{"id":12327,"date":"2023-03-17T23:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=12327"},"modified":"2023-03-17T23:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:31:39","slug":"revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Revolutionize Your Code: 5 Simple Steps to Master Source Control in Visual Studio 2019!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-678793c3aec43\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-678793c3aec43\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#The_Importance_of_Source_Control_for_Developers\" title=\"The Importance of Source Control for Developers\">The Importance of Source Control for Developers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Step_1_Creating_a_Repository\" title=\"Step 1: Creating a Repository\">Step 1: Creating a Repository<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Step_2_Configuring_Source_Control_in_Visual_Studio\" title=\"Step 2: Configuring Source Control in Visual Studio\">Step 2: Configuring Source Control in Visual Studio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Step_3_Adding_Code_to_the_Repository\" title=\"Step 3: Adding Code to the Repository\">Step 3: Adding Code to the Repository<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Step_4_Collaborating_with_Team_Members\" title=\"Step 4: Collaborating with Team Members\">Step 4: Collaborating with Team Members<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Step_5_Deploying_Code_Changes\" title=\"Step 5: Deploying Code Changes\">Step 5: Deploying Code Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/revolutionize-your-code-5-simple-steps-to-master-source-control-in-visual-studio-2019\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Importance_of_Source_Control_for_Developers\"><\/span>The Importance of Source Control for Developers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re a developer, then you know that source control is an integral part of your workflow. It enables you to keep track of your code versions, work collaboratively with team members, and seamlessly deploy code changes. Lucky for you, Visual Studio 2019 has got you covered. It comes with inbuilt support for popular source control systems like Git, Team Foundation Server (TFS), and Subversion (SVN). In this article, we will explore the process of adding source control to your Visual Studio 2019 project.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Creating_a_Repository\"><\/span>Step 1: Creating a Repository<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nThe first step towards adding source control to your Visual Studio project is to create a repository. This is where all your code changes will be tracked and managed. Here is how you can create a new repository in Visual Studio:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select &#8220;Clone or check out code&#8221; on the start page<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;Git&#8221; as your source control system<\/li>\n<li>Enter the URL of the repository you want to clone or choose &#8220;Create a new repository&#8221; if you don&#8217;t have an existing one<\/li>\n<li>Configure the options for the repository, including the location where it will be stored on your computer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Configuring_Source_Control_in_Visual_Studio\"><\/span>Step 2: Configuring Source Control in Visual Studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nNow that the repository is created, you need to configure Visual Studio to work with it. Here is how you can do that:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your project in Visual Studio<\/li>\n<li>Go to the &#8220;View&#8221; menu and select &#8220;Team Explorer&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In the Team Explorer window, click on the &#8220;Settings&#8221; button<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;Git Global Settings&#8221;, configure your name and email address<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;Visual Studio Team Services&#8221;, sign in or create a new account to connect to Azure DevOps<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Adding_Code_to_the_Repository\"><\/span>Step 3: Adding Code to the Repository<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nNow that your project is ready for source control, you can start adding your code to the repository. Here is how you can go about it:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the Team Explorer window, click on the &#8220;Changes&#8221; tab<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to add your files to the repository<\/li>\n<li>Enter a commit message and click on the &#8220;Commit All&#8221; button to commit your changes to the repository<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Collaborating_with_Team_Members\"><\/span>Step 4: Collaborating with Team Members<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nSource control offers you the opportunity to collaborate with team members easily. Here is how you can go about it:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invite team members to the repository by clicking on the &#8220;Manage Connections&#8221; button in the Team Explorer window<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to add team members to the repository<\/li>\n<li>Once team members accept your invitation, they can clone the repository on their local computers, make changes, and commit their changes back to the repository<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Deploying_Code_Changes\"><\/span>Step 5: Deploying Code Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nWhen your code changes are ready to be deployed, source control can help you manage the deployment process effectively. Here is how:\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the Team Explorer window, click on the &#8220;Branches&#8221; tab<\/li>\n<li>Select the branch that contains the code changes you want to deploy<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Publish&#8221; button to publish the changes to the repository<\/li>\n<li>Use Azure DevOps or another deployment tool to deploy the changes to your production environment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nWithout a doubt, source control is an essential tool for any developer. By adding source control to your Visual Studio 2019 project, you can stay ahead of the game by tracking your code versions, collaborating effectively with team members, and streamlining the deployment process. By closely following the steps outlined in this article, you can integrate source control to your Visual Studio project in no time and enjoy the many benefits that it offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Importance of Source Control for Developers If you&#8217;re a developer, then you know that source control is an integral part of your workflow. 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