer for less than $20. However, if you want to watch Blue Ray movies, you will probably end up paying a bit more.
Keep in mind that you DO NOT need an optical drive to install Windows 10. In fact, now Windows is usually installed via a USB flash drive.
In my opinion, an optical drive is totally optional. If you do choose to go that route and buy one, I’d recommend a $20 standard DVD/CD writer.
I have one in my PC, but I rarely use it – actually, the only time I ever have used my optical drive was to install the default motherboard drivers, but that can easily be done online as well.
Either way, here are some optical drives to consider:
A Fast WiFi Card
Regardless of the games you enjoy playing, a proper internet connection is mandatory.
Even if you don’t play multiplayer games, you still want a good internet connection to download games, stream music, watch videos, etc.
A wired connection with an ethernet cable is optimal to provide the best connection.
Unfortunately, not everyone can set up their PC next to their router.
If you can’t there are still plenty of options open to you.
First option: You could always buy a long ethernet cable and wire it through your house. However, this option is costly and time consuming. Unless you want to drill holes in your walls/floor, I’d recommend avoiding this option.
Second option: Using a power line adapter is probably your best bet if you want a great wired connection. Rather than running an ethernet cable across your house in the walls, you can make use of your house’s existing infrastructure.
Powerline adapters use your house’s electrical wiring to run the internet connection from your router to anywhere else in your house. Click here to learn more about powerline adapters and how you can use one!
Third option: Rather than choosing a wired connection, you can always use a USB WiFi adapter. They’re not as fast as a wired connection, but they’re pretty darn close, not to mention cheap and easy!
Here are some popular WiFi adapters to consider:
- OURLINK 600Mbps mini 802.11ac Dual Band 2.4G/5G Wireless Network Adapter – $16
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Solid State Drives (SSDs) significantly improve your PC’s overall performance.
Although more expensive than traditional storage solutions, they’re well worth the money.
You can pick up a 240GB SSD for around $60. That’s a perfect amount of storage for your Windows OS, drivers, and some games.
Seriously, spend the extra money.
Mechanical drives are cheap and great for mass storage, but that’s about it.
If you install your Windows on an SSD, your PC will cold boot (that is, powering on from a completely turned off state) to being fully functional and ready to go in less than 30 seconds. Really, I’m not kidding.
Moreover, you’ll find your applications loading far quicker, not to mention your games.
If you have the extra money to spend, buy an SSD.
 However, it’s well worth the investment.
In another life (probably two years ago) I only had a 1TB mass storage mechanical drive.
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I only had to pay $45 for a WD Caviar Blue drive, which I thought was a steal – and, in all honesty, it is a steal.
So, if it’s such a great deal, why am I complaining?

When I finally decided to upgrade, I moved my operating system and drivers to an SSD, and my computer booted in less than 30 seconds, and it was ready for action.
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A film review by Steve Kong Copyright 1997 Steve Kong
"Bring back Tim Burton! Bring back Tim Burton!" the little voice in the back of my head kept screaming, and this was only five minutes into Batman & Robin. The voice got louder and louder as the movie got worse and worse. I've always loved Batman, from the cheezy campy TV show that I watched as a kid to the comics to the Tim Burton movies to the animated series. When Joel Schumacher came on board with the third installment of the big screen Batman series, I thought he made a decent attempt a directing Batman Forever. Sure, Forever had a different look and a different -- more action -- feel to it, but it was a fun film.
With Batman & Robin it looks like Schumacher wants to take the series back to the old days of the Batman TV series, adding a full compliment of campiness to it. I'm thankful he hasn't -- yet -- brought the big exploding lettered action cards to the big screen (remember? BLAM! CRASH! ZOW!) But, Schumacher comes pretty close to it. To say the least, Batman & Robin is the worse of the big screen Batman series. To be even more honest, it's one of the worst big budget movies I've seen this year.
The script by Batman Forever's Akiva Goldsman is so paper thin that I'm hesitant to even waste time explaining it. In one sentence: Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy want to kill Batman, Batman and Robin want to kill each other, and we get a new add-on rubberized suit super heroine.
How's George Clooney as the new face behind the mask? Clooney gives an admirable performance as Batman, and is the only actor in Batman that is not over-the-top or sliding deep past overacting. I like Clooney as Batman more than I did Kilmer, but I still think that Michael Keaton is the real Batman.  Arnold Schwarzenegger must have been paid a lot of money to throw his reputation on this awful movie. He gives the worse performance of the whole cast of big name stars. His overacting is unbearable. Uma Thurman does a bit better than Arnold Schwarzenegger, but not by much. And Alicia Silverstone looks like she can barely fit into that kinky rubbersuit.
