Monday, July 14, 2008

The meaning of .vssscc .vspscc and .suo files.

The meaning of .vssscc .vspscc and .suo files.

Should .vssscc, .vspscc and .suo files be added to source Control?

The .vssscc and .vspscc should be added to source control and the .suo file should be excluded.

What is the easiest way to do this?

Use the "Add solution to source control" menu item.

What are these files?

The .vssscc file is referred to as the solution hint file. It has entries to help keep the solution in sync with source control.

The .vspscc file is referred to as the project hint file and it also helps to keep the project in sync with source control.

The .suo file stores user specific setting for Visual Studio. Since different team member can vary these settings it should not be checked in.

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