Cloud-powered source code management
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Works with your current tools and languages
Code in C# or Java, HTML or C++; you can check any kind of file into source control. We integrate with Visual Studio and Eclipse for developers who use an IDE.
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Source code management on- and off-line
Local workspaces store a local copy of your code so you can work when you’re offline. When you’re connected, check in your code and it's stored in our cloud, with full history and version control to track and roll back changes.
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Continuous unit testing
Define unit tests that run automatically after you check in, alerting you to bad code before it breaks your build.
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Context management preserves your focus 
Use the My Work view to quickly switch between different tasks while preserving your open windows, layout, and modified code.
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Team collaboration and agile planning
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Tools for teams to iterate quickly and stay connected
Manage your team using tools accessible from any modern web browser. Pin favorite queries to your project home page to create a customized dashboard for your team: open bugs, test results, build status, or whichever metrics are most important to you. Your tiles will automatically update to keep everyone on the same page.
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Agile planning doesn’t mean you have to use Agile methodology. Capture ideas, tasks, feature requests, or user stories, and prioritize them in your backlog with templates ready for Scrum, Agile, or CMMI. Capacity planning capabilities show how much work you’re taking on compared to previous releases.
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Backlog management
Define and prioritize your backlog using a number of fields, including hierarchy, stack ranking, and complexity estimates.
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Issue and bug tracking... and more.
Track issues, bugs, user stories, feedback, and tasks. Define queries to sort and view content, or view it all in one place.
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Integrated feedback requests
Anyone with a Windows Live ID can use our feedback client to provide rich feedback with screenshots, video, audio, and text. Initiate a feedback request from the dashboard, and we’ll send your stakeholder an email with instructions on what to review. Everything he/she provides gets sent back to the team and is fully integrated into your process.
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Storyboarding with Microsoft PowerPoint 
Mock-up and storyboard prototypes using a tool nearly everyone is familiar with. PowerPoint storyboarding tools (part of Visual Studio Premium 2012 and above) provide a simple, no-code-required way to quickly build storyboards during the planning process.
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Build, Test, Deploy!
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Use the cloud to build your project.
Build projects using our cloud-hosted build service. Validate changes across the team by building your project at regular intervals, and host “official” builds that keep your team on the same page. When you’re ready to deploy, you can publish to your platform of choice.
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How often do you want to build?
Build and rebuild projects on-demand, nightly, or after every check-in. Define tests to run against your code automatically during builds, and view the results from within your development tool or a web browser.
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Track build health over time
View up-to-date build results from your project home page, with configurable notifications and from the build explorer within Visual Studio and Eclipse.
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Continuous delivery to Azure
Deploy to production on Windows Azure with two clicks from Visual Studio, or automatically as part of your build process.