As for Clooney, of the three action films that I've seen of his -- Batman & Robin, The Peacemaker, and From Dusk Till Dawn -- this is the worse film of his action career. He's a good actor, and he really deserves better that any of his previous action films. If you want to see Clooney in a somewhat decent action movie, try The Peacemaker. Schumacher has brought the whole Batman series to its lowest point with this film. And with rumors of another film in the series, I have only one piece of advice for the studios, "Bring back Tim Burton! Bring back Tim Burton!" As much as I like Clooney as Batman, at this point just about anyone can be Batman. Burton's Batman was a dark man living in a dark world. Schumacher's Batman is a cardboard cutout comic character running around like a headless chicken in a comic book world.
Batman & Robin is just plain awful. Save your money. Miss it, Miss it, Miss it. I'm sorry I spent the two hours watching this film. The only thing that carried me on watching was to see how much worse the film could get. And after the first few minutes when the film starts to go down hill, the hill becomes intangibly more steep as each passing minute comes along. This film is not fun it's just painful. Save yourself from the pain.
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In a columnar transposition, the message is written out in rows of a fixed length. The message is then read out column by column, where the columns are chosen in some scrambled order. The number of columns and the order in which they are chosen is defined by a keyword. For example, the word ZEBRAS is 6 letters long. Therefore, there are 6 columns that will be read off in the following order: 6 3 2 4 1 5. The order is chosen by the alphabetical order of the letters in the keyword.
Regular CaseIn a regular columnar transposition cipher, the empty spaces are filled with random letters. For example, suppose we use the keyword ZEBRAS and the message WE ARE DISCOVERED FLEE AT ONCE. Our grid would look like this:
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Double Column TranspositionTo make the message even more difficult to decipher, you can take the ciphertext produced by this algorithm and run it through the encryption again using a different keyword. This transposes the columns twice and makes the message extremely difficult to decipher.


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We want to default-construct an object of a potentially over-aligned generic
type, T
, in storage of size
n
, whose address is stored
in a pointer, p
.
#include <boost/align/align.hpp>
Use the align
function to
adjust the pointer so that it is suitably aligned.
auto result = boost::alignment:: align(alignof(T), sizeof(T), p, n);
If successful, n
is decreased
by the byte count that p
was advanced to be suitably aligned, and the adjusted value of p
is returned. It now points to an address
at which to construct an object of type T
.
if (result) { ::new(result) T(); }
If unsuccessful, because n
has insufficient space to fit an object of the requested size after adjusting
p
to have the requested alignment,
a null pointer is returned and p
and n
are not changed.
else { throw std::exception(); }
We want to dynamically allocate storage for, and default-construct within
that storage, an object of a generic type T
that is potentially over-aligned.
#include <boost/align/aligned_alloc.hpp>
Allocate an object of a desired alignment and size using the aligned_alloc
allocation function.
auto p = boost::alignment:: aligned_alloc(alignof(T), sizeof(T));
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aligned_free
function is
used.
if (p) { try { ::new(p) T(); } catch (...) { boost::alignment::aligned_free(p); throw; } }
If unsuccessful, a null pointer is returned.
else { throw std::bad_alloc(); }
Free this storage, via the aligned_free
function, when it is no longer required.
boost::alignment::aligned_free(p);
We want to use standard library allocator-aware containers, such as vector
, with a generic type, T
, that is potentially over-aligned.
#include <boost/align/aligned_allocator.hpp>
Specify the aligned_allocator
allocator via the container's allocator template parameter.
std::vector<T, boost::alignment:: aligned_allocator<T> > v;
If we wanted a vector of a different type, such as int
,
but desired that each integer object had the alignment of T
,
this is possible by specifying the minimum alignment with the allocator.
std::vector<int, boost::alignment:: aligned_allocator<int, alignof(T)> > v;
We want to make an existing allocator type, A
,
alignment-aware and use it with a standard library container, such as vector
, with a type, T
,
that is potentially over-aligned.
#include <boost/align/aligned_allocator_adaptor.hpp>
We use class template aligned_allocator_adaptor
as the vector's allocator type.
std::vector<T, boost::alignment:: aligned_allocator_adaptor<A> > v(a);
If we wanted a vector of a different type, such as int
,
but desired that each integer object had the alignment of T
,
this is possible by specifying the minimum alignment with the allocator adaptor.
std::vector<int, boost::alignment:: aligned_allocator_adaptor<A, alignof(T)> > v(a);
We want a default deleter for use with unique_ptr
that can be used to deallocate and destroy objects which were constructed
in storage that was allocated with aligned_alloc
.
#include <boost/align/aligned_delete.hpp>
Storage is allocated for the object using aligned_alloc
.
auto p = boost::alignment:: aligned_alloc(alignof(T), sizeof(T)); if (!p) { throw std::bad_alloc(); }
An object is constructed in that storage using placement new.
try { q = ::new(p) T(); } catch (...) { boost::alignment::aligned_free(p); throw; }
Use the aligned_delete
class
as the deleter template parameter.
std::unique_ptr<T, boost::alignment::aligned_delete> u(q);
We want to assert at compile time that the alignment of a type, T
, is at least as large as the alignment
of a type, U
.
