And here is part 2 of the Version Control and Build mini-story.
In part 2 of this screencast, we cover some of the new build features, including a distributed build system built off of Windows Workflow Foundation..
Click here to view this mini-story.
You can find all the Rosario screencasts I have done here.
I'm back with more Rosario April 2008 CTP screencasts.
The next mini-story I am tackling is the Version Control and Build mini-story. In part 1 of this screencast, we will cover some of the new features and changes to the version control system.
Click here to view this mini-story.
You can find all the Rosario screencasts I have done here.
Here is the second Rosario Screencast on the Project Management features in the April 2008 CTP. This screencast is Mini-Story #2 - Managing Features with the CMMI Process.
One of the cool things with the Rosario April 2008 CTP is the mini-stories that are included. These mini-stories provide you with a guided way to understand and walkthrough the important new features of the CTP. I've begun recording these mini-stories for your viewing pleasure. While nothing takes the place of hands-on learning, maybe these screencasts, if nothing else, will convince you to download the CTP and take it for a spin.
The first mini-story screencast I have created is a Project Management-Team Foundation Server mini-story. It is Mini-Story #1 - Managing User Stories with the Agile Process.
Let me know what you think.
It appears the April 2008 Rosario CTP is now available. Per Jamie Kurtz's blog:
This seems to be CTP12: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=65D0E3BD-9DF3-421A-804F-8F01BD90F0B4&displaylang=en
And here's the Free Download Manager list:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part01.exe
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part02.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part03.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part04.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part05.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part06.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part07.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part08.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part09.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part10.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part11.rar
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/f/9/bf9c1b30-ca2d-4381-8e9e-8b5db9701437/Apr2008RosarioCTP%20_12PartsTotal.part12.rar
Thanks Jamie for putting that together for us.
We've pushed out another Radio TFS podcast. This one is on Visual Studio Team System Development edition:
In this episode we take a look at Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition. We cover the functionality that was included in the 2005 release as well as talk about the new features in 2008 and have the usual sprinkling of tangental discussions along the way.
As usual, a big thanks goes out to Paul Hacker and Martin Woodward for creating the Radio TFS site and editing the podcast.
Like the podcast? Hate the podcast? Got ideas for how we can make it better, or what we should talk about? Email Us!
Brian Randell has just given the official word that there is a new VSTS/TFS 2008 VPC available:
It's no April's Fool day joke.
A new all-up image has been posted. It's been updated with Office SP1, the December 2007 TFS Power Tools, and all Windows Updates.
Also available with it are some labs to help you look at the various aspects of Team System. And, for that final bit of good news, it won't expire until December 31st, 2008.
Don't forget, you can use Free Download Manager to help you queue up and download all the different ZIP files.
I'm always on the lookout for new sites related to Team System.
I received an email yesterday pointing me to TeamDevCentral.com. I responded back asking for a short blurb about the site, and here is what they said:
TeamDevCentral is North America's premiere online hosted VSTS/TFS Solution. It provides complete dev collaboration for distributed teams. Starting up is very quick and priced with pay-as-you-go service packages; presenting a practical and affordable alternative to sourcing one's own VSTS/TFS system. Backing this up is bank-level security, nightly backups, server and AD redundancy, and a dedicated team providing expert advice and solid customer support.
I'll admit I have not done a cost comparison between this site and the other TFS hosting site I am aware of, but competition in general is a good thing. If you are interested in using a hosted TFS server, go check them out and see what you think. If you end of using them, or any hosted site for that matter, let me know what your experiences are like and I'll post the results to Team System Rocks!.
Teamprise offers a suite of client applications for accessing Team Foundation Server from outside the Visual Studio IDE. Specifically, it allows you to make use of Team Foundation Server from within the Eclipse IDE and from Macintosh and Unix systems.
Martin Woodward, a Team System MVP and co-host of Radio TFS, is a primary developer on Teamprise, and has just announced that Teamprise 3.0 has shipped:
At EclipseCon 2008 this morning, we just announced that Teamprise 3.0 has been released! If you've been wondering why I have been quiet on the blog lately - but also why anything I have been talking about is Team Foundation Build related, then you are about to find out why :-)
Some of the features that Martin mentions are now available include:
- Full Team Build integration
- Check-in policy support
- Single sign-on
- and much more (See Release Notes)
They have also changed the licensing to make Teamprise more affordable for small teams.
Teamprise really is a great product, and if you have not considered using Team Foundation Server because you are developing in a non-windows environment, this just might push you over the edge to consider it. Go check it out!
Community-Credit.com is a great site to get (and then keep) yourself motivated to participate in the technology community. By now you have probably heard of this site, but if not here is a brief overview: You can use the site to track your contributions to the technology community. Those contributions may be as simple as answering some questions on a forum, writing blog posts, or something more time consuming such as running a code camp, or writing a book. There is a huge list of potential contributions, and each one earns you a certain amount of points. Each month, the top 10-15 people who earn the most points win "stupid" (their word, not mine) prizes.
And come on, what IT person does not like their swag? Case in point, look at all the frakkin' T-Shirts that are given out at Tech Ed. But Community-Credit.com actually does give out some different, and in some cases really nice, gifts. Last month, for example, they gave out a USB Podcasting kit (something I would have loved to get a hold of, given we are getting RadioTFS off the ground), and usually the top prize every month is something pretty nice.
