How do programmers collaborate code and get it to work as one?

[thenetduck]

Hey
I have always kind of wondered this but how do programmers for Open Source programs and other apps upload code, piece it all together and not "overlap" other people developing code. For instance, if there is a program and there are two programmers working on it, and both of them fix a bug in two different ways, how does that get organized?

I think this is the right place to ask.

Thanks

The Net Duck

[loell]

if they fix a bug in two different ways, basically they will compare, and have a little argument on which one is better ;)

or if one them is the lead developer his solution will mostly prevail. :p

[thenetduck]

if they fix a bug in two different ways, basically they will compare, and have a little argument on which one is better ;)

or if one them is the lead developer his solution will mostly prevail. :p

ahhh... the old diplomatic way, leader always wins!

What are some popular programs used to manage code?

Thanks again,

The Net Duck

[loell]

CVS and SVN? there are probably better tools out there :)

[qix]

The Wine project uses GIT, adapted from the development of the linux kernel.

[thenetduck]

CVS and SVN? there are probably better tools out there :)

Do I need to download a program to use SVN ?

[imdano]

Yes, "sudo apt-get install svn". SVN, CVS, git, bazaar, and mercurial are the most popular version control apps I know of.