The first time you interact with TFS or VSO from IntelliJ, authentication is required. We have also open-sourced the code on GitHub. You can install it from the IntelliJ Plugin Repository by searching for “Visual Studio Team Foundation” as described on the Visual Studio Online – Java site. The plugin is in preview with an anticipated release in early 2016.

Streamlines creating pull requests from the IDE for code reviews and policy-based merging Makes it easy to clone and share code by browsing team projects and repositories

Simplifies multi-factor authentication to TFS and VSO To balance useful features with time-to-deliver, the first version of the plugin: For instance, compare the number of potential steps required to create a Git pull request with and without the plugin: VSO’s primary user interface is browser-based, but we chose to expose popular VSO capabilities in IntelliJ to decrease the steps and disruption of context-switching to a browser. Based on our own Java team development and customer feedback, we saw greater focus and productivity when developer attention was kept within the IDE instead of changing context between tools.

We built the plugin to simplify and optimize developer interaction with TFS and VSO Git repositories from IntelliJ or Android Studio. It is free for teams of 5 or less and its tiered pricing is affordable for larger teams.** VSO offers unlimited private Git repositories. These provide on-premises and cloud collaboration services for version control, agile planning, software build & continuous delivery, and application analytics – for Eclipse, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Xcode or any other IDE or code editor. This new plugin provides features for both Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Online (VSO). Expanding our support for Java IDEs and following in the footsteps of our Eclipse plugin, today we are announcing a preview of the Visual Studio Team Foundation Plugin for IntelliJ that works with IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.

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