#include <boost/align/alignment_of.hpp>
Use the alignment_of
class
template to determine the alignment of the type.
static_assert(boost::alignment::alignment_of<T>:: value >= boost::alignment::alignment_of<U>:: value, "");
We want to assert that the alignment of a pointer, p
,
is at least the alignment of a generic type, T
,
that is potentially over-aligned.
#include <boost/align/is_aligned.hpp>
Use the is_aligned
function
to test the alignment of the pointer.
assert(boost::alignment::is_aligned(alignof(T), p));


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If we would ever split up, what do you think could be the reason for it?
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What if after an accident, I’d be in a wheelchair, would you still want to continue our relationship?
What do you like most about our sex?
Is there something you’d want to change?
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What things do you not want to accept in me?
What small thing makes you really annoyed?
If you want kids, how many would you want?
What would you eat if you’d have to eat the same thing for a week?
What’s your favourite spice?
What’s your least favourite spice?
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What’s your evening ritual?
Is there something you’d lie to me about to protect me?
Would you get a Facebook profile together with me?
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Would you rather want to meet the pope or the queen?
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Did you ever wanted to marry one of your girlfriends before?
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If we’d have kids together and split up, would you consider taking custody? Or shared custody?
What did you really dislike about yourself when you were younger but were able to accept now?
What surprised you the most about your current job?
What’s the craziest thing a boss has ever asked you to do?
If you were guaranteed to be successful, what job would you want?
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What’s a book you hated that everyone else loved, and vice versa?
What’s a movie that made you cry? Or laugh aloud?
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
What is the funniest sport to you?
Who would you want to be your kids godfather? Who might ask you to be their kids’ godfather?
Do you tell people enough how much they mean to you?
Does your family have any “secret” or famous recipes?
What did you like more as a kid: the swing or the slides?
Would you want to move to the city if I would really want to go there (maybe bc of a job)?
What are your favourite names?
What’s the coolest road trip you’ve ever been on?
Can you make a map for me where you have been and where you still want to go?
Could I convince you to move to Australia for me?
Tell me the best home-remedy you know?
If I’d lie in bed the whole day not doing anything, would you animate me to do something or let me lie there?
Would you ever get a tattoo? What would it be?
Who’s the most important role model or mentor you’ve had in your life?
If you were in charge of picking the eighth wonder of the world, what would you choose?
What’s the strangest compliment you’ve ever gotten?
Pepper or salt?
Do you think you’re more the type to be called or do you call people? (I.e. to go out, meet up)
If you could teach a college course on any subject you want, what would it be?
What’s the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done?
What about your teenage self embarrasses you most?
When’s the last time you failed spectacularly at something?
What’s your family’s weirdest tradition?
What’s something you have hidden from your boss?
Do you have any irrational fears and if so, what are they?
What’s the funniest or most traumatic thing that’s ever happened to you on a date?
Which animal can you imitate the best? Do it now
Show me an artistic trick you can do
How far can you bend over with your knees straight?
Do you believe in the concept of “the one”?
Do you believe in fate?
Tell me a story where you inspired someone
What do you think people dislike about you?
What is your favourite country flag?
Do you have any secret untapped passions?
Do you have a hunch about how you’re going to idea?
What age do you hope to live to?
What’s your favourite flavour of syrup?
What’s your favourite pancake topping?
Fruit smoothie or green smoothie?
If you were a native american, what would be your name?
What was the lowlight and highlight of your week?
What was the weirdest/ craziest thing you experienced while travelling?

If you had the choice, would you rather have been born male or female, and why?
If you had to make certain thoughts illegal, what thoughts would you make illegal?
If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
Would you rather loose all your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
What would you choose to be the last meal?
If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
What was something you realised you did wrong your whole life?
When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
What was something you thought to be true as a kid and then, years later, realised was entirely false?
Who of your friends has the best style?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Would you like to be famous? In what way?
When were you last outside of your comfort zone?
What’s the strangest thing about where you grew up?
If you could walke up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
Forget how old you are - How old do you feel? What age would you return to?
What gives you energy?
If you could solve one problem in the world, which would it be?

What frustrates you very easily?
What was the last lie that you told?
Tell me something about yourself that you wouldn’t mention on a first date
Describe the last time someone’s actions really surprised you.
What did you want to be when you were a child?
What sorts of themes are recurring in your dreams?
What’s the best date you have ever planned?
What romantic gesture would you be really stoked about?
Do you have a favourite word?
What languages do you like?
What life experience made you grow the most?
What experience have you had that made you a more compassionate person?
What would be a deal breaker when it comes to dating someone?
What is your guilty pleasure?
What personality trait do you have that annoys your co-workers? Your friends?
What personality trait are you most proud of?
Are you in love? Why is this sometimes difficult?
