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Changes hits 1.0
Ian Baird at Skorpiostech has been hard at work polishing up Changes, the new OS X directory comparison and file differencing utility, for a 1.0 release. We covered the beta at the end of last year and the program received a significant amount of feedback from testers in the months following, producing a high-power app that makes managing the differences between files and folders a breeze.
Changes is Leopard-only and leverages Core Animation and Quick Look for a refined user experience. If you're a FileMerge user, you'll probably find the power and ease-of-use of Changes to be a welcome step forward. And it fits into just about any workflow with a CLI utility, a TextMate bundle, BBEdit menu scripts, TextWrangler menu scripts, XCode integration and F-Script support, in addition to Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, git, Perforce and other SCM systems. And its support for MacFUSE mounted volumes is ready for prime time.
Ian also tells us he's looking for a clever tagline for Changes (think BBEdit's "It doesn't suck"). He's given TUAW 2 free licenses to award to the best contributors, so take a stab at it in the comments! And for those less inclined to witty prose, Ian's offering $10 off of the $39.95 price tag (25%) with the coupon code TUAW, which is valid for the next 2 weeks.
You can get a fully-functional, 15-day trial and licenses are available for purchase starting today.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Brandon Martinez said 2:26PM on 2-19-2008
"changes: compare the difference"
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Brandon Martinez said 1:26PM on 2-21-2008
Oh, and btw, when will the winner be announced/notified?
tim fitz said 2:31PM on 2-19-2008
changes good.
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Charles Martin said 2:32PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: Everything including the kitchen sync.
Changes: It's all the same to you.
Changes: The only constant you need
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w houghton said 2:33PM on 2-19-2008
Changes is a good thing.
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Ryan said 2:34PM on 2-19-2008
"Changes, reflect over time."
Pretty sweet app.
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Davey Shafik said 2:36PM on 2-19-2008
My Entries:
Changes - Sexier than David Bowie!
Changes - Cause they happen
Changes - Merging reality
- Davey
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Davey Shafik said 2:40PM on 2-19-2008
A slight modification:
Changes - Cause it happens.
Wim Leers said 2:37PM on 2-19-2008
$40 for what even the ancient
cvs diff -u -F^f -N
command can do better? Thanks, but no thanks. At $10, I might reconsider.
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Dan Magee said 2:37PM on 2-19-2008
Alright, couldn't resist this since I'm a Bowie fan. "Changes: Turn and face the strain"
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Davey Shafik said 2:43PM on 2-19-2008
Oooh:
Changes - We do it even better than [David] Bowie
Joseph Crawford said 2:40PM on 2-19-2008
Changes - Never get lost in the cracks
Changes - Never Lose Track
Changes - Differences Unite
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Jon said 2:41PM on 2-19-2008
"Not the same"
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davew said 2:42PM on 2-19-2008
Changes.
For the better.
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y_m said 2:42PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: Same Difference
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XIV said 6:36PM on 2-19-2008
Haha, nice one !
neko said 2:42PM on 2-19-2008
-Changes: Not making up these differences
-Everything Changes
-Changes:The only thing that doesn't change (except for when a new version comes out)
-Keep the change.
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neko said 2:44PM on 2-19-2008
oh, and one more
-Changes: same difference.
Josh Johnston said 2:43PM on 2-19-2008
Changes - Insert tagline here
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brian said 2:44PM on 2-19-2008
Changes: don't fear change.
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