This documentation was written to describe Subversion 1.4. If you are running a newer version of Subversion, we strongly suggest that you visit http://www.svnbook.com/ and consult the version of this book appropriate for your version of Subversion.

Subversion's modular design (covered in the section called "Layered Library Design") and the availability of language bindings (as described in the section called "Using Languages Other than C and C++") make it a likely candidate for use as an extension or backend to other pieces of software. For a listing of many third-party tools that are using Subversion functionality under-the-hood, check out the Links page on the Subversion website (http://subversion.tigris.org/project_links.html).