David Silverlight runs the site, as well as several others, and I feel he does a great job at it. I've had the privilege of meeting David, and not only is he a passionate member of the technology community, he is also a really cool guy and speaker. So if you haven't gone to Community-Credit.com yet and signed up, you should. It doesn't cost you anything, and it could just net you some cool stuff.
This leads me up to my announcement. I have been inducted into the Community Credit Hall of Fame. From the letter I received from David:
Congratulations, You have been inducted into the Community Credit Hall of Fame. This award recognizes you as a contributor to the development community who has gone well above and beyond the norm. You are among the forces that really help the development community thrive. This level of recognition should be something to be very proud of and you are among a select few.
I consider it quite an honor to be added to this list of people, when you start to really look at some of the people on the list. And while I still haven't achieved that pinnacle of taking the grand prize for a month yet, I haven't given up yet.
Microsoft and Notion Solutions are teaming up to get you up to speed on current and future versions of Visual Studio Team System. These briefings are free, one-day sessions on all the different versions of Visual Studio Team System 2008, as well as a preview of the next version of Team System, code named "Rosario".
Here is the agenda for the briefings:
AGENDA
9:00am Intro Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) / Team Foundation Server Business Value
9:30am VSTS Project Management and Collaboration Features
10:15am Break
10:30am VSTS Tester Features
11:15am Version Control and Build Management
12:00pm Lunch (Provided)
12:30pm VSTS Database Professional Features
1:30pm Break
1:45pm VSTS Architect/Developer Professional Features
2:30pm Team System Futures (Rosario +)
3:00pm Closing – Q&A
and here are the dates and locations:
DATES/LOCATIONS:
3/11 Ft Lauderdale, FL Event ID: 1032367780
3/13 Tampa, FL Event ID: 1032367779
3/18 Charlotte, NC Event ID: 1032367770
3/20 Raleigh/Durham, NC Event ID: 1032367772
3/24 Birmingham, AL Event ID: 1032368273
3/25 Atlanta, GA Event ID: 1032357769
REGISTRATION:
You may click on the Event ID link to register for the event. You can also register by phone by calling
1-877-673-8368 and reference your Event ID.
I'd love to see these briefings filled to capacity, so come out and see what all the fuss is about. You'll learn a lot about Team System, and see the direction the platform is headed.
Make sure you tell'em that Team System Rocks! sent ya.
Yes, Paul and I took a slightly longer break than we originally intended after our first podcast, but now we are back and better than ever.
RadioTFS is back, and with some fresh changes. First change is, we've added a third host: Martin Woodward. Don't know who Martin is and want to? Then go listen to our latest podcast, RadioTFS Show #2 - What's new in TFS 2008 and Should You Upgrade.
Next change is, the RSS feed is different. So if you are using the old RSS feed, you won't see the new show. Click here to get the latest RSS Feed.
Click here for a direct link to the latest show.
We are looking for feedback and for listener questions. So if you have any feedback on the show, what you like and don't like, things you would like us to cover, anything, send that feedback to radiotfs@gmail.com. Also, we are looking for listener questions that we can answer during the podcast. So send those to us as well at radiotfs@gmail.com.
We are looking at trying to do this bi-monthly, but given that all three of us have hectic schedules, as well as Martin lives in another country, don't hate us if we don't hit that schedule every time. I'm not sure what the topic of the next podcast will be, but look for it in a couple of weeks.
Tech-Ed is Microsoft's big technical education conference that they hold every year. This year it is in Orlando from June 3-6 for Developers and June 10-13 for IT Professionals. I have attended the past four Tech-Eds, first as an attendee, and for the past couple of years as a staff member, working in the Team System Learning Center area.
This year I get to try something new: I've been selected as a session speaker! I'm still reeling in shock at the surprise. This is a great honor, and I plan to work as hard as I can to give a great presentation.
Click here to see the entire session catalog for Tech Ed Developer.
The title of my session is Applied Web Testing with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System. Here is the current abstract:
Visual Studio Team System enables you to record and run tests against your Web applications. This session will cover how to create effective Web tests, including recording, running, and validating a Web test. You'll then dive deep into some of the more advanced Web testing features, such as creating coded Web tests, and creating your own custom validation rules. Throughout the session you'll also learn how Web tests are being used in the real world, by real people. This session assumes a basic familiarity with the Web testing aspects of Visual Studio Team System.
Needless to say, I have a lot of work ahead of me to try and put together what I hope is a great session on this topic. So, while I'm still in the planning stages of my talk, I want to get some feedback from you, my readers. After all, ya'll are the ones who will (hopefully) be coming to listen to my talk. So answer the following questions for me, either by leaving a comment on this post, or emailing me at mickey_gousset@hotmail.com:
- What questions do you have around web testing that you would like to see answered?
- Have you used the web testing tools, and if so, do you have any stories you would be willing to share?
- What do you like most and least about the web testing tools in Visual Studio Team System.
Send me some feedback as quick as you can, and I'll do my best to incorporate it into my talk.
One last thing: You can currently go to the session catalog for Tech Ed Developer and rate the sessions and leave comments. Currently all you can see are the session titles, but if you go to the catalog and search for "Applied Web Testing" you will pull up my topic. I encourage you all to go rate my session, along with any others you might be interested in, and leave comments there as well. I don't know if those comments get fed back to me or not, so make sure you send them to me too.
I forsee a lot of late nights over the next couple of months trying to pull this together, but it is sure going to be a fun ride (remind me I said that about a month from now).
Don't forget to leave me some feedback. :)
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