Part II - Microsoft Visual Studio: What’s New in 2017?

In the first article, we spoke about the feature—Visual Studio App Center and how it can benefit the users of Microsoft. Today, you will read about the next most prominent feature—Team Foundation Server 2018. This new feature lets you track your work, share code, and ship software. It is a complete package of integrated server suite for professional teams of developer tools.


Project, team
  • Your ideas on app
This feature includes getting code repositories, task and bug tracking, on-going integration, and tools for agile planning.
  • Language
Work in the language that you want—HTML5, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and more.
  • Tools
Want to work with Git client? Use any Xcode, Eclipse, own IDE, Visual Studio, or code editor.
  • Start now!
Get this free for five team members with TFS, and be ready to scale whenever your team grows.

So, now this brings us to the next important question, what is Team Foundation Server?

Imagine working with a set of collaborative tools for the whole team, that is what team foundation provides. Get a complete set of collaborative tools that work perfectly well with your editor or existing IDE thus making your cross-functional teams highly effective to work on any software project.

Version Control—Secure, private, unlimited
Now you have the access to unlimited private repositories, where you can collaborate and store your code. Start using Git for TFVC (Team Foundation Version Control) or distributed version control for managing centralized version control. Review codes, fetch requests, and collaborate on these codes easily. For securing your repositories, manage policies and permissions.

Tools—Scrum, Kanban, and Dashboards
Start by enabling processes with custom agile. With the tools provided by Microsoft Visual Studio, you have access to Kanban that is customizable, tracking backlogs and work, prioritizing and capturing. All this happens while ensuring traceability and transparency with work that is related to builds and code. Make reporting easier with customizable dashboards.

Integration—Create, test, package, release, and repeat
With CI (continues integration) builds, catch issues related to quality earlier. Track and automate all the deployments along with release management. Ensure that the quality is maintained throughout with the testing tools provided by Microsoft. Module and code reuse ensure faster delivery with package management.

Java—Develop on your choice of platform
Pick the IDE of your choice—Andriod Studio, Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, and more. Build your codes from the repositories available such as Maven, Ant, or Gradle. Support for mobile languages and cross-platform which includes Swift, Go, C++, Python, or PHP.

Team Foundation Server

Team foundation server is free for small teams (five or less) and individuals. Easy installation on personal laptop or desktop without the having to install a dedicated personal server. Once your team grows beyond five, you can make the move to Team Foundation Server and take the complete backup with you.

Team Foundation Server 2018
With the upgraded Microsoft Visual Studio, you get access to multiple features that have been added or will be added in the next quarter. Take advantage of the developer services offered by Microsoft.

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