Well the end is in sight with Rob Caron announcing that they will officially launch Team Foundation Server at SDWest later this month as expected. It is strange to think of it as being an “end” but after reading blogs from the VSTS product team for so long where they see the launch as the deadline they are aiming for, it is hard not to feel like something great is coming to an “end” of sorts.

In reality the launch may be the culmination of an incredible amount of great work by the product team to bring this completely new product to market, but for most of us it really marks the beginning. The beginning of an exciting time as many organisations that have been trialling the product finally consider moving their teams over to VSTS/TFS. Yes, many dev shops have taken advantage of the Go-Live licenses and are already using the product suite in production, but I figure a larger majority are awaiting the official release version of the product before really getting started in earnest.

The product team will now be examining the many features that didn’t make the release and considering them for the vNext release. Brian Harry posted a great article a little over a week ago entitled Team Foundation Server and the Future. He is eager to hear from the community about what we think about TFS and what we would like to see added or changed in the next version. Make sure you visit his blog and give them feedback to help make the next release even better.