TFS API: Using LINQpad to query TFS Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Download Demo - LINQpad Query In this blog post I’ll be showing you how to query TFS using LINQpad. 1. Download LINQpad Those who are familiar with LINQpad know its benefits and ease of use, i would urge ... TFS API: Using LINQpad to query TFS 0 0 2
Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 I received a surprise mail from Microsoft saying that I’ve been recognized as Microsoft Community Contributor for the year 2011. I am delighted that my contributions in TFS and ALM space have been recognised ... Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 0 0 0
Include MoreLinq Library for LINQ extensions Michael Freidgeim, January 1, 0001 Last week I needed to find an object from collection with maximum value of the property and wrote the following double maxHours = (from loc in locations select loc.TotalHours).Max(); var location = (from ... Include MoreLinq Library for LINQ extensions 0 0 1
Red Gate | SQL Compare Review Jeff Julian, January 1, 0001 To start, I love Red Gate Software’s Tools. I have loved them since the first time I started using SQL Backup and SQL Compare when I first started Geekswithblogs.net. I think they create quality products ... Red Gate | SQL Compare Review 0 0 3
Git Revisited MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 Having worked with TFS & SVN for a while now, I recently was put in a position where I had to get up to speed with Git. My only experience with Git up to now was attending a brief presentation on the ... Git Revisited 0 0 0
TFS SDK: Workspace Explorer & Statistics Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 The Team Explorer is a wonderful view of the position of your version control in the team foundation server. However, there is no one window of such truth available for the workspace. I am a very active ... TFS SDK: Workspace Explorer & Statistics 0 0 19
What can TFS do for me, as an IT Pro? An Overview. Part 1 of 3. Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Let’s define what this should mean and be about. How can I as an IT Pro be able to use TFS for the tasks and activities I normally do. Whether it is controlling a project or creating scripts and such. ... What can TFS do for me, as an IT Pro? An Overview. Part 1 of 3. 0 0 1
Microsoft releases Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 If your question is, what is this? or perhaps more around … what does this mean? Let me explain a bit about it. Microsoft has been providing this type of services through partners within a given competency ... Microsoft releases Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services 0 0 0
JaxCodeCamp 2011 - AgileThought Team on-board! Nikita Polyakov, January 1, 0001 Excited to come speak at JaxCodeCamp this coming weekend, there are many amazing session and speakers! Jacksonville .NET Code Camp - http://jaxcodecamp.com What: All day geek fest focusing on code and ... JaxCodeCamp 2011 - AgileThought Team on-board! 0 0 0
Training Kit for Team Foundation Server 2010 is now available Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 A couple of days ago, Microsoft release a Training Kit for TFS 2010. The training kit contains presentations, demos and labs to get to know the platform better and understand the purpose and capabilities ... Training Kit for Team Foundation Server 2010 is now available 0 0 0
Book Review: Agile Project Management with Scrum D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 I’ve learned, from conference sessions and user group meetings, that Agile is best learned in action – being part of a game or activity that explains Agile, having lively discussion with people, or (best ... Book Review: Agile Project Management with Scrum 0 0 0
TFS SDK: Work Item History Visualizer using TFS API Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Download from here If you track your project tasks against work items, you would know the importance of Work Item History. This is one way for you to reflect on who did what and when, some organizations ... TFS SDK: Work Item History Visualizer using TFS API 0 0 11
TFS Upgrade and SharePoint intergration Leonard Mwangi, January 1, 0001 Came across a good article regarding TFS upgrade from 2008 to 2010. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jja... ... TFS Upgrade and SharePoint intergration 0 0 0
August 11 TFS Power Tools Released Aaron Kowall, January 1, 0001 The August ‘11 TFS Power Tools are ready for download. Brian Harry has a good summary of the update here. The big visible changes are: 1. The ability to use the shell extensions against a TFS not on the ... August 11 TFS Power Tools Released 0 0 1
Using TFS Programmatically deadlydog, January 1, 0001 I recently discovered this post which shows how you can programmatically update queries in TFS, which is great for… Read more at http://blog.danskingdom.com... ... Using TFS Programmatically 0 0 1
Requirements Management: From Vision to Mission to Success Presen... Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Yesterday I presented at SPSTC, had an absolute blast, and I truly hope the attendees to my session did as well! That was my requirement! We discussed the reasons for failed requirements management, scope ... Requirements Management: From Vision to Mission to Success Presen... 0 0 0
TFS 2010 Power Tools–August 11 Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 The TFS 2010 Power Tools, August 11 release shortly on its way, read more about the teaser here at Brian Harrys blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bha... ... TFS 2010 Power Tools–August 11 0 0 0
