Category · 27 posts
Team System
2007
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VS2008 VPCs Expiring November 1st - Have a nice day!
"We recently discovered that the VPCs we distributed as part of the VS2008 Beta2 release will expire on Thursday, November 1, 2007, much earlier than we had originally expected. Since the timeout is at the OS level, we…
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Synchronize Team System and ClearCase with the TFS Migration & Synchronization Tool
It's about time! Just got this in the mail: TFS Migration & Synchronization Tool For ClearCase Released Yesterday we released a new tool that will help customers who use both Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation…
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Get latest version on checkout with team system source control
The TFS team over at Sela , spearheaded by Tal Gur Arie, had developed a little addin that solves the issue with not getting the latest version of a source file when checking it out. They have their reasons for doing it…
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Team Build Ticker for your system tray
I've been asked what is this nice tool that I have that notifies me of finished Team Builds from VSTS. It's free and simple, and called "Build Ticker:. You can grab it here:…
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What Source Control tool do you use? And more on TFS Vs. Open Source tools
Embedded Flash media from the original post is no longer playable. Regarding my last post , Oren (Ayende) points out that regarding TFS's features, he can either find a match for them in open source land, or he doesn't…
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TFS or not? Being a perfectionist in a realistic world
Oren pointed out that he would run away from TFS because it’s not a “zero friction tool”. He does have some valid points, mostly about the length of time some of the source control actions might take, though personally…
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Microsoft acquired TeamPlain web client for TFS - Get your free download today
This is the news of the day and you might have seen it in other blogs & news posts. Brian's blog talks in detail with screenshots at http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2007/03/26/microsoft-acquires-teamplain.aspx .…
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Using TFS Integrator to manage complex project dependencies
One of the clients I went to today had an interesting dilemma relating to managing references in source control between projects. Their situation is not unlike many other companies: they have an infrastructure team that…
2006
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Team Data and the Database publishing wizard
Update : Sachin from the DB Pro team has alerted me that indeed creating the script is possible with DB Pro edition. Coolness! BTW - he just published a white paper on using DB pro to write database unit tests. This is…
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Custom Reports for Load Test Results from Team System
Sean Lumley created some very nice custom reports about Load Testing Results from Team System located here . See Sean's post for more details.
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Macro - Workaround for VS 2005 unit testing build problem
Sondre has a nice workaround for a very annoying problem with VS 2005 Unit Tests (aka Team Test) - When you run unit tests, the "Build" action is not performed on the unit testing project by default, so you have to…
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Video: Implementing Continuous Integration: With and Without Team System
Paul just alerted me to the fact that my TechEd Europe presentation on Continuous Integration with and without Team System is now available online at MSDN Showtime. Implementing Continuous Integration: With and Without…
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BSDAgile - Team System Project Template for Extreme Programming
Now, how come I didn't notice this one before? BSDAgile - BSDAgile is a Methodology Template for Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). It is intended to provide an ultra-lightweight process for people building software in…
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Hello DataDude! Team System for Database Professionals is RTM
From Matt Nunn "On Friday 1st December 2006 the development team officially announced that Data Dude was done and was being released to manufacture. It should be available for download to MSDN subscribers on December…
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TFS Permission Manager Tool
Leon just posted a new tool he developed called "TFS Permission Manager" for managing Team Foundation Server permissions in an easier fashion. Way to go! Here are some benefits in the tool: "Using this tool you can: Add…
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TeamLook Integrates Into Team System Projects From Outlook
TeamLook looks like a great way to Integrate Team System Projects into everyday outlook so that anyone who needs to can see it from something that's always open on their desks: Outlook. " Personify Design TeamLook™…
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Managing team build files sucks a little less with Attrice SideKick for VSTS
Oh, I could have seriously used the Team System Add-on from Attrice's SideKick project last week at TechEd when one of my Demos Broke. The add-in allows version control operations for selected build type to be performed…
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Agile Development Sessions - Slides and Demos from TechEd
Update : here's a video that yosi made of my draft song before the preconference... Que sera sera... Yesterday was a full day of pre-conference goodness. I've had a blast doing 4 sessions dealing with Agile Development…
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Project Server Connector for Team System RTM announced
One of the issues that many people have faced when moving to Team System was how to integrate it with their existing project management software. Specifically, Microsoft Project Server. Team System can already connect…
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My sessions at TechEd Europe 2006
here's the current list of sessions I'll be doing at Tech Ed Europe: Developers: (Note: the Test Driven Development Chalk & Talk is in the morning after the Tech Ed Party - if you're there - you're hardcore :) ) ARC207…
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Continuous integration with Team System and Team Foundation Server
Team foundation server is a monster . Seriously, it's so big and heavy, that trying to do something as simple as adding custom actions to a build process, reading the documentation and googling on how to achieve this is…
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Solution: Using Source Server with Team System Source Control
If you just want to go to the site: Go here: http://SourceServer.Osherove.Com . A team I work with needed Source Server usage support for Team System. Unfortunately, this is just about the only place online that really…
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Procedure for Installing Team System
The first time I Installed Team System, it took about a day. I had to learn all this stuff the hard way, and the docs were just too darn "wordy". So I made a small log file of what I had to do before I could install…
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MSBuild SideKick - Fixed to use with Team Build
Update : Downloading the latest version of hte Sidekick tool fixes the problem mentioned here. See this comment from Matan: "Please download the latest version of the MSBuild Sidekick - that should take care of the…
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A Simple Version Control Strategy Using Team System
To Skip this Intro, read the full article here: A Simple Version Control Strategy Using Team System I was recently asked by a client who I'm helping to integrate Team System, to create a strategy for the organization…
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Got an MSBuild-SikdeKick wish? Post it on Matan's blog!
Matan Holtzer is one of the guys behind the new MSBuild SideKick , which is essentialy a visual editor for editing MSBuild and Team Build files instead of editing raw XML (and a tool like this comes out only now??). His…
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News: TestDriven, SideKick, Expression Evaluators and Security to boot
I've gathered some interesting links posted only yesterday, so I don't forget (and neither should you). Jamie has a couple of posts related to TestDriven.NET you should be aware of TestDriven problem with Building…