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Learn about SCM and VCS tools

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Learn about SCM and VCS tools

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The tool that you will be using to manage your source code in Azure DevOps is called Azure Repos. It is what is known as a source code management tool or version control system. It allows you to track changes made in your source code. It also allows you to take snapshots of the code and keeps a history of your development that you can review and roll back to in case you need to undo any changes. Azure Repos supports Git and Team Foundation Version Control. The difference between the two is that Git is a distributed version control system. This means that everyone collaborating in the project can have a copy of their repository to work with locally in their machine, which they can work on even when they are offline. After they are done making their changes, they can push the changes to a remote repository in order to integrate them with the rest of the code base. Other highlights of Git are the ability to create branch policies…

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