Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
| Visual SourceSafe | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | One Tree Software |
| 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 to be unstable when used to store large amounts of non-textual data, such as images and compiled executables.