Waiting for the "blue" wave and GIT on TFS
Sun, Feb 10 2013 3:16

I sincerely hope the blue team and the Windows 9 team  are getting up to speed.

Although it is not necessary, some people wait for updates to speed up adoption. Come on guys and gals, lets get it done.

I also hope the wait for updates do not obstruct the way for server features and improvements.    Anyway, its fun to have git on TFS

 

 

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VS2012 Current Build
Fri, Jan 18 2013 5:07

Check out the current build of VS2012 here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zainnab/

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Win 8 store apps.
Fri, Jan 18 2013 4:41

Take a look around   the windows store apps

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/apps/br229512

 

Ballmer says they are growing

Hotfix for TFS SP
Fri, Jan 18 2013 4:23

If you apply the sp1 you'll need this hotfix

 

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2013/01/11/tfs-2012-update-1-hotfix.aspx

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How about a surface tablet for devs?
Tue, Jun 19 2012 0:27

 

I am envious of certain colleagues who have been playing with something that looks like the Surface Tablet.

I cannot wait to get my hands on one and try VS 2012....

I hope it has at least a dual core,  would it be too much if I asked for quad core??

 

So long as metro runs flawlessly

Build Service with TFS (TFSPreview.com)
Mon, May 7 2012 18:54

 

I think TFSPreview.com has come a long way since last year.   Check it out, it will be worth your time

 

 

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Let the VS Team know about VS 11
Tue, Mar 27 2012 1:55

You should really take advantage of the opportunity,  tell them what you dont like and what you  really like

 

Link to Team's blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/03/21/visual-studio-11-beta-survey.aspx

 

So far so good, My laptop is a little clunky and I had a lot of problems installing on a 64 bit machine but the problem was Win Update and not VS.

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TFS 11 EXPRESS, now thats a good idea
Mon, Feb 27 2012 0:40

I thought a product with similar specs was going to ship with vs 2010, but  now the tfs team saw the light. I think this is a really good product for small teams.

Version contro, easy install, no need for sql server (it uses express)

Read the original blogpost by bharry

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2012/02/23/coming-soon-tfs-express.aspx

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Getting ready for the Next Wave
Wed, Feb 22 2012 18:51

Its good to know that once a logo is adopted, then its really time to get going and  have your apps ready.

I am looking forward to really get the hang of the Metro Style.  My feeble attempts at the new ui design look a little "boxy"

 

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Using Web Services to validate data in VS Lightswitch
Mon, Jan 30 2012 22:23

This is a useful post by Beth Massi on calling web services to validate data.

I found it useful because Lightswitch does not easily present this facility for data validation

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2012/01/30/calling-web-services-to-validate-data-in-visual-studio-lightswitch.aspx

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Build Windows ?
Fri, Jul 29 2011 2:03

Ok, 30 years after dos, 25 after win, 16 after 95 now pdc=build windows, but then windows8 not equal to legacywin, then .net  @risk and silverlight in doubt....

So secret that a refreshed agenda is not on the site, afraid of angering devs a gag order is issued...  

Tech Ready shall have the answers? or NOT

Anyway, windows 8 means a new device, in my case a long overdue upgrade...

http://www.buildwindows.com/

Would like to see the future NOW, or wait for the robotoid apples to rot.,.,., lol

windows 8 changes everything???

 

 

 

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Beth Massi on lIghtswitch
Fri, Jul 29 2011 1:49

Chances are that if you work or play at all with lightswitch, that you are going to encounter some contribution by Beth Massi of msft

Goto her blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

 

 

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Jason Zander on lightswitch
Fri, Jul 29 2011 1:43

A quick explanation

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2011/07/26/visual-studio-lightswitch-2011-is-available-today.aspx

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

 

 

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Turn on the lightswitch...
Fri, Jul 29 2011 1:28

Its about time, it only took about 5 years from kitty hawk, but I guess it was worth the wait.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

 

 

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TFS on Azure?
Tue, May 24 2011 4:52

I guess its coming, but have not heard of any formal announcement except for Brian Harry's blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2011/05/18/update-on-tfs-on-azure.aspx

it would be nice to see an instance of TFS running in the cloud

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Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Sat, Mar 12 2011 4:32

If you use silverlight you will appreciate SP1

So far it installs without flaws in test and production machines in our team.

 

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From KittyHawk, to FightClub to Lightswitch - lets hope not too many people get turned off!
Sun, Aug 8 2010 4:20

Its finally here!    

Follow the announcement of  Lightswitch

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch

The public beta is going to be available on late August,   I suggest you try it out.

I still remember hearing about this years ago in Redmond and  the mixed reactions are still fresh on my mind.....

 

 

Requirements Management on TFS 2010 should be improved out of the box
Thu, Jun 10 2010 20:45

Reliance on third party products is Ok if you want to feed an ecosystem of partners, However for customers, the TFS requirement management should include something to use straight out  of the box instead oo relying on word or excel interfaces.

Its just an opinion and it was reinforced by attending a session at Tech Ed which seem more like a marketing session for third party tools.....

Tech Ed Rocks

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Tech Ed 2010, TFS 2010 and then some
Thu, Jun 3 2010 6:11

With a few TFS 2010 implementations under my belt , I got the chance to get to check out the following  presentations at Tech Ed 2010.  I am looking forward to match  the "tips and techniques" presented against real world implementations

DEV206 | Requirements Management with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server
Session Type: Breakout Session
Track: Developer Tools, Languages & Frameworks
Speaker(s): Lori Lamkin
Level: 200 - Intermediate
In this session, we cover how you can use Team Foundation Server to define, track, and verify against requirements. We cover the key partners that TFS integrates with, both TFS handles both formal requirements and agile requirements management techniques, and how to test against requirements using Team Test and Team Lab.
DEV405 | Deep Dive into Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Reporting
Session Type: Breakout Session
Track: Developer Tools, Languages & Frameworks
Speaker(s): Steven Borg
Level: 400 - Expert
This sessions dives deep into understanding Team Foundation Server 2010 reporting. We very briefly overview the provided reports, both SSRS and Excel that come out of the box, before diving into what makes these reports possible. We dive into the behind-the-scenes data stores: the TFS_Warehouse and the OLAP cube, and understand their relationship as well as their structure. Then we step back up into the world of reporting where we create and extend reports from WIQL queries (built-in capability), create new Excel pivot-table reports and host them on a SharePoint portal, and modify SSRS reports. Finally, we look at how to make decisions about what data to capture to help drive overall process improvement.
DPR04-INT | Strategies for Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
Session Type: Interactive Session
Track: Development Practices
Speaker(s): Jeff Levinson
Level: 200 - Intermediate

 

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Visual Studio 2010 Quick Reference Guidance
Mon, Jan 18 2010 18:49

http://vs2010quickref.codeplex.com/wikipage

This is one of the greatest overviews of TFS and VSTS.  It is a VSTS Rangers project and I give it high marks for its brevity and simplicity

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