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Features of
Instant Review for Visual Studio™


Source code collaboration in Real-time
Instant Review supports the collaboration of software developers in project teams using Instant Review Sessions. The basis of the collaboration is provided by the familiar Visual Studio™ Editor, by means of which spatially separated documents may be viewed and worked on together. As not just the document contents but also the Visual Studio™ Editor properties such as highlighting or positioning are synchronized in real time, you get the feeling of sitting together in front of one monitor.
  • Synchronization of all editing commands such as Copy/Paste, Undo/Redo
  • Synchronous scrolling
  • Highlighting of source code
  • Real-time source code synchronization
  • Edits highlighted in contributer's color
  • Save and Merge
  • Several participants per Instant Review Session possible
  • Editing of multiple documents per Instant Review Session possible

You will find some typical use cases here.
Starting a new Instant Review Session directly from the editor Incoming Instant Review Session request Instant Review Editor Instant Review Editor, Instant Review Session Window and Project Group Explorer
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Real-time communication
A combination of familiar communication channels (voice, text chat and IM) with the work environment and active contents (e.g. source texts) actively supports communication between the software developers within one project team. The entire communication process is secured by the integrated transport encryption of all messages.
  • Immediate text messaging to one or more project group members
  • Text chat within Instant Review Sessions with one or more participants

Sending a short message Chat window Chat at Instant Review Session Chat window at the Instant Review Editor
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Virtual project team grouping and collaboration
Instant Review supports the simultaneous administration of several project groups. This makes it possible, for example, to bring different groups to one project, while maintaining a visible and logical separation between them. Earmarking solutions to project groups makes it possible to establish a connection automatically to the corresponding project group on opening a solution and close it again when the solution is closed.
  • Administration of several project groups
  • Creation of your own project groups including direct invitation of new members by e-mail or invitation file
  • Join existing project groups with the aid of invitation files
  • More than one project group logged on at one time
  • Context-related earmarking of project groups
  • See only contacts from logged-on project group(s) with respective status and contact possibilities

Creating a new project group Inviting new project group members Joining a existing project group Starting a new Instant Review Session
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Full integration into Visual Studio™
Instant Review for Visual Studio™ can be completely integrated into Visual Studio™ and uses all of the familiar functions offered by Visual Studio™. It is no longer necessary to use unfamiliar third-party applications in order to work with other project team members.
  • All dialogs in the form of positionable Visual Studio™ Toolwindows
  • Communication and collaboration functions may be started directly via context menus from Solution Explorer as well as Visual Studio™ Editor (One-click)
  • Overview of all project groups set up in the familiar Explorer tree structure
  • Code Review Editor for source-code collaboration using Visual Studio™ Editor
  • Direct linking of Visual Studio™ actions such as, for example, Auto Sign-in/out whenever a solution is opened or closed

Initial configuration dialog All windows dockable Instant Review at the main menu Options
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No third-party applications required
The use of Instant Review does not require any third-party applications. Communication and collaboration take place via a P2P Overlay Network.
  • P2P –- no central communication point via which the communication takes place
  • No third-party applications necessary
  • No server installation necessary
  • Instant Review starts up and shuts down with the startup and shutdown of Visual Studio™

Highest security standard
By featuring a rotating 256-bit encryption at message level into which a passphrase freely selected by the project group creator is integrated. Participation in a project group is only possible with a combination of the special invitation file and passphrase.
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