Protego: In-Memory Version Control System in the Cloud

Abstract

Version control systems are an indispensable part of the software engineering process. Without them, large software development projects would soon incur in loss of productivity and severe maintenance issues. The revision history is invaluable during reviewing process as well as bug hunting. With the advent of Web 2.0, many tasks have been migrated to a cloud environment, and among them is software development. This spikes the need for a fast, always-on version control system residing in the cloud. Moreover, the cloud computational power can be leveraged to provide a higher degree of automation. In this paper, we describe Protego, a cloud-based version control system targeting flexibility and automation. Flexibility in the way projects and histories are recorded and updated, automation in the way users interact with the system, with a reduced need for everyday tedious operations.