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Top 5 Reasons to use VS Database Projects

Dec 10, 2010 • 4 min read • Simon Reindl

There is a traditional resistance to using database projects – the production system is the reference point, and I have a backup, so what is the problem, right? Since the GDR2 was released, this …

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Tech Ed Berlin Links

Nov 17, 2010 • 1 min read • Simon Reindl

On the Tech Ed Berlin VS2010 Ultimate booth, we fielded a wide range of questions about Visual Studio and TFS. We used a few web pages to help with the discussions, and the most visited ones are …

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Upgrading TFS to 2010

Nov 12, 2010 • 2 min read • Simon Reindl

At TechEd Europe 2010, I had the privilege to work on the VS2010 Ultimate booth. It was great to meet so many folk, and find out how different people were using TFS and VS2010. One recurring question …

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Visual Studio ALM Rangers using Ruck, not Scrum

Oct 7, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I thought this post by Willy was interesting. It seems that the Visual Studio ALM Rangers are using a variation of Scrum that they are calling Ruck. In the game of rugby, Ruck is a loose Scrum. The …

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Dear HR Managers

Sep 21, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I love this new letter to HR Managers (or anyone who wants to hire a ScrumMaster). It’s short and sweet. Here’s the link so you can use it yourself.

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Welcome new Professional Scrum Developer trainers

Sep 21, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I see that Microsoft has updated their PSD page to include the latest batch of new trainers. There are almost 40 trainers listed, from all over the world. Nice work everybody. If you’d like to become …

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Palouse Code Camp 2010 – Date Change

Sep 17, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

For those of you who were planning on attending the Palouse Code Camp at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington this weekend, the date has changed! According to their website, the new …

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Visual Studio Rangers publish guidance for Visual Studio 2010 Database projects

Aug 24, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Today the Visual Studio ALM Rangers published more solid guidance. This time it was around a favorite topic of mine – Visual Studio database projects. This guidance focuses on 5 areas: Solution and …

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management released

Aug 24, 2010 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management is now available. This is great news. Also, Microsoft is including it at no additional charge to customers who have Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN …

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