Title of the presentation: WC-NG: Subversion's new working copy management library

Level: beginners

Date and time: Wednesday, 28th of October, 02:15pm - 03:00 pm

Room: Madrid

Abstract: This talk will discuss WC-NG: the next generation Subversion working copy library.  WC-NG is a complete rewrite of the existing working copy metadata  management library, with the goal of making the impossible possible, and the difficult easy.

In this talk, I will cover the failings in the current working copy management code, such as scalability, maintainability and design paradigms.  I will also present the goals of the new library, the current status of working copy management, and future features this new library makes possible.

Most importantly, this talk will cover the changes users can expect when upgrading working copies to the new format, and how to minimize the impact of these changes on their organizations.  In addition, I will also discuss the backward compatibility concerns for users of the new library.

Hyrum K. Wright has been the release manager for Subversion since 2007, and is currently President of the Subversion Corporation.  He has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in computer engineering, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in software engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.  Hyrum has participated in the Subversion open source community since 2006, and maintains an active consulting practice.