The other day I was looking again at where the excellent FlexWiki project has been progressing and I decided I'd like to download the sourcecode, only to realise I'd need a CVS client to access the source-control database. I promptly downloaded TortoiseCVS and was stunned to discover how easy it was to use. It got me thinking that I might as well start running a CVS locally on my machine for source-control.
I then naturally revisited the idea of using Subversion instead as I had read many times how it was "a compelling replacement for CVS" . It so happens that I decided to just start off with TortoiseSVN (a client app for Subversion) with the aim of seeing how that works and it turns out that it has an amazingly handy feature whereby you can use TortoiseSVN to setup and run a source-control repository locally. TortoiseSVN then treats that location on your hard drive exactly as if it were a Subversion server proper.
With this proliferation of Tortoises in my life I decided to hark back to my days as a Zoology student and have a look at what other Chelonia I might expect to find here in Europe. I like the Golden Greek Tortoise the best...
see http://www.chelonia.org/European_Gallery.htm for more!
I passed my first MCP exam today with a satisfyingly high score (hint: > 900)!
I'm delighted to be able to say with confidence that I am now a certified expert in Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Visual C#.Net and Visual Studio.NET (070-315)
[UPDATE] after kind congrats from Thomas Williams I thought I'd say something about how I managed this feat ;-)
For anyone else wanting to do the same, be aware that the MS Press books DON'T cover everything you need to know in the exams. While they're a good foundation they miss out material or don't go into enough detail. I have read very good reviews of the MCSD/MCAD Training Guide by Amit Kalani if you want to be sure of not missing anything.
Of course, there's no substitute for experience of actually using the technology (which is a good thing of course - dump the braindumps).