Visual Studio Testing Tools–Two new hotfixes released terje, January 1, 0001 Update: These have been superseded and included in later Cumulative Updates. See http://wblo.gs/cu8v for checking what you got and updates, or download the tool. Also see info about the updates and extensions ... Visual Studio Testing Tools–Two new hotfixes released 0 0 2
Java VS .NET, Subversion VS TFS: a personal history of terminolog... TomPepe, January 1, 0001 Though software fundamentals, patterns, and anti-patterns are by far more important and intellectually stimulating to discuss, sometimes it's difficult to move to a new set of terms. When I first learned ... Java VS .NET, Subversion VS TFS: a personal history of terminolog... 0 0 1
West Palm Beach .Net User Group July 2011 Meeting Recap Sam Abraham, January 1, 0001 Shervin Shakibi, Microsoft Regional Director, was our speaker at the West Palm Beach .Net User Group July 2011 meeting. Shervin’s talk was demo-centric where he showcased the power of HTML 5 by example. ... West Palm Beach .Net User Group July 2011 Meeting Recap 0 0 0
TFS-Get Latest VS Get Specific Version Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Lately i have seen the below remarks coming through in the communities, Get Latest does not work in TFS I always have to use Get Specific version to get the server changes on my local Why get latest misses ... TFS-Get Latest VS Get Specific Version 0 0 1
TFS SDK: Compare Changesets programmatically Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 I will be covering three things in this blog post Get the history i.e. all change sets of an item programmatically using the TFS API. Download the change sets programmatically using the TFS API Use WinMerge ... TFS SDK: Compare Changesets programmatically 0 0 2
How To Change compare merge tool in TFS? Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010 Would you like to use your favourite comparison and merging tool such as KDiff3 or WinMerge in TFS. With little effort you can configure a different diff/merge ... How To Change compare merge tool in TFS? 0 0 4
West Palm Beach .Net User Group 2011 Update Sam Abraham, January 1, 0001 In the past few months, we at the West Palm Beach .Net User Group have been busy soliciting your feedback on topics you would like covered at our upcoming meetings. We have also been encouraging our members ... West Palm Beach .Net User Group 2011 Update 0 0 0
TFS 2010 SDK: Get List of user Workspaces and checked out files P... Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,TFS API,TFS SDK 2010,TFS Administration Working as a TFS Administrator maintaining the user workspaces is a very important task. Using the TFS API it is very ... TFS 2010 SDK: Get List of user Workspaces and checked out files P... 0 0 0
Why use SharePoint Technologies with Team Foundation Server? Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 This is a recent question I ran into on the MSDN TFS Forums. Made me think why I use it and how to make it effective. Here is what my response to this was … “My #1 justification is the fact that when you ... Why use SharePoint Technologies with Team Foundation Server? 0 0 2
TFS Backup Plan Wizard - A backup plan already exists for the TFS... Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,Power Tools,TF254027 Error Recently moved from TFS 2010 server to another TFS 2010 server and trying to configure a backup plan using the Backup plan wizard ... TFS Backup Plan Wizard - A backup plan already exists for the TFS... 0 0 7
New code sample release from Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework ... Jialiang, January 1, 0001 A new release of Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is available on July 13th. We expect that its 17 new code samples would reduce developers’ efforts in solving the following typical programming tasks. ... New code sample release from Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework ... 0 0 3
TFS Power Tools Features And How To Run Them From Visual Studio deadlydog, January 1, 0001 There are a few great features in the TFS Power Tools that I wasn't aware of, such as TreeDiff which let's you… Read more at http://blog.danskingdom.com... ... TFS Power Tools Features And How To Run Them From Visual Studio 0 0 1
Why TFS 2010–On a light note. Hilarious :-) Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: TFS 2010,Team Foundation Server 2010,Technology Humour A little bit of humour would not hurt... What are your selfish reasons for upgrading to TFS 2010? Cheers, Tarun ... Why TFS 2010–On a light note. Hilarious :-) 0 0 0
TFS 2010 SDK: Get Projects, Iterations, Area Path, Queries and Wo... Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,TFS API,TFS SDK 2010,TFS ALM Download a working solution Demo Solution Download I have seen a lot of questions in the community lately on how to use the TFS ... TFS 2010 SDK: Get Projects, Iterations, Area Path, Queries and Wo... 0 0 19
Tips for installing Team Foundation Server in a two-server enviro... BobPalmer, January 1, 0001 In my current job as a Senior ALM Consultant, part of what I do is help organizations get TFS set up and configured. While a single server installation is pretty easy (and using the basic configuration ... Tips for installing Team Foundation Server in a two-server enviro... 0 0 1