What did you wanted to become when you were young?
Do you believe in serendipity? Explain why
What is something you think you do more or less than other people?
Think about a time you have been sexually uncomfortable. Please share details.
Imagine you must change one big decision you’ve made. What decision and why?
What crazy job would you like to do if money was no object?
What is the most touching/ inspiring gift you ever gave someone?
What are you embarrassed about?
Which things are illegal you think should not be? Which things you think are the opposite?
What’s your favourite emoticon?
What do you feel too old for?
What do you feel too young for?
Would you want to live with me?
Have you ever kept something borrowed more or less on purpose?
Draw a star. Does it has five points or six?
Can you juggle with three balls? Any more?
Have you ever
Where do you want to travel?
Which superpower would you like to have?
Strawberries or rasberries?
Which job would like you do that is completely different to your current job?
What gets better with age?
Cake or ice cream?
What's the best dish you can cook?
Tell me a secret you've never told your parents
The following questions come from this paper:
Aron, A., Melinat, E., Aron, E. N., Vallone, R. D., & Bator, R. J. (1997). The experimental generation of interpersonal closeness: A procedure and some preliminary findings. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23 (4), 363-377.
Set I
Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
Would you like to be famous? In what way?
Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?
What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?
When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.
For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
Take four minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible. Set II
If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
Set II
If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
Is there something that you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven’t you done it?
What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
What do you value most in a friendship?
What is your most treasured memory?
What is your most terrible memory?
If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why?
What does friendship mean to you?
What roles do love and affection play in your life?
Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner. Share a total of five items.
How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other people’s?
Set III
How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?
Make three true “we” statements each. For instance, “We are both in this room feeling ... “
Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share ... “
If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for him or her to know.
Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things that you might not say to someone you’ve just met.
Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.
 By yourself?
Tell your partner something that you like about them already.
What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them yet?
 After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?
Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?
Share a personal problem and ask your partner’s advice on how he or she might handle it. Also, ask your partner to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling about the problem you have chosen


If you need to restrict access to an instance of AccountManager that uses OAuth 2 to authenticate with a cloud-based service, use the method getPackageManager().checkSignatures(UID1, UID2) to test whether the signature for one package (UID1) is the same as another (UID2).
AccountManager allows a user account to access cloud-based services through the OAuth 2 protocol. Restrict this access to certain applications if the cloud service contains sensitive information or requires a special subscription.
Perform this check for applications that implement a service that uses AccountManager and OAuth2 for cloud-based authentication.
Prior to calling the getAuthToken() method which will retrieve the authentication token for accessing into a cloud service:
As the MyApp developer, you are using a cloud service to access Google application programming interfaces (APIs). You configure your Android applications to automatically bind to the service and use AccountManager to generate a token and log in to the API service.
All works flawlessly, but you discover that other applications can piggyback on your service with a few lines of code:
ServiceConnection connection = new MonitoringServiceConnection(); intent.setAction("com.example.myapp.REGISTER "); context.bindService(intent, connection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE); class MonitoringServiceConnection implements ServiceConnection { public void onServiceConnected (ComponentName className, IBinder binder) { messengerToService = new Messenger(binder); } public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) { messengerToService = null; } };
The onBind() method of the MyApp service contains a call to getAuthToken(), which starts the authentication process to your cloud-based service using AccountManager:
Account account = new<EMAIL_ADDRESS>"com.google"); am.getAuthToken(account, "Manage your tasks”, null, ref, new GetAuthCallback(), handler);
You want to limit access to your service if for no other reason than to require a subscription. Allowing anyone to bind freely and access the service will not work.
To authenticate application access to the MyApp service, you can first capture the sending application’s UID by overriding the sendMessageAtTime() method in the handler instance for the bound service. In this method, call int uid = Binder.getCallingUid(). Next, add a call to checkSignatures() with this UID and the one that is authorized access. If the checkSignatures() method does not return a match (<0), set the incoming message’s arg1 field = -1, and use this in the next method to determine whether this message should be accepted:
@Override public boolean sendMessageAtTime(Message incoming, long l) { int uid = Binder.getCallingUid(); if (getPackageManager().checkSignatures(uid, 10514)<=0) { incoming.arg1=-1; } else { incoming.arg1=1; handleMessage(incoming); } return true; }
This case assumes that the authorized UID is 10514 and was recorded in the onCreate method of the service with a call to Binder.getCallingUid(). If other UIDs are also allowed access, you will need to call the Binder.getCallingUid() method from those applications and store the UID in a persistent location. Of course, use the checkSignatures method for these, as well.
