Monticello

Monticello is a distributed optimistic concurrent versioning system for Squeak code. It was written by Avi Bryant and Colin Putney, with contributions from many members of the Squeak community.

The most important features of Monticello are:

• Declarative modeling of Smalltalk code. Monticello works with snapshots, which include all the elements (classes, methods and variables) that make up the package. Snapshots can be easily and reliably moved between images.
• Distributed repositories. Monticello supports several types of local and remote repositories, and allows versions to be moved between repositories, making it easy for distributed groups of developers to collaborate on ad hoc projects.
• Optimistic development. Disconnected concurrent development is easy with Monticello. Developers can always create new versions based on whatever code is available. At any time, parallel lines of development can be merged with intelligent conflict detection and resolution. Installing Monticello

Versions

There are two versions of Monticello available. Monticello 1.0 is a mature and stable application, in day-to-day production use by many members of the Squeak community. Monticello 2.0 is an entirely new system, rewritten from scratch to incorporate the ideas that came from using Monticello 1.0. It is not yet stable enough for production use outside of the Monticello development community.

Documentation and Support - v1.0

• User Manual - How to use Monticello 1.0 for day-to-day development
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
• Motivation - What we would like to accomplish and why
• Mailing List - Support for MC users and developers

Documentation and Support - v2.0

• UserManual - Conceptual and technical guide to Monticello 2.0
• Bootstrapping - How to create a Monticello 2.0 development image