Removing source control from a TFS project Tim Huffam, January 1, 0001 To remove all source control from a TFS project (not a VS project!) - you must use the 'tf destroy' tool. If, like me you try to delete the top-level directory/project node in Source Control Explorer (within ... Removing source control from a TFS project 0 0 6
Using Beyond Compare with TFS in My Eclipse TomPepe, January 1, 0001 For a generic guide on using a custom diff tool in TFS from My Eclipse:http://msdn.microso... Combine this information with the guide provided on ... Using Beyond Compare with TFS in My Eclipse 0 0 0
Presenting at SharePoint Saturday The Conference in DC: August 11... Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Yesterday morning I received the wonderful news on my sessions proposal being accepted. With that said, I will be presenting at the SharePoint Saturday The Conference. My session: Requirements Management: ... Presenting at SharePoint Saturday The Conference in DC: August 11... 0 0 0
annoying SSRS bug fix for building Alex Bransky, January 1, 0001 If you're like me you've been using SSRS 2008 for a long time with TFS and have constantly had to delete the bin folder in order for builds to work. This has irritated me to no end. Well today is my lucky ... annoying SSRS bug fix for building 0 0 0
How to undo a changeset using tf.exe rollback Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,Team Foundation Utilities,TFS2010 Oh no! Did you just check in a changeset in to TFS and realized that you need to roll back the changeset because the changes ... How to undo a changeset using tf.exe rollback 0 0 0
TFS 2010 SDK: Smart Merge - Programmatically Create your own Merg... Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,TFS SDK,TFS API,TFS Merge Programmatically,TFS Work Items Programmatically,TFS Administration Console,ALM Download a working Demo: Smart Merge using TFS API ... TFS 2010 SDK: Smart Merge - Programmatically Create your own Merg... 0 0 13
7-ZIP - a free alternative to WinZip TATWORTH, January 1, 0001 7-Zip supports many formats - 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z. Download ... 7-ZIP - a free alternative to WinZip 0 0 1
Prepping a conference Laurent Bugnion, January 1, 0001 I have had the chance to talk at many conferences these past few years, and came up with a way to prepare them which works really well for me. Most importantly, it would make it quite easy to overcome ... Prepping a conference 0 0 0
TFS 2010 SDK: Integrating Twitter with TFS Programmatically Tarun Arora [Microsoft MVP], January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server 2010,TFS API,Integrate Twitter TFS,TFS Programming,ALM,TwitterSharp Friends at ‘Twitter Sharp’ have created a wonderful .net API for twitter. With this blog post ... TFS 2010 SDK: Integrating Twitter with TFS Programmatically 0 0 1
Rangers Build Customization Guide Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 For anyone that is working in a Release Management environment with TFS at the helm, and having Build Management strategies and processes defined, this is a must have. Look at the codeplex site, great ... Rangers Build Customization Guide 0 0 0
Recent ALM Rangers Summary Posts Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Willy-Peter Schaub has been a machine producing and posting content. It is such a gem of information that you can find in the content being posted. He has created some Summary Posts on the specific topics ... Recent ALM Rangers Summary Posts 0 0 0
TFS SDK: Connecting to TFS 2010 & TFS 2012 Programmatically Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Great! You have reached that point where you would like to extend TFS. The first step is to connect to TFS programmatically. Download: Working Demo - VS 2010 Working Demo - VS 2012In this blog post I’ll ... TFS SDK: Connecting to TFS 2010 & TFS 2012 Programmatically 0 0 16
Where is the TFS 2010 Database? Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: TFS 2010 Database,TFS 2010,TFS 2010 Administration Considering you have an advanced TFS installation such that the app tier and the data and reporting tier are spread across multiple servers ... Where is the TFS 2010 Database? 0 0 0
Unshelve shelveset created from one branch to another Tarun Arora, January 1, 0001 Technorati Tags: TFS 2010,TFS Power Tools,UnShelve Often i have seen fellow developer working on one branch and later realizing that they intended to check in the code in a different branch, a simple example, ... Unshelve shelveset created from one branch to another 0 0 39
Even the big guys get it wrong... Elton Stoneman, January 1, 0001 Fixed now though ... Even the big guys get it wrong... 0 0 3
Setting up keyboard shortcuts to build solutions in MSBuild deadlydog, January 1, 0001 One of the greatest benefits of building your solution flies in MSBuild (vs in Visual Studio directly) is that it doesn't lock up the Visual Studio UI, which can be a huge pain if you have a large solution ... Setting up keyboard shortcuts to build solutions in MSBuild 0 0 0
Test Plans with Microsoft Test Manager 2010 Mickey Gousset, January 1, 0001 Visual Studio Magazine just put up my latest column on their website: Test Plans with Microsoft Test Manager 2010. Go check it out and let me know what you think ... Test Plans with Microsoft Test Manager 2010 0 0 0
Automatically deploying TFS Checkin Policies to the entire team deadlydog, January 1, 0001 I stumbled across this great post showing how you can use the TFS Power Tools to automatically deploy your custom TFS check-in policies to everyone on your team… Read more at http://blog.danskingdom.com... ... Automatically deploying TFS Checkin Policies to the entire team 0 0 0