Get a free Team Companion licence for Visual Studio 2012 Launch?
I recently posted on Requirement management in the modern application lifecycle and in that post I mentioned a product called Team Companion from Ekobit. Well, to celebrate its 5th anniversary and the launch of Visual Studio 2012 the awesome folks at Ekobit have decided to give away a whole bunch of licences for that fantastic […]
Woops I installed Windows 8 instead of Windows 8 Pro!
After installing Windows 8 I tried to do a couple of things that I normally do to set up my computer. I went to enable “Remote Desktop”… but there was no options. Hmm… I wanted to make a change to the “Local Security Settings…”. Hmmm… Both of these things were missing and I started to […]
Installing Visual Studio 11 on Windows 7
With the launch of Visual Studio 11 beta and that it is fully supported in production I wanted to update my laptop with the bits. I have a presentation on Friday of what’s new in Visual Studio 11 and I will show some of the new features there. Figure: The new installer is clean There […]
TF200035 Sync error for identity with TFS 2010
I recently ran into an odd problem at a customer where the local computer accounts of a computer joined to a domain started showing the SID periodically. For those not in the know, this is BAD. WARNING: I did not find a solution to my problem, but this should server as a documentation of what […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Reporting & Process
The Process Template governs nearly all aspects of how the team interacts with Visual Studio and TFS (e.g., the structure and flow of work items). Whether a team has a well-established development process or needs to define one, proper template selection and practice are critical. Reports and dashboards (targeted to the selected team process) provide […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Architecture
How Visual Studio helps teams explore, understand, maintain, and uphold their project’s architecture. Introduction to some basic architecture & design concepts and common trouble spots for teams. This post is part of a series of Visual Studio ALM webcasts that were delivered through 2010 and 2011 as part of an introduction to Visual Studio ALM. […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Microsoft Test Manager
Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), AKA Test Professional, is a new testing system that team can use to create manual and Automation test quickly. The real advantage and strength of MTM is the integration with TFS and Visual Studio 2010 and how it can leverage the ALM tools and practices. In the demo, we show: Explain […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Code Management and Build
Branching Merging and Build are two parts of the overall software development cycle. In the Branching and Merging session, we cover industries standard approaches to branching and merging, the pros and Cons of the standard approaches, and how each strategy might fit your company needs. In the Build section we cover how to setup a […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – IntelliTrace and Test Impact Analysis
Intellitrace was built in response to the #1 and #2 demands from TFS 2008 customers: help us find bugs faster so we can fix them faster. As a configurable “flight data recorder” for all aspects of debug and test, it provides advanced and integrated logging so devs can locate and reproduce the bug exactly the […]
Visual Studio 2010 Overview – A day in the life of … Plan, Code & Test
This session shows the Day in the Life of a project using TFS from the context of a Developer, Tester, and Program Manager. The purpose of this session is to give a clear picture of how someone in the role of the Developer, the Tester and Program Manager would use TFS in his/her role. Update […]