CASE tools
As we've seen, MSF does not force you to work with any specific tool, since it's only about good practices, procedures, and protocols to follow in order to reach the projected goals, and all that being carried out on time and within the project's budget (almost a dream, isn't it?).
However, there are tools that can, indeed, help you build these deliverables. This includes not only the source code, but also all reports, graphic schemes, and other documents that define and clarify the hardware and software structures and the desired behavior, both in the ALM and in production. This is something that goes far beyond the coding phase since every milestone requires its own documentation.
CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) Tools is the name given to the set of tools required for this purpose. If we talk about Microsoft, these case tools are quite numerous today.
Of course, source code is aligned with Visual Studio in its different versions (also with the express versions and Visual...