Part 2. Diving deep into version control and Team Build

In part 2 of the book, we dive down into selected areas to better understand the inner workings of TFS. The material is technically deeper than the discussions in part 1, which provided a broad context of how TFS works and prepared us for in-depth exploration.

In part 2 we investigate how to use Team Foundation version control and Team Build to solve selected real-life problems. In any software development effort, effective management of source code assets and creation of high-quality builds are essential for mitigating execution risks.

We take a practitioner’s point of view and walk through some common issues that come up during a typical day in a development shop. Version control and Team Build are crucial features to master regardless of your development process. After all, without source code and output assemblies, you have no software!