Linking Work Items to Git Branches, Commits, and Pull Requests

This post introduces new features in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) to improve the traceability between Git development work and work items. It adds a 'Development' section to the work item form that displays linked commits, branches, and pull requests. It also provides action links to create new branches and pull requests directly from a work item, automatically linking them. When a pull request is merged, associated work items are automatically linked to the merge commit. The post also reiterates existing methods for linking, such as #ID mentions in commit messages and linking from the Visual Studio Changes page.