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TFS Version Control
Adding a corporate (or self-signed) certificate authority to git.exe’s store
This is a topic that I touched on a little bit in my last post, "Git network operations in Visual...
Date: 01/20/2014
Git network operations in Visual Studio 2013
Visual Studio 2013 includes in-the-box support for Git version control. That support includes the...
Date: 10/20/2013
Checkin policy multitargeting
Updated 27 August 2015: The provided solution now supports multi-targeting to Visual Studio 2015 as...
Date: 08/12/2013
TF400030: The local data store is currently in use by another operation.
This is an error which can occur when using local workspaces in Visual Studio 2012 or later. The...
Date: 05/31/2013
Using multiple workspaces with Visual Studio
The past couple of posts I’ve made focus on workspaces and the differences between server and local...
Date: 05/30/2013
Server workspaces vs. local workspaces
TFS 2012 and VS 2012 feature a new kind of workspace called “local” workspaces. We continue to fully...
Date: 05/28/2013
Workspaces
What is a workspace? TFS version control has two main objects to interact with. The version control...
Date: 05/27/2013
tf get /remap
This switch was added to "tf get" to improve performance when a user is switching an...
Date: 05/18/2012
WorkspaceCheckInParameters and ShelvesetCheckInParameters
Many Team Foundation Server customers have developed custom tools and processes that leverage our...
Date: 02/26/2010
Workaround: Slow version control operations when using VS 2010 with an older server
Updated 2/25/2010. Thanks to Shaun and Amos for their recommended changes! One of the new features...
Date: 02/23/2010
Improvements to workspaces in TFS 2010
In TFS 2005 and 2008, workspaces in version control have the following limitations. The owner of a...
Date: 02/04/2010
Adding a command to the Source Control Explorer context menu - VS 2005
I've received a request for a version of the sample Source Control Explorer context menu addin that...
Date: 02/26/2009
Adding a command to the Source Control Explorer context menu
Update 2/26/2009: You can find a version of this sample addin that works with VS 2005 here. We've...
Date: 02/12/2009
Everything you ever wanted to know about locks
In TFS a lock is a kind of pending change, in the same category as add, edit, delete, rename, merge,...
Date: 11/12/2008