What I like most is that it is very stable. In ten years, it has not crashed.

The interface is easy to use.

ClearCase integrates well with other engineering tools and frameworks such as the Eclipse environment.

Rational ClearCase is a tool for software configuration management (SCM). Once it hit the market in early 1990s, it was a revolutionary tool. One of the most remarkable features were dynamic views, which enabled viewing different versions of a product without downloading the files to the developer's computer.

Since then, ClearCase powers software development in many large- and medium-size enterprises. However, since IBM purchased Rational in 2003, development of new features slowed down, and the new generation of developers switched to new tools, like Git.

Recently, IBM entered into a partnership with HCL, which hopefully will bring about development of new ClearCase features. Let's wait and see...

I really appreciate the MultiSite feature. It is important to us due to the global nature of our company. My team supports developers using ClearCase in at least ten locations world-wide.

Our organization has loose guidelines, which are interpreted and enforced in varying levels across business units and technology initiatives. The features allowed us to:

• Meet requirements for SOX
• Set a centralized guideline for our development teams

The tool had features similar to Git for version control. It offered branching and merging capabilities, providing better control over code management. Integration was possible with other tools, including some change management tools.  The overall process was normal.