Notable Features

• Pre-Tested Commits. Prevents developers from breaking sources in the version control system
  Revision control
  Revision control, also known as version control and source control , is the management of changes to documents, programs, and other information stored as computer files. It is most commonly used in software development, where a team of people may change the same files...
  
   by running the build remotely for local changes prior to commit
• Build Grid
  Grid computing
  Grid computing is a term referring to the combination of computer resources from multiple administrative domains to reach a common goal. The grid can be thought of as a distributed system with non-interactive workloads that involve a large number of files...
  
  . Allows running multiple builds and tests under different platforms and environments simultaneously
• Integrated code coverage
  Code coverage
  Code coverage is a measure used in software testing. It describes the degree to which the source code of a program has been tested. It is a form of testing that inspects the code directly and is therefore a form of white box testing....
  
  , inspections
  Software inspection
  Inspection in software engineering, refers to peer review of any work product by trained individuals who look for defects using a well defined process...
  
   and duplicates
  Duplicate code
  Duplicate code is a computer programming term for a sequence of source code that occurs more than once, either within a program or across different programs owned or maintained by the same entity. Duplicate code is generally considered undesirable for a number of reasons...
  
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• Integration with IDE
  Integrated development environment
  An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development...
  
  s: Eclipse
  Eclipse (software)
  Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...
  
  , IntelliJ IDEA
  IntelliJ IDEA
  IntelliJ IDEA is a commercial Java IDE by JetBrains. It is often simply referred to as "IDEA" or "IntelliJ."-History:The first version of IntelliJ IDEA was released in January 2001, and at the time was the only available Java IDE with advanced code navigation and code refactoring capabilities...
  
  , Visual Studio
• Platforms supported: Java
  Java (programming language)
  Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
  
  , .NET
  .NET Framework
  The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
  
   and Ruby
  Ruby (programming language)
  Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was first developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto...
  
  

Supported Version Control Systems

• Subversion
• Perforce
  Perforce
  Perforce is a commercial, proprietary, centralized revision control system developed by Perforce Software, Inc.-Architecture:Perforce is a client/server system.The server manages a central database and a master repository of file versions....
  
  
• CVS
  Concurrent Versions System
  The Concurrent Versions System , also known as the Concurrent Versioning System, is a client-server free software revision control system in the field of software development. Version control system software keeps track of all work and all changes in a set of files, and allows several developers ...
  
  
• Borland
  Borland
  Borland Software Corporation is a software company first headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, Cupertino, California and finally Austin, Texas. It is now a Micro Focus subsidiary. It was founded in 1983 by Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad and Philippe Kahn.-The 1980s:...
  
   StarTeam
  StarTeam
  StarTeam is a revision control system used in software development, especially when a project involves multiple teams in different locations. StarTeam is a SCM and SDLC software application, created by Starbase Corporation, acquired by Borland in January 2003 which was acquired by Microfocus...
  
  
• IBM Rational ClearCase (Base and UCM)
• Team Foundation Server
  Team Foundation Server
  Team Foundation Server is a Microsoft product offering source control, data collection, reporting, and project tracking, and is intended for collaborative software development projects...
  
   (2005, 2008, 2010)
• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
• Git
  Git (software)
  Git is a distributed revision control system with an emphasis on speed. Git was initially designed and developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on...
  
  
• Mercurial
  Mercurial (software)
  Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. It is mainly implemented using the Python programming language, but includes a binary diff implementation written in C. It is supported on Windows and Unix-like systems, such as FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Linux...
  
  
• SourceGear Vault
  Vault (revision control system)
  Vault is a commercial, proprietary revision control system by SourceGear LLC which markets its product as a replacement for Microsoft's Visual Source Safe....
  
  

Licensing Options

• Professional Server License: Free of charge. Limited to up to 20 build configurations; Includes 3 free Build Agent licenses
• Enterprise Server License: Commercial. Unlimited user accounts and build configuration; Includes 3 Build Agent licenses
• Build Agent License: Commercial, each one allows using one additional Build Agent. Can be used with both Professional and Enterprise Servers
• Open Source License

External links

• Official TeamCity website
• Continuous Integration, Martin Fowler, 2006-05-01