---
title: "A New Source Control system"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/12/20/a-new-source-control-system.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/12/20/a-new-source-control-system.html"
published: "2003-12-20T14:16:00"
updated: "2003-12-20T14:16:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations", "Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Mike Gunderloy sends word of the Accurev Source control system . Looks pretty spiffy , and I must say they seem very innovative. A couple of points: No VS.Net integration. This is more like the CVS model…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# A New Source Control system

By Roy Osherove December 20, 2003 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations), [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published December 20, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

[Mike Gunderloy](http://www.larkware.com/) sends word of [the Accurev Source control system](http://www.adtmag.com/article.asp?id=8682). Looks pretty spiffy , and I must say they seem very innovative. A couple of points:

- No VS.Net integration. This is more like the CVS model (edit-merge-continue)
- All TCP-ip based means probably good perf over VPNs as well
- Some pretty cool features that I did not see anywhere else (look at the [screen shots](http://www.accurev.com/product/screenshots.html))
- Priced for big projects
- Should give SourceGear a run for its money I presume

Is it time for SCC innovation? I think it is.

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