Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicts that they will "wipe out its enterprise tools competition without breaking a sweat".
I agree. Visual Studio Team System’s Team Foundation Server has much to offer at a reasonably low cost.
The exciting news is that even the Java shops will be able to get in on it.
At this point, there are 2 Eclipse Plug-ins in development that will give Java developers ability to use Team Foundation’s services.
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VSTS Eclipse – Open Source (Apache 2.0 license)
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TeamPrise – formerly code named Allerton. It is being developed by SourceGear, LLC and will cost $799.
TeamPrise will only provide source control and work item tracking.
VSTS Eclipse plans to eventually offer the full suite of TFS services, such as:
- Version Control
- Work Item Tracking
- Build Automation
- Project Management
- CMMI Guidance
- Bug Tracker
- Unit Tester
- Code Coverage
- FxCop
- Architecture Tools (e.g., Datacenter Diagram Tool, Object Modeler, Component Modeler, UML/DSL)