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

Check out the current build of VS2012 here:

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

Take a look around   the windows store apps

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

Ballmer says they are growing

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

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

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

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.

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

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"

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

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???

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

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

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

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

If you use silverlight you will appreciate SP1

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

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.....

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

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

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