The arg1 field tells you if the message from the recipient should be accepted. Update the handler’s handleMessage() method with logic to look for the incoming message’s arg1 field. If it is set to -1, reject the message with a simple return. Otherwise, let the application interact with the service and use the AccountManager:
@Override public void handleMessage(Message incoming) { if (incoming.arg1==-1){return;} } … //continue processing AccountManager token request


In a previous post, we had seen how to perfom non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF) using non-negative least squares (NNLS). In this post, we will look at performing NNMF using TensorFlow. As before, we will look at factorizing matrices that may contain missing entries (for the problem of movie recommendation, etc.). Like explained in a previous post, we would be using projected gradient descent for this problem. In other words, we would be computing the gradient, then ensuring that the weights are non-negative, then perform gradient descent.
import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
np.random.seed(0)
A_orig = np.array([[3, 4, 5, 2],
[4, 4, 3, 3],
[5, 5, 4, 4]], dtype=np.float32).T
A_orig_df = pd.DataFrame(A_orig)
A_orig_df #(4 users, 3 movies)
A_df_masked = A_orig_df.copy()
A_df_masked.iloc[0,0]=np.NAN
np_mask = A_df_masked.notnull()
np_mask
# Boolean mask for computing cost only on valid (not missing) entries
tf_mask = tf.Variable(np_mask.values)
A = tf.constant(A_df_masked.values)
shape = A_df_masked.values.shape
#latent factors
rank = 3
# Initializing random H and W
temp_H = np.random.randn(rank, shape[1]).astype(np.float32)
temp_H = np.divide(temp_H, temp_H.max())
temp_W = np.random.randn(shape[0], rank).astype(np.float32)
temp_W = np.divide(temp_W, temp_W.max())
H = tf.Variable(temp_H)
W = tf.Variable(temp_W)
WH = tf.matmul(W, H)
#cost of Frobenius norm
cost = tf.reduce_sum(tf.pow(tf.boolean_mask(A, tf_mask) - tf.boolean_mask(WH, tf_mask), 2))
# Learning rate
lr = 0.001
# Number of steps
steps = 1000
train_step = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(lr).minimize(cost)
init = tf.global_variables_initializer()
# Clipping operation. This ensure that W and H learnt are non-negative
clip_W = W.assign(tf.maximum(tf.zeros_like(W), W))
clip_H = H.assign(tf.maximum(tf.zeros_like(H), H))
clip = tf.group(clip_W, clip_H)
steps = 1000
with tf.Session() as sess:
sess.run(init)
for i in range(steps):
sess.run(train_step)
sess.run(clip)
if i%100==0:
print("\nCost: %f" % sess.run(cost))
print("*"*40)
learnt_W = sess.run(W)
learnt_H = sess.run(H)
learnt_H
learnt_W
pred = np.dot(learnt_W, learnt_H)
pred_df = pd.DataFrame(pred)
pred_df.round()
Not bad! Just to recall our originial matrix.
A_orig_df


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Subversion Testimonials
If you're trying to persuade your organization to try Subversion,
the testimonials and the list of open source projects
using Subversion below might help.
See also our links page and our graph of public Subversion
DAV servers.
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Jason D. Lee of Hobby Lobby
(15 Dec 2004)
I work for a large retailer in the US. We are currently
going through a certification process with VISA. Part of the
compliance demands are that we track all router and switch
configuration changes, noting what changes were made and who
made them. We had a vendor come in and demo a very complicated
system that did the job, but was priced at around $80,000. Even
in the middle of a $1M+ project, that's a lot of money. When
one of the network administrators told me what the price tag
was, I immediately pointed him at Subversion. A few days later
of testing and developing methodology, we now have the router
configs for our 300+ stores as well as our corporate routers
safely stored and tracked in Subversion. Our network
administrators use TortoiseSVN for all of the commits, and those
with access can view the history using WebSVN, and all this cost
us one 1U server, which was reclaimed from a decommissioned
server cluster. It has been fast, stable and easy to use.
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Programmer/Analyst
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
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Ron Bieber
(23 July 2004)
I currently manage a group of about 20 developers for a
Fortune 500 company. We used CVS from January of 2001 until May
of 2004 when we converted all of our repositories over to
Subversion.
The advantages we received from Subversion are immense.
Before our conversion to CVS from VSS, we had two full time
employees managing our production builds. Upon conversion to
CVS we cut that resource count down to one. This resource
handled all branching and merging activities, reporting
activities, and manipulation of the CVS repository to move files
while retaining history. The CVS branching and merging was just
too cryptic (and took too long) for anyone to want to learn it.
We had two CVS "experts" in house which included me and one of
my direct reports. We were constantly called in to resolve
issues. I myself spent a ton of time managing the support of
the CVS repositories.
After running across Subversion by chance in May of 2003,
I started piloting it at home. As I used it more, I became
convinced that this was a tool that my team needed in order to
increase our productivity. After using it for a while, I was
able to come up with some specific areas that justified our
conversion to Subversion in order to maximize our productivity
and code quality:
- Atomic commits - The lack of atomicity in commits was a
huge problem for us with CVS. Subversion gives us the
confidence that when we commit, everything went into the
repository.
