Version control in Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/2012 In this article, we are going to talk about what version control software is and how to use it within Visual Studio, one of the most popular software development kits (SDK) among developers. Version control software allows you to keep revisions to your project files organized and secure. It is used by both solo developers and teams, regardless of size. Version control software allows your team to make changes to the same program, file, function, or line of code easily without the worry of an earlier change overwriting a later change. It handles this by tracking changes to the copies of the source file (that a developer can "check-out" to work on, and "check-in" to submit changes to the code). Now, let's look at previous software version control tools. Before 2003, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) was the primary tool used for version control. However, due to limitations on internet transfer security and datab...
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