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Why do you need Sitecore TDs in Visual Studio?
Sitecore TDS, much like other Visual Studio projects, allows developers to create both simple and very complex Visual Studio solutions. Since solutions tend to grow in both size and complexity over time, it makes sense to start with a very simple and flat file structure.
What did Hedgehog development use Sitecore TDs for?
Hedgehog Development originally developed Sitecore TDS as an internal project to help our own development teams build Sitecore implementations. Sitecore TDS was developed for Sitecore developers, by Sitecore developers.
How to create a Sitecore code generation reference file?
Adding a code generation reference file allows the code generation templates to reference Sitecore templates in other solutions. A code generation reference file is created by right-clicking on the TDS project and selecting “Export Code Gen Reference File”. This will allow the user to select a location and filename for the file.
Do you need to exclude Sitecore components from source control?
There is no longer a need to exclude Sitecore components from Source Control, since the source control system does not see them in the file system. This arrangement also closely resembles the deployment process and configuration used in production environments, which leads to more stable releases.
How to install Git tools in Visual Studio?
If you have not already installed some command-prompt tools, you can get some quickly from Visual Studio. (One way you can tell that you don’t have the tools is if you try to enter a git command and get the ‘git’ is not recognized as an internal or external command… message.) Go to the Settings page and click Install 3rd-party tools.
Which is the default version control system in Visual Studio?
The new Git experience is the default version control system in Visual Studio 2019 from version 16.8 onwards. However, if you want to turn it off, you can. Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Features and then toggle the New Git user experience checkbox, which will switch you back to Team Explorer for Git.
When to start using Git distributed version control?
You can begin using Git distributed version control before you write your first line of code with virtually no cost or risk. You get many benefits, including being able to revert to a known good state whenever you get in trouble.