This talk will discuss how designers can take control of their designs with version control. It will give an overview of popular version control systems, why designers should start using version control, and when and how designers will need to use version control in the WordPress community.

1. Version Control
FOR DESIGNERS
FOR DESIGNERS

2. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
FOR DESIGNERS

3. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

4. Version Control
FOR DESIGNERS

5. We are. Just not well.
Version Control
FOR DESIGNERS

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Why aren’t we using it?
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7. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

8. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
Just because it’s not built for us, doesn’t
mean we can’t take advantage of it.

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Version Control
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10. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

11. Why aren’t we using it?
git
Version Control
svn
It’s too
intimidating.
hg
FOR DESIGNERS

12. svn
Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

13. svn
Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

14. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
svn co https://tree.svn.arboretum.com

15. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
svn co https://tree.svn.arboretum.com

16. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

17. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

18. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
svn commit growth.css -m “Added leaves!”

19. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
a commit comes in from someone else!

20. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
now you’re out of date :(

21. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
svn up

22. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

23. branches
Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS
trunk

24. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

25. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

26. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

27. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

28. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

29. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

30. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

31. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

32. Why aren’t we using it?
Version Control
It’s too
intimidating.
FOR DESIGNERS

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