- The ability to back out changes before going to
production--using an activity branching model, we can allow
developers to branch per activity and only merge to the main
source base after code reviews have been performed. If there
are problems, we have one revision we can back out that
includes the full changeset for that change. While the
repository level revisioning was a shift for my developers to
make that didn't happen immediately, it begins to make sense
when an activity had to be removed from the build. In CVS we
had to go through each file looking for revisions that were
effected by a change. Subversion now manages this for
us.
- Decreased build time. We run CruiseControl, and the
checkout times we were experiencing with CVS, along with our
requirement to tag of our source base after each build caused
our automated build cycle to take an inordinate amount of
time. With the restriction that all production changes MUST
go through the build, this made emergency situations very
stressful. The cheap copy functionality of Subversion
decreased the time it took to get a change into source
control, through the build system, and into deployment
packages by 80%, greatly increasing our response time.
- Directory Versioning - this was a big deal that caused us
to actually evaluate Clearcase at one point. The CVS Attic
was killing us in checkout time and build time with the
velocity of change we were making to the source base. When
checkout times got too slow, we would have to wipe out the
attic, effectively wiping out the history of our source base.
With Subversion, we can remove something from the repository
and not suffer performance penalties later (and still be able
to get the deleted contents back).
- Simpler (and faster) branching - we no longer have a full
time FTE managing branches. We are now cycling this activity
through the group. Each developer can perform this activity,
because it is now part of his daily work.
As a manager, converting to Subversion was one of the best
decisions I have made thus far that had a such a direct and
highly visible impact on the productivity of my team.
I hope this helps you make your case for Subversion. My
personal opinion is that no one should even consider CVS at this
point in time. Subversion is a great product and the support
you get just on the mailing lists alone (from the development
team no less!) is second to none.
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Ross Mark of Controlling Edge Inc
(22 July 2004)
For my own company Controlling Edge and at one of my
customers S4 Technology (www.s4-technology.com) I have been
running subversion since 0.17 and have never looked back. While
there were a few issues initially we have never lost anything
and currently have around 20 repositories containing everything
from source code, documentation to complete product
installations. We use subversion to install and upgrade the
software on our servers. Once we copy the svn client onto the
box the entire installation is a simple svn co plus the asvn to
restore symlinks, devices and file permissions. Upgrading
between releases with svn is great as it automatically merges
any changes to local configuration files with new entries for
the latest version. We even use svn to store file system images
for our embedded devices (linux file system). Currently we have
to check out the svn image on a server and then downloaded to
our embedded device via rsync. We don't have the memory for a
full svn client nor the disk space for the working copy but one
day we will write our own svn client that can just do the
checkout without the need for the wc support files or the memory
overhead.
For the past 9 years I had been installing CVS at
customer sites that required version control and wouldn't
hesitate now to recommend SVN instead.
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John Szakmeister
(21 July 2004)
I work for a government contracting facility. We develop
everything from hardware, to full-fledged software applications,
all of which supports mission-critical activities. We're
currently using it on one of our most productive teams, and
houses about 3 years worth of work (for about 14 developers).
We started off with CVS, and found that the customer was
constantly coming back with request for features and upgrades.
Our small test projects would turn into fully-funded
applications, and as such, we had to restructure them. It was
just too painful with CVS, and we decided to look for something
better.
We found Subversion when it was at version 0.17. We
started with just a few developers using it, and then migrated
our other developers over time. I can say without question that
it has been one of the best decisions that we've made.
Subversion works better than CVS ever did.  All of which has made our
development process and our ability to adapt to the customers'
ever-changing requirements that much easier. Plus, it natively
supports both the Windows and Linux platforms (versus the mixing
of CVS and CVSNT that we had before), which is our primary
development platforms. We've never lost any data, and our
developers have found it to be a very intuitive tool.
Subversion has been rock-solid in our environment, and very much
complements our software engineering practices. I can't speak
highly enough of it.
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Stuart Robertson of Absolute Systems, Inc
(5 May 2004)
I introduced SVN to Absolute Systems Inc.
(www.absolutesys.com) where I work about a year ago, and for
about 8 months we ran internal SVN pilots, played around to gain
experience and trust, etc.
In the last 4 months we have migrated all of our internal
product source repositories from Visual Source-Safe to SVN using
an internally-written VSS-to-SVN migration tool.
Our largest SVN repository is now 3.7GB and currently has
68806 revisions. We are running SVN 1.0.1 + Apache 2.0.48 on
Linux. ...
SVN is a superb piece of work, and it is a *huge* step
forward from VSS. To put things in perspective... previously we
had 26 VSS databases for one product, primarily because of
problems with VSS when the repositories grow large. As you can
imagine, trying to manage product releases across so many
repositories was really painful.
Now, with SVN, *all* of the artifacts for that same product are
in a single repository, meaning that with a few cheap copy
operations all of the sources that make up a given release can
be grouped together. ...
