does anyone have any sources that can help me understand how to create a dev environment in tfs?

currently we have a production environment only and we need to build a branch off of that without ruining the existing code

Since you have a production environment your team lead must provide how they handle this.

Remember I won't duplicate or create tutorials about Team Foundation Server use.

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