Jon
Sun Oct 16 02:31:35 CDT 2005
<"Andrej Tozon" <andrej [at] tozon.info>> wrote:
> If you're working with source code, then the second way is a way to go.
> Since you commonly check out only files you want to change, it's faster to
> right click and check out the files from your VS IDE explorer than switching
> to Source Safe. You only check out files you need and when you need them. VS
> IDE also gives you a nice visual representation of the checked in/out
> status. And when you have more than a few projects in your VSS database,
> grouped in different solutions, browsing the VSS for a specific file you
> want to check out is a pain.
> VSS-VS integration is a convinient timesaver, basically.
It is when it works. It's a huge pain in the neck when it doesn't
(which is quite frequently, in my experience - especially when creating
new projects, or changing VSS databases).
Ironically, the VSS plug-in for Eclipse is much simpler in terms of
knowing what it's going to do at any point in time...
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