The product, for example, lacks continuous integration and bug-tracking featured in TFS.Īsked what SourceSafe users think of end-of-life plans for their platform and the migration to TFS, Harry said, 'I've not talked to a ton of them, but the ones I've talked to I think are very excited about it.' Although the product revolutionized version control by providing ease of use and a Windows GUI, it was built for a different time - before the advent of the Internet, ubiquitous LANs and databases and agile development practices, Harry said. Harry was president of One Tree Software, which built SourceSafe in 1992 and was acquired by Microsoft in 1994. TFS currently sells for about $2,700 plus $500 per user.

Plans also call for making the Basic installation much more affordable for SourceSafe users. With the client installation, users can have a software versioning server solution on their laptops, which then can be accessed by others over the Internet or on a LAN, Harry explained. TFS thus far has required Windows Server. Also, it will run on client OSes including Windows Vista and the upcoming Windows 7 release. The Basic installation option of TFS is suited for SourceSafe users because it is easier to install than previous iterations, installing in about 20 minutes if the. 'Now, with the, we have taken a big step taking the TFS level of sophistication and bringing it to the SourceSafe user base,' he said. TFS provides a collaboration platform combining capabilities for portal, version control, work item-tracking, build management, process guidance, and business intelligence. Our initial emphasis was on enterprise software development teams,' said Harry. 'In 2002, we set out to build the next generation of development collaboration tool and that was TFS. The Basic Installation option would be featured as part of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010. 'We see TFS as the successor to SourceSafe,' said Brian Harry, who holds the title of technical fellow at Microsoft.

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