AfterintroducingthefundamentalprinciplesofSCMandthebenefitsofusingSCMtomanagethesoftwaredevelopmentlifecyclethisbookusesareal-worldcase-studyprojecttobuildaService-OrientedApplicationnamedOrbitalHotel.YouwilllearntheteamcooperationfeaturesinVisualSourceSafewiththehelpofJohnandMary,twofictionalteammembersassignedtoimplementvariousprojectcomponents.YoucanvisitOrbitalHotelonlineandyoucandownloaditssourcecode.TheappendicesdealwithSourceSafeadministrationtasks:databasecreationandmanagement,howtosecurethedatabaseandhowtoassignusersanduserrights,howtomanageprojectsandprojectsettings,andhowtocustomizeSourceSafetobestsuityourdevelopmentstyle.Thisbookisfor.NETdevelopers,testersandconfigurationmanagerswho:UseVisualStudio.NET2005forbuildingsoftwareWanttousesoftwareconfigurationtomanagetheirproductsinday-to-dayactivitiesWanttoimprovetheirefficiencybylearningtousethebestpracticeswithSourceSafeWanttoinstall,manage,andconfigureVisualSourceSafe2005foroptimaloperation.ThebookdoesnotassumepreviousknowledgeofSoftwareConfigurationManagementorVisualSourceSafe.Ittakesthereaderfromthegroundupandisagreatresourceforpeoplestartingtolearnaboutthissubject.ReaderswithpreviousSourceSafeexperiencewillbenefitbydiscoveringtheimprovedandnewfeaturesinVisualSourceSafe2005.