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Recently concluded my first project in C#, it is a tool that will help the administrator of the company where I work.
At the moment, the updates are manual and in search of finding a solution for this I came across the Team Foundation Server. I should start using it to control the versions of my system and even (if possible) perform automatic updates?
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Yes, ideally you use something like Team Foundation Server (TFS), due to the range of features it provides you.
Being your personal project (even from your company and/or customers) I suggest using the Visual Studio Team Services or VSTS.
What is the difference between TFS and Visual Studio Team Services? Let’s see some:
TFS is installed on your servers, all configured by you, you need to be responsible for Backups, Updates, etc. Already on VSTS, all this is hosted on the Microsoft Cloud, and is managed by the same, ie Backup, Updates, Installation, etc., is not under your jurisdiction, you do not care about it, and do not have the cost of keeping servers connected, etc.
The VSTS is updated automagically every 3 weeks, without any intervention from you, TFS takes at least 3 months to release an Updates package, that is, the version lag will be much lower if you use VSTS.
Another cool point is that VSTS is free for teams with up to 5 developers, so if you have a small team, its cost will be very low.
Up there, I talked about the Feature Range that VSTS/TFS has, let’s see some of them:
Remember, you don’t just need to work with projects. Net, VSTS/TFS supports basically any language and project, that is, you can work with your projects Java, Android, iOS, among others, including, the compilation and Deployment also work on Linux machines, because you can install a build agent and Deployment on linux machines to meet this kind of scenario.
Another cool point is the integration with external tools, for example, you can integrate a Slack to receive notifications of Activities, Builds, Deployments, you can integrate a Sonarqube to analyze the Quality of your projects, etc.
I’ll leave here for you too, some contents on the subject:
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TFS is more than a versioning tool, you can use it to manage the entire project and other projects.
You will be able to use Kanban to organize tasks and various other methods to help organize. Such as listing the bugs found and associating them to someone else to do and also new features that will be added to the system.
Being a collaborative development tool more than one person can help you manage the project.
With this you can quantify the development time, who worked the most and so on.
Remember that TFS supports any programming language.
I recommend the use mainly by management and control.
Overall it looks like a great tool. So, I will start using, even working alone. Since my initial search was for an automatic update of my system, I would like to know what is your recommendation for this type of situation, should I use the TFS server to update my system somehow? What would you recommend?
Yes, use the microsoft servers for this, until there is no expense! My recommendation for the automatic update (build automation) is that you configure Trigger according to your needs. I will attach some articles explaining automation in general.
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You made use of TFS only for system code or use all functions it has?
– Randrade
I don’t know all the functions, I know some like version control. I know I can access TFS information through a few lines of code, I think I’ll use that to report errors and, if possible, get my project compiled.
– StanleyIPC