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| author | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2017-09-06 15:50:15 +0200 |
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| committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2017-09-06 15:51:05 +0200 |
| commit | 794e37661d8cf847cda750a8e62a809889534125 (patch) | |
| tree | ebf073748fbabedd2e9a35fe3eb0fdba1639a3f5 | |
| parent | b0476ccfa6c5f7c2cb71fcc8100a8cf60d8a82f9 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-794e37661d8cf847cda750a8e62a809889534125.tar.gz | |
Make clear changeset vs snapshot method
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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/tfs.md b/doc/user/project/import/tfs.md index 8d5eeb14a9e..6a297595d76 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/tfs.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/tfs.md @@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ which also includes a centralized version control system (TFVC) similar to Git. In this document, we emphasize on the TFVC to Git migration. +## Why migrate + +CVS is old with no new release since 2008. Git provides more tools to work +with (`git bisect` for one) which makes for a more productive workflow. +Migrating to Git/GitLab there is: + ## TFVC vs Git The following list illustrates the main differences between TFVC and Git: @@ -14,10 +20,9 @@ The following list illustrates the main differences between TFVC and Git: your working area is a copy of the entire repository. This decreases the overhead when switching branches or merging for example, since you don't have to communicate with a remote server. -- **Changesets.** Changes in CVS are per file, while changes (commits) in Git - they always refer to the whole project. One of the consequences of this is that - it is very easy in Git to revert (create a change that undoes) or undo a whole - change. +- **Storage method.** Changes in CVS are per file (changeset), while in Git + a committed file(s) is stored in its entirety (snapshot). That means that's + very easy in Git to revert or undo a whole change. _Check also Microsoft's documentation on the [comparison of Git and TFVC](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/tfvc/comparison-git-tfvc) @@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ Migrating to Git/GitLab there is: - **No licensing costs**, Git is GPL while TFVC is proprietary. - **Shorter learning curve**, Git has a big community and a vast number of - tutorials to get you started. + tutorials to get you started (see our [Git topic](../../../topics/git/index.md)). - **Integration with modern tools**, migrating to Git and GitLab you can have an open source end-to-end software development platform with built-in version control, issue tracking, code review, CI/CD, and more. |