Original author(s) | One Tree Software |
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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
Initial release | 1994 |
Final release | 2005 (8.0.50727.42)
/ October 2005 |
Operating system | Windows |
Type | Version control |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | msdn |
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) is a discontinued source control program oriented towards small software development projects. Like most source control systems, SourceSafe creates a virtual library of computer files. While most commonly used for source code, SourceSafe can handle any type of file in its database, but older versions were shown[1][2] to be unstable when used to store large amounts of non-textual data, such as images and compiled executables.