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Code that Writes Code (or TSQL that writes ASP.NET)

Sep 18, 2007 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Call it a code generator, software factory, or just a clever script. If you can write code that writes code - you win, even if just a small victory for humans in this contest we call software …

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Microsoft P&P Releases Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide

Sep 18, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft's Patterns & Practices group recently released the final version of the "Team Development with Team Foundation Server" Guide. This guide has been in beta for the last couple of …

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Microsoft P&P Releases Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide

Sep 18, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft's Patterns & Practices group recently released the final version of the "Team Development with Team Foundation Server" Guide. This guide has been in beta for the last couple of …

Microsoft Visual Studio ALM

TFS Migration & Synchronization Tool For ClearCase Released

Sep 14, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Yesterday, Microsoft released a tool to migrate from IBM ClearCase to TFS. Find more information on TFS migration topics, keep an eye on this blog.

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XML Notepad 2007!

Sep 13, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

My students this week told me about the new version. I remember using the original XML Notepad, and it was great, very simple. For the longest time, I couