Microsoft Visual SourceSafe: Difference between revisions

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| developer = [[Microsoft]]

| released = {{Start date and age|1994}}

| discontinued = yes

| latest release version = 2005 (8.0.50727.42)

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2005|10}}

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| genre = [[RevisionVersion control]]

| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[commercial software]]

| website = {{url|http://www.microsoft.com/}}

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'''Microsoft Visual SourceSafe''' ('''VSS''') is a discontinued [[source control]] [[computer program|program]], oriented towards small software development projects. Like most source control systems, SourceSafe creates a ''virtual library'' of computer files. While most commonly used for [[source code]], SourceSafe can handle any type of file in its [[database]], but older versions were shown<ref>{{cite web

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==Microsoft in-house use==

Although "[[Eating your own dog food|eating their own dog food]]" is often said to be part of [[Microsoft#Corporate_culture|Microsoft's culture]],<ref name="dogfood">{{cite web|title=Microsoft tests its own dog food|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5047467.html| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108214545/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5047467.html| archivedate=January 8, 2007|work=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=July 21, 2003| accessdate=October 9, 2005}}</ref> VSS appears to be an exception; it is widely rumored<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.asp.net/jdennany/archive/2003/07/15/10130.aspx |title=It's all Hype. - Jerry Dennany's Occasional Clue |publisher=Weblogs.asp.net |date=2003-07-15 |accessdate=2012-04-13}}</ref> that very few projects within Microsoft relied on Visual SourceSafe before the product was discontinued, and that the predominant tool at the time was [[Perforce|SourceDepot]]. According to Matthew Doar:<ref>{{cite book

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| first = Matthew B.

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|author2=Neno Loje

| title = Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012: Adopting Agile Software Practices: From Backlog to Continuous Feedback (3rd Edition) (Microsoft Windows Development Series)

| publisher = O'Reilly

| year = 2012

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==Updates==

An updated version called Visual SourceSafe 2005 was released in November 2005, promising improved performance and stability, better merging for [[Unicode]] and XML files, as well as the ability to check files out over HTTP. It was included with Visual Studio 2005 Team System editions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/richardb/archive/2007/12/03/vs-2008-and-sourcesafe-q-a.aspx |title=VS 2008 and SourceSafe Q&A - BUGBUG: poor title - Site Home - MSDN Blogs |publisher=Blogs.msdn.com |date=2007-12-03 |accessdate=2012-04-13}}</ref> but is not included with Visual Studio 2008 Team System.

At the same time, [[Microsoft]] also introduced a source control and project lifecycle management product called [[Team Foundation Server]], which is part of [[Visual Studio Team System]]. This product addresses many of Visual SourceSafe's shortcomings, making it suitable for larger teams requiring high levels of stability and control over activities.

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==External links==

*{{official website}}

*[http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700907.aspx Product Overview]

{{Revision control software}}