Comments on: Leave It To Apple To Bring Revision Control To The Masses http://blog.crankybit.com/leave-it-to-apple-to-bring-revision-control-to-the-masses/ Take a byte out of tech! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh http://blog.crankybit.com/leave-it-to-apple-to-bring-revision-control-to-the-masses/#comment-5087 Josh Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:43:31 +0000 http://blog.crankybit.com/leave-it-to-apple-to-bring-revision-control-to-the-masses/#comment-5087 Bear in mind, however, that this article was a <em>very</em> preliminary reaction to the Time Machine demo after the first preview of Leopard in August 2006. Since that time, things have become more clear. At one point, everyone suspected that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS" rel="nofollow">ZFS</a> was actually Apple's answer to the technology behind Time Machine, since it is a very modern FS and has rapid snapshot support, <em>and</em> Apple apparently has limited support for ZFS in Leopard. Now it appears that they have used multilinked file technology as an enhancement to HFS+ to do the heavy lifting behind Time Machine. Consider this article, <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/12/road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_time_machine.html&page=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Technology Behind Time Machine</a>, by <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com" rel="nofollow">AppleInsider</a>. Bear in mind, however, that this article was a very preliminary reaction to the Time Machine demo after the first preview of Leopard in August 2006. Since that time, things have become more clear.

At one point, everyone suspected that ZFS was actually Apple’s answer to the technology behind Time Machine, since it is a very modern FS and has rapid snapshot support, and Apple apparently has limited support for ZFS in Leopard.

Now it appears that they have used multilinked file technology as an enhancement to HFS+ to do the heavy lifting behind Time Machine. Consider this article, Technology Behind Time Machine, by AppleInsider.

]]> By: oh4real http://blog.crankybit.com/leave-it-to-apple-to-bring-revision-control-to-the-masses/#comment-4998 oh4real Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:00:43 +0000 http://blog.crankybit.com/leave-it-to-apple-to-bring-revision-control-to-the-masses/#comment-4998 Bit late of reply, but I came across this today and wanted to say, well articulated. I overheard Apple employees at lunch cafe talking and heard them say 'Time Machine' yesterday and I had no idea what it was. Then today: missed ANOTHER opportunity to buy Apple stock -> Leopard stories -> apple.com/macosx/leopard -> Time Machine. I just became a software developer this year when cheap Indian contractors weren't working out to make my vision a reality. I quickly discovered SVN and you are absolutely correct. I turned windows 'Restore' off 8 years ago in Windows 98/Me and it is the FIRST thing I do when I get new PC. Horrible implementation. SVN running in background of my desktop OS, running everytime I hit save on ANY application file would be amazing. And the preview at apple.com/macosx does make it look easy and fun to use. You are also right, that most don't understand this. Before learning SVN myself, I would think Restore and would write it off. regards, oh4real Bit late of reply, but I came across this today and wanted to say, well articulated.

I overheard Apple employees at lunch cafe talking and heard them say ‘Time Machine’ yesterday and I had no idea what it was.

Then today: missed ANOTHER opportunity to buy Apple stock -> Leopard stories -> apple.com/macosx/leopard -> Time Machine.

I just became a software developer this year when cheap Indian contractors weren’t working out to make my vision a reality. I quickly discovered SVN and you are absolutely correct.

I turned windows ‘Restore’ off 8 years ago in Windows 98/Me and it is the FIRST thing I do when I get new PC. Horrible implementation.

SVN running in background of my desktop OS, running everytime I hit save on ANY application file would be amazing.

And the preview at apple.com/macosx does make it look easy and fun to use.

You are also right, that most don’t understand this. Before learning SVN myself, I would think Restore and would write it off.

regards,
oh4real

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