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Could VSS have the backend on SQL Server?
This would speed up data access.
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Could there be a backup and a restore
option somewhere?
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Could VSS be faster over VPN?
Why is it so slow at the moment over VPN?
Visual SourceSafe 2005
The speed performance has been enhanced in VSS8, but still considered slow.
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When comparing differences (with Diff) between two versions,
you should be able to edit in place
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It should automatically merge offline
edited files
It should automatically merge offline edited files. Currently when you come back onto
the network it doesn't merge, insteadit asks "Which file do you want to keep?".
eg. If you edit one function online and edit another function one offline why not
just merge them?
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VSS needs to able to accept connections over
the Internet* Fixed by VSS 2005 *
Update: Visual SourceSafe 2005 - Fixed
Web access over HTTP is now supported.
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Update File Dialogs*
Fixed by VSS 2005 *
The file dialogs are very old and badly need an update. Currently even UNC's are
time consuming to access.
Update: Visual SourceSafe 2005 - Fixed
SourceSafe 2005's UI has been updated.
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VSS should be scalable
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS), the version control system for Visual Studio
.NET, works just fine on small projects. However, when doing enterprise-level projects
where you may have to pass up to 10,000 lines of code and have 10 simultaneous users,
SourceSafe can have trouble scaling.
Visual Source Safe is targeted towards the needs of individual developers or small
developer teams.
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Until Microsoft makes a version of SourceSafe that works with SQL Server, we have
to rely on alternative, 3rd party tools for source control.
Alternatives include:
- Team Foundation Server
- SourceGear
Vault
- PerforcePerforce no good because it has a terrible cryptic
- StarTeam
- Source Integrity
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Links
Microsoft has created a new source control system named Team Foundation Server,
a part of Visual Studio Team System. This product addresses many of Visual SourceSafe's
shortcomings which will make it suitable for larger enterprise teams.
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Acknowledgements
Adam Cogan