Author: Martin Danner

Nov 25, 2008 • 4 min read • Martin Danner

Team_Build_Target_Map1.docx (22.73 KB) I had the good fortune of reviewing the upcoming book titled Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build. This book is an …

TFS Visual Studio ALM

Using 64-bit Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation OS, Part 1

Jul 14, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

I just replaced Windows Vista Ultimate x64 on my laptop with the 64 bit version of Windows Server 2008. What prompted the change? Well, I was hoping to improve the lackluster performance of Vista. I …

Windows

What does "Done" mean?

Jul 14, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

OK, let’s say you’re on a Scrum team that’s planning its next iteration. You pull a story to implement Feature X for the next release of Application Y. You review the specs, maybe have a conversation …

Scrum Preferred Practice Testing

DreamSpark

Jul 3, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

Back in the 80s (way back!) Apple got a toe-hold in the PC market in part by engineering a high presence in colleges and high schools. The theory was that if you get a young person started on an Apple …

Misc Development

Two Types of Bugs

Jun 27, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

A bug is a bug is a bug, right? Not so! Most development shops treat a bug as a task. That seems reasonable - it's a bit of work that needs to be done. Unfortunately, it's not so easy. If a bug is …

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Electronic Scrum Boards

Jun 27, 2008 • 3 min read • Martin Danner

While at TechEd 2008 earlier this month I attended a presentation by Colin Bird where, among other things, he presented the next generation of the Conchango Scrum For Team System process template. …

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Problem downloading from Sharepoint to Vista

Apr 26, 2008 • 1 min read • Martin Danner

I recently ran into a problem with our new Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 instance running on Windows Server 2008. I'm running Windows Vista x64 on my laptop, which has been working very well. …

Windows

Rosario April CTP Available for Download

Apr 11, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

Now that Team Foundation Server 2008 is out, the Visual Studio Team System product team is totally focused on the next version, known as Rosario. If the current release rhythm continues, Rosario is …

Visual Studio ALM

Lightweight Scrum Process Template Updated

Mar 26, 2008 • 1 min read • Martin Danner

Mike Azocar, a fellow Team System MVP, reports: We released LWS version 2.1 today. This version includes a new process guidance and SharePoint template as well as many work item …

Visual Studio ALM Azure Boards