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Gustavo Niemeyer of Conectiva Linux
(25 February 2004)
I'm sure you are aware about the fantastic product you
people have built, but I'd like to tell you a little story which
should give new users some comfort about it.
Here in Conectiva we used to maintain our packages in a file
based system, storing the latest SRPM packages, and also some
old versions in case something bad happened. For a long time we
wanted to build some system which would make our life easier in
the daily work, and at the same time would give us some
flexibility accessing historic information.
Shortening the history a lot, 1 year and 6 months ago, the
first revision was committed into our repository:
% svn log https://svn.distro.conectiva/repos/cnc -r 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
r1 | niemeyer | 2002-08-27 17:12:04 -0300 (Tue, 27 Aug 2002) | 1 line
Created basic structure.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since then, 5 complete Conectiva Linux distributions were
committed into the repository, and every single update in the
distribution is done using Subversion. We've already surpassed
50000 revisions, in a 30GB repository. Even though we have had
space, memory, and other kinds of problems around the
repository, I'm proud to say we have never lost a single bit of
information since then.
Based on this, the least I could do is sending a big THANK
YOU for everyone involved in the project.
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Mark Bohlman of Teledata Communications
(21 July 2004)
Teledata Communications has been using Subversion for
storing all of the source code on all our software products for
the past year (since version 0.24). I have been very happy with
the overall results and they way that developer impacts are
minimal. We have not lost a single byte of code nor had any
significant issues with using Subversion since the beginning. I
attribute part of the productivity gains we have see in the past
year to the move away from our prior system with locking (and
the corresponding messages back and for to have something
'unlocked'). We continued to expand the use of the product to
all groups in the company.
Mark Bohlman
Software Development Manager
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Mark Grosberg, regarding Assenmacher Specialty Tools
and GladeSoft
(21 July 2004)
AST makes automotive scan tools. We keep our source code
for both the embedded side and the Windows interface side under
Subversion. In addition we keep our (large) databases under
Subversion as well.
GladeSoft sells an embedded webserver toolkit and
application framework. Subversion stores all of our code and
documentation. In addition we store all of our business records
in Subversion; so I guess we can't pull an Enron as easily
:-)
Neither company has lost a single change with
Subversion. Both companies also have satellite workers who use
SSL to access the source repositories. Subversion
administration is relatively straightforward provided you use
Apache so there are no permission problems. At AST most of the
server administration is done by one of the mechanics who has
other work to do.
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Fog Creek Software on the
FogBugz and TortoiseSVN integration
Fog Creek Software has been using Subversion as our
source control system for a few years now. We switched awhile
back from using CVS and have nothing but praise for Subversion.
Anyone currently using CVS should bite the bullet and make the
switch. It just works. The price is right, and best of all it
integrates tightly with FogBugz. We support a whole host of
Source Control Systems, and adding new ones is very simple,
but if you are starting out -- our recommendation is to start
with Subversion.
Once you get Subversion set up and running, if you are on
Windows, you will be amazed at how useful a good Subversion
client can be. Steve King has created a fantastic piece of
software, the TortoiseSVN client, and he has spent some time making sure
that it works perfectly with FogBugz. [...]
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Robert Zeh of Error Free Software
(23 July 2004)
I manage a 13 member application development group for a
trading firm. There are about 9 other developers outside the
group, and some others, so we have about 20 people using our
subversion repository.
For the past 10 years we used SCCS. It was very
frustrating --- files could not be renamed or moved, developers
would forget about locks they had acquired, and remote
development was next to impossible.
Since we switched to subversion things have been much
better. Our entire history was transported into our Subversion
repository, so none of our history was lost. I wrote a Python
script to transform it directly from SCCS to Subversion, and it
was painless.
Conflicts have been very rare. The ability to easily
branch has been very useful; developers can make commits to
branches without breaking other people's code. It's easier to
see what people are working on as the commits hit our internal
commit mailing list. Since we tag each release, we're able to
determine which source code contributed to a release.
TortiseSVN makes Windows development easy (no more ftping files
over, or trying to build on a remotely mounted samba
drive).
Robert Zeh
Manager, Application Development
Error Free Software
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Chris Wein of Mobilygen
(23 July 2004)
I also have had a very positive experience moving from
CVS to Subversion in a commercial setting. We are a small-ish
silicon valley startup that used to have everything in CVS.
Shortly after I joined as s/w manager I switched the s/w team to
SVN (0.37) with excellent results. We have had zero loss of
data, zero down time, with effective branching, easy repository
restructuring and constant time tags as our big positives. The
entire company will be moving in the near-ish future based on
our pilot. And of course the support from this list is
fantastic.
[Fair play dictates that we also
include the wish-list portion of Chris's
testimonial...]
As for my wishlist, it is short - completely seamless and
foolproof tracking of merge history at the same level as the
commercial tools. I don't want to remember revision numbers, I
just want to branch and merge with the tool remembering common
base versions etc. This is really the only thing I miss about
ClearCase.
