As a developer, there may be times when you want to check your code in at the end of the day. However you know your code is in a bad state and could break the nightly build. You want to make sure your code gets put on the Team Foundation Server, to ensure it is… Continue reading TFS Shelvesets

When developer accessing source control for the first time, he or she need to map the server path to a local path. After this is done, developer can grab the latest source code and track changes. Without doing anything special, you are using the default workspace that is defined after Visual Studio is installed. It’s typically… Continue reading TFS Workspaces

Trunk would be the main body of development, originating from the start of the project until the present. Branch will be a copy of code derived from a certain point in the trunk that is used for applying major changes to the code while preserving the integrity of the code in the trunk. If the… Continue reading Subversion trunk, branch and tag

Why use Version Control System (VCS)? Allows more than one developer to work on the same file simultaneously. Keeps track of the revision history on the file and allows roll back to previous version if needed. Assists in integrating the work done on a file by many developers simultaneously. In most cases, edits to the… Continue reading Version Control System