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Visual SourceSafe

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Visual Studio Team System

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Software Configuration Management
March 2024
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Anonymous User
Provides for the setup of software development teams in a sandbox environment. I would like to see external backup...
Visual SourceSafe 2005 allows for more than one developer to check-out the same source code file and contribute to it. This is just like with Git... Read more →
Fad Mohi
Researched Visual SourceSafe but chose Visual Studio Team System: Good code management and sharing capability, but needs better integration with the documentation
Prior to implementing this solution, we had a lot of fear of losing our code due to some kind of situation that was outside of our control. At the... Read more →
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  • "The price could be better."
  • "There is no fee for the solution's community version."
  • "It is an open-source product from Microsoft."
  • "You can choose pricing from a variety of options. I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
  • "The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

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    What do you like most about Visual Studio Team System?
    Top Answer:The product is efficient.
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    What needs improvement with Visual Studio Team System?
    Top Answer:The product must improve its stability. It must do more innovations. It could be made more efficient to provide the best responses. It will help us with internal and external processes.
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    Top Answer:We can use the tool to perform limited tasks in developing information systems.
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    Ranking
    14th
    out of 14 in Software Configuration Management
    Views
    87
    Comparisons
    33
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
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    3rd
    out of 14 in Software Configuration Management
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    175
    Comparisons
    106
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    262
    Rating
    9.0
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    Overview
    Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, a file-level version control system that delivers restore point and team coordination capabilities.

    Microsoft Visual Studio Team System is a platform for productive, integrated, and extensible software development life-cycle tools that helps software teams by improving communication and collaboration throughout the software development process.

    Sample Customers
    XP Investimentos, Weichert Lead Network, Arelik, ACS
    Bluegarden A/S, Tracasa, Rabobank Group, Borusan Otomotiv, Arelik, Alfa Bank
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    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company43%
    Financial Services Firm43%
    Marketing Services Firm14%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise27%
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    Visual SourceSafe is ranked 14th in Software Configuration Management while Visual Studio Team System is ranked 3rd in Software Configuration Management with 14 reviews. Visual SourceSafe is rated 7.0, while Visual Studio Team System is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Visual SourceSafe writes "Provides for the setup of software development teams in a sandbox environment. I would like to see external backup for project source code files to the cloud". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Team System writes "A scalable and efficient solution that can be used to perform tasks involved in developing information systems". Visual SourceSafe is most compared with , whereas Visual Studio Team System is most compared with .

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