[We agree :-). Better merge tracking
is on Subversion's long-term roadmap.]
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Martin Pittenauer of SubEthaEdit
(2 June 2004)
We are using Subversion since version 0.17 and it never
let us down. On contrary it provided a much better experience
than any versioning system we have used before, including CVS
and perforce. With Apple adding support for .svn files within
NIBs with Xcode 1.2 we are certain that subversion is the ideal
versioning platform for modern software development on Mac OS
X.
Open Source Projects Using Subversion
This is not a complete list of all open
source projects using Subversion, just some of the most recognizeable
ones:
ASF: The Apache Software Foundation.
Project site: http://www.apache.org/
Repository:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/
The Apache Software Foundation is a community of many
open-source software projects, including the popular Apache HTTP
Server.
KDE: The K Desktop Environment.
Project site: http://www.kde.org/
Repository:
svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/
KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop
environment for Linux and Unix workstations.
GCC: The GNU Compiler Collection.
Project site: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Repository:
svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc
GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, includes front ends for C,
C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries
for these languages.
Python: The Python programming language
Project site: http://www.python.org/
Repository:
http://svn.python.org/projects/python/
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented
programming language.
Samba: SMB services for *nix systems.
Project site: http://www.samba.org/
Repository: svn://svnanon.samba.org/samba
Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides
seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients.
Mono: an open-source implementation of
C#/.NET.
Project site: http://www.mono-project.com/
Repository: svn://mono.myrealbox.com/source/
Mono is a comprehensive open source development platform based
on the .NET framework.
PuTTY: Win32 SSH/Telnet implementation
Project site: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
Repository: svn://ixion.tartarus.org/main/putty/
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and
Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Zope: web application
server/framework.
Project site: http://www.zope.org/
Repository: svn://svn.zope.org/repos/main/Zope
Zope is an open source application server for building content
managements, intranets, portals, and custom applications.
Plone: content management system.
Project site: http://plone.org/
Repository: http://svn.plone.org/
Plone is an out-of-the-box ready content management system
built on the powerful and free Zope Application server.
Xiph: open-source multimedia
protocols.
Project site: http://www.xiph.org/
Repository: http://svn.xiph.org/
The Xiph.Org Foundation is a non-profit corporation best known
for the development of the Ogg Vorbis sound compression format and
the Ogg Theora video codec.
GnuPG: a free encryption program.
Project site: http://www.gnupg.org/
Repository: svn://cvs.gnupg.org/gnupg/
GnuPG is a GPL-licensed replacement for Pretty Good
Privacy (PGP) and provides strong encryption and digital
signatures.
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System): printing
services for Unix-based OS's.
Project site: http://www.cups.org/
Repository: http://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/
CUPS provides a portable printing layer for Unix-based
operating systems.
Irssi: a GPL-licensed IRC client.
Project site: http://www.irssi.org/
Repository: http://svn.irssi.org/
Irssi is a popular and powerful text mode IRC client for
Unix-like operating systems.
Linux From Scratch: a Linux distribution
built from source.
Project site: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
Repository: svn://linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/
A Linux distribution which gives you the power to build your
own, customized system and teaches you how a Linux system works
internally.
Conectiva: a South American Linux
distribution.
Project site: http://www.conectiva.com.br/
Repository: https://moin.conectiva.com.br/RepositorySystem
Conectiva develops and distributes the Conectiva Linux
distribution, which is aimed at use in Latin America.
Trac: a project management system.
Project site:
http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/
Repository: http://svn.edgewall.com/repos/trac/
Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for
software development projects. It provides an interface to
Subversion, an integrated wiki and convenient report
facilities.
GNU Enterprise: enterprise application
development.
Project site:
http://www.gnuenterprise.org/
Repository: http://www.gnuenterprise.org/developers/svn.php
GNU Enterprise (GNUe) is a meta-project which is part of the
overall GNU Project. GNUe's goal is to develop enterprise-class
data-aware applications as Free software.
Ethereal: a free network protocol
analyzer
Project site: http://www.ethereal.com/
Repository: http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/ethereal/
Ethereal is a free network protocol analyzer with all the
standard features you would expect in a protocol analyzer, and
several features not seen in any other product.
Netfilter: the Linux packet manipulation
framework
Project site: http://www.netfilter.org/
Repository: https://svn.netfilter.org/netfilter/
netfilter is a set of hooks inside the Linux kernel that
allows kernel modules to register callback functions with the
network stack. iptables is a generic table structure for the
definition of rulesets.
TWiki: a web based collaboration
platform
Project site: http://twiki.org/
Repository: http://ntwiki.ethermage.net/svn/twiki/
TWiki is a structured wiki, typically used to run a project
development space, a document management system, a knowledge
base, or any other groupware tool on the network.
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