sourcesafe - what version?

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I'm still using VSS 6.0(d), and I haven't had any trouble with it.

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 VB and VCS, but I'm getting ready to upgrade to
Visual Studio 2008.

Is it worth getting a newer version of VSS?
I heard there might be issues with VSS and VS2008 - is this just a rumor?

thanks
bill
 
I'm still using VSS 6.0(d), and I haven't had any trouble with it.

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 VB and VCS, but I'm getting ready to upgradeto
Visual Studio 2008.

Is it worth getting a newer version of VSS?
I heard there might be issues with VSS and VS2008 - is this just a rumor?

thanks
bill
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Have you considered switching to Subversion? There is a nifty plugin
called AnkhSVN that I know works with VS2008.
 
thanks i'll check it out

I'm still using VSS 6.0(d), and I haven't had any trouble with it.

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 VB and VCS, but I'm getting ready to upgrade
to
Visual Studio 2008.

Is it worth getting a newer version of VSS?
I heard there might be issues with VSS and VS2008 - is this just a rumor?

thanks
bill
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Have you considered switching to Subversion? There is a nifty plugin
called AnkhSVN that I know works with VS2008.
 
I'm still using VSS 6.0(d), and I haven't had any trouble with it.

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 VB and VCS, but I'm getting ready to upgradeto
Visual Studio 2008.

Is it worth getting a newer version of VSS?
I heard there might be issues with VSS and VS2008 - is this just a rumor?

thanks
bill
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Like Brian, I swear by Subversion + TortoiseSVN + AnkhSVN

I love them to death - more along the lines of transparent source
control.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]
http://sethrowe.blogspot.com/
 
Like Brian, I swear by Subversion + TortoiseSVN + AnkhSVN

I love them to death - more along the lines of transparent source
control.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]http://sethrowe.blogspot.com/
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That combination is priceless (the pun was intended). I absolutely
grit my teeth everytime I hear about someone still using VSS.
 
That combination is priceless (the pun was intended). I absolutely
grit my teeth everytime I hear about someone still using VSS.
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Even Microsoft recommends *not* using VSS!!

Chris
 
I would be interested in some details regarding Microsoft recommending
against VSS.

Thanks
Bill
 
rowe_newsgroups said:
Biggest hint - Microsoft doesn't even use VSS internally :-)

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]
http://sethrowe.blogspot.com/
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Looks like they use SourceDepot

Searched for:
Microsoft VSS SourceDepot
http://www.google.com/search?num=10...rosoft+VSS+SourceDepot&btnG=Search&lr=lang_en

Why Not VSS
http://www.subversionary.org/propaganda/why-not-vss
<q>
Does Microsoft use VSS? It appears that they do not. The general consensus
(well supported) is that they use a derivation of Perforce which is called
SourceDepot
</q>

[Prophesy] Microsoft's SourceDepot system
http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/prophesy/2002-June/000066.html
<q>
In the spirit of "See Figure One", Microsoft have two source code
control systems: one they give to their customers, Visual SourceSafe
(which sucks), and one they use themselves, SourceDepot, which is
quite interesting.
</q>

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_SourceSafe
<q>
Although "eating their own dog food" is often said to be part of Microsoft's
culture, VSS appears to be an exception; it is widely reported that very few
projects within Microsoft rely on VSS, and that the predominant tool is
SourceDepot
</q>

Microsoft's Giving Away Its Most Prized Tools
http://wesnerm.blogs.com/net_undocumented/2004/05/microsofts_givi.html
<comment>
Many teams at Microsoft use SourceDepot, which I believe is a version of
Perforce licensed in source-code form by Microsoft and then modified.
SourceDepot replaced SCM (scum)
</comment>
 
Like Brian, I swear by Subversion + TortoiseSVN + AnkhSVN
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Oh, I forgot. I use VisualSVN Server on the server side. It's also
free and makes it easy to use Windows authentication and SSL for
security. So for me it is:

VisualSVN + TortoiseSVN + AnkhSVN = Awesome!
 
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