Visual SourceSafe 2005 Software Configuration Management in Practice

What you will learn from this book;
- The fundamental principles & benefits of Software Configuration Management;
- How Visual SourceSafe integrates with Visual Studio for source-code control; - The team cooperation features in Visual SourceSafe;
- Using SourceSafe to manage the development lifecycle to allow the easy release of service packs & updates while developing multiple application versions;
- The best practices for using SourceSafe
SourceSafe database creation, security, and maintenance & user management.
After introducing the fundamental principles of SCM and the benefits of using SCM to manage the software development lifecycle this book uses a real-world case-study project to build a Service-Oriented Application named Orbital Hotel. You will learn the team cooperation features in Visual SourceSafe with the help of John and Mary, two fictional team members assigned to implement various project components. You can visit Orbital Hotel online and you can download its source code.
The appendices deal with SourceSafe administration tasks: database creation and management, how to secure the database and how to assign users and user rights, how to manage projects and project settings, and how to customize SourceSafe to best suit your development style.
This book is for .NET developers, testers and configuration managers who: Use Visual Studio .NET 2005 for building software; Want to use software configuration to manage their products in day-to-day activities; Want to improve their efficiency by learning to use the best practices with SourceSafe; Want to install, manage, and configure Visual SourceSafe 2005 for optimal operation. The book does not assume previous knowledge of Software Configuration Management or Visual SourceSafe.