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GitLab 8.7 Released
GitLab version 8.7 has been released, the latest in the company's monthly cycle. The newest version adds new features and creature comforts and makes some minor performance improvements.
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GitHub Responds to 'Dear GitHub' letter
GitHub has responded to the 'Dear GitHub' letter, with plans of how they propose to address the issues raised in the future.
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The Demise of Open Source Hosting Providers Codehaus and Google Code
Open Source project hosting sites like SourceForge, Codehaus and Google Code inspired developers to share their code for projects not associated with a foundation like Apache or Eclipse. Over the past few years, these hosting sites have been superseded by GitHub, to the extent that they are closing down over the next year. InfoQ looks back at their contributions and into the future.
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On the Future of TFS Version Control
With all the news about git in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server, it isn’t hard to see why many developers think that TFVC, the centralized version control inside TFS is a dead product. Brain Harry, the Product Manager for TFS, recently addressed these concerns.
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A Look Back at the Linux Kernel Backdoor
With all of the recent concern over the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) some of the attention has turn to the possibility of backdoors. Back in 2003 someone attempted to insert a backdoor into the Linux kernel. Though caught, it illustrates how seemingly innocuous changes can introduce vulnerabilities and the importance of tractability in source control.
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Codice Add Java Support to their Code-Aware Merging Tool
Codice Software, maker of Plastic SCM, have added Java support to the beta of their 3-way code-aware merge tool, SemanticMerge.
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WebMatrix 3 Adds Windows Azure Integration, Remote Editing, Git and TFS Source Control Support
Microsoft WebMatrix 3 provides an ability for the developers to create and manage Windows Azure based websites including support for remote editing, Git and TFS source control.
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A Merge Tool that Understands Functions
Codice Software, maker of Plastic SCM, has released a preview of a semantic merge tool. This tool parses your code, allowing for a more accurate merge than the line-by-line comparisons most tools use. We interviewed Pablo Santos Luaces, Principal Software Engineer of Codice Software.
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Community-Driven Research: Top Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Toolsets
InfoQ's research initiative continues with an 13th question: "Top Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Toolsets". This is a new service we hope will provide you with up-to-date & bias-free community-based insight into trends & behaviors that affect enterprise software development. Unlike traditional vendor/analyst-based research, our research is based on answers provided by YOU.
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Microsoft’s Branching and Merging Guidelines
Microsoft has released a draft of their new Branching and Merging Guide. While ostensibly meant for TFS users, much of the advice is applicable no matter which source control provider you choose.
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Power Tools for TFS 11 Beta
The Power Tools for Team Foundation Server have been updated for version 11 Beta. These tools provide essential functionality that isn’t included with the main TFS release including PowerShell support, Windows Shell Extensions, and the ability to modify process templates.
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Team Foundation Service Update: Improved Navigation and At-A-Glance Project Status
Microsoft's Team Foundation Service Preview, the Azure-hosted beta version of Team Foundation Server 11, has been updated with enhanced homepages, performance improvements, reworked navigation, a simplified UI for small team projects, and detailed email notifications.
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Application Lifecycle Management in Team Foundation Server 11
Team Foundation Server 11 has added many features in the area of Application Lifecycle Management. Some of the highlights include support for code reviews, iterations/sprints, resource allocation, third part testing frameworks, and a much more capable dependency graph.
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GitHub Adds Web-Based File Edit and Commit Feature
GitHub just added a new feature: files in the web view of a Git repository can now be edited and then committed in the browser. A similar feature was added to Google Code a few months ago.
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TFS To Get Modify-Merge-Commit Style Version Control
The next version of Team Foundation Server will include a feature called Local Workspaces, which will allow Subversion Style “Modify-Merge-Commit” Version Control. This will make it much easier for developers new to TFS get acquainted to the Version Control Model compared to the current model of “Server Workspaces”, and make working offline easier.