TFS and before that VSS were also major systems in use by companies. In TFS creating a new branch was a time consuming operation. But it did have one interestin

TFS and before that VSS were also major systems in use by companies. In TFS creating a new branch was a time consuming operation. But it did have one interesting feature which was the ability to exclusively check out a file. Interesting until that person left the company with the file still locked.