Get Rid Of Visual SourceSafe??!

By: Joe Kuemerle / @jkuemerle

www.preemptive.com / @PreEmptive

Background of Joe KuemerleLead Developer at PreEmptive Solutions

Over 15 years of development experience with a broad range of technologies

Focused on application and data security, coding best practices and regulatory compliance

Presenter at community events, CodeMash, devLink and MSDN Developer Conference 2009

High Level OverviewVisual Source Safe (VSS) :

Microsoft’s file based version control system (VCS)

Team Foundation Server (TFS) : Microsoft’s client/server application lifecycle management (ALM)suite, includes VCS component

Subversion (SVN) : Open source client/server VCS

Git (GIT) : Open source distributed VCS

TFS Cheatsheet

SVN Cheatsheet

GIT Cheatsheet

VSS Cheatsheet

Say Goodbye To

New Concepts

Edit & Merge

Repository Structure

Branch & Merge

T

TFSAdequate repository branchingCan only merge with direct ascendant/descendant.

SVN Robust repository branchingVery good merge support

GITSupport for local and repository branchingVery good merge supportEasy to branch per feature

Connectivity

T

TFSRequires near constant server connectionPoor offline supportSupports HTTP, HTTPS

SVNOccasional server connectionVery good offline supportSupports HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, file, SVN

GITRequires server connection only when necessary to syncExcellent offline supportSupports HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, file, GIT

Integration Options

T

TFSWindows, Mac/Linux via 3rd partyCommand Line, Visual Studio, Eclipse (3rd party)Few other toolsSome CI tools

SVNWindows, Mac, LinuxCommand line, Explorer, Visual Studio, EclipseMany text editors and merge toolsMost CI tools

GITWindows, Mac, LinuxCommand line, Explorer, Visual Studio, EclipseText editors and merge toolsMany CI tools

Licensing And Support

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TFSProduct support from Microsoft, active community supportServer requires either a license ($) or up to 5 users (Workgroup, free)Clients require either a CAL or VST* SKU (except Workgroup)

SVNProduct support from various 3rd parties, very active community supportNo server licenseMost clients are free/open source.

GITProduct support from 3rd parties, very active community supportNo server licenseClients are free/open source

Authentication & Authorization

T

TFS Active Directory used for AuthenticationRich set of authorization options based on Active Directory

SVN Rich set of Authentication options including Active Directory via LDAPR/W authorization based on repository paths

GIT Authentication available via HTTP Basic AuthAuthorization based on repository access

Server Requirements

T

TFSWindows onlyIIS and SharePointSQL Server storage

SVNLinux, Mac, WindowsDaemon , Apache module, IIS or file systemFile system or Berkley DB storage

GITLinux, Max, WindowsDaemon, Apache module or file systemFile system storage

ALM Options

T

TFSOut of box (OOB) integration with Team System Work Item Tacking OOB integration with SharePointOOB integration with Team Build, easy to add to other CI

SVNEasy integration with Trac and most other WIT systemsIntegration possible with document managementEasy integration with most any CI

GITIntegration with Trac, FogBugz and other WIT systemsIntegration possible with document managementIntegration with most any CI

How to try it out

T

TFSVirtual Machine available from Microsofthttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7a809d8-8c9f-439f-8147-948bc6957812&displaylang=en

SVN VisualSVN Serverhttp://www.visualsvn.com/server/

GIT msysget : http://code.google.com/p/msysgit

Migration

T

TFS VSS Converter : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253090(VS.80).aspxSVN Vss2svn : http://www.pumacode.org/projects/vss2svn

GIT vss2Git : http://code.google.com/p/vss2git/

Overcoming Resistance

T

TFSWho ever got fired for buying Microsoft?

SVN

GIT Fast, powerful, cutting edge

Mature, widely used, well documented

Other options

CVS

References

Resources Version Control

◦ Eric Sink http://www.ericsink.com Team Foundation Server

◦ Radio TFS Podcast: http://www.radiotfs.com/◦ Brian Harry’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry◦ Aaron Halberg’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronhallberg

Subversion◦ http://subversion.tigris.org/◦ Version Control With Subversion: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/◦ VisualSVN: http://www.visualsvn.com / AnkhSVN:

http://ankhsvn.open.collab.net/ Git

◦ Git Community Book: http://book.git-scm.com/◦ Git for Windows Developers:

http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/jason_meridth/archive/2009/06/01/git-for-windows-developers-git-series-part-1.aspx

◦ Why Git is Better than X : http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/◦ Git – SVN Crash Course: http://git.or.cz/course/svn.html

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