Basecamp SVN Integration
May 4, 2007 | code, subversion | 3 comments
As promised, here is the follow-up to the SVN for Web Developers post, Basecamp integration.
Why?
Transparency is very important to my business. The #1 complaint I hear about web developers is that they rarely meet deadlines and the client has no idea what is happening with the work until one day it magically appears. To combat that, I use Basecamp to lay out milestones for all my projects. I’ve found that even if a project takes longer than a client would like, as long as they can count on a date that it will be delivered, they’re happy.
Milestones are usually pretty spread out and don’t give clients a good idea of what I’m doing day-to-day to meet them. Writing each Subversion commit to Basecamp gives my clients quick access to the current status of their project.
How?
Luckily, all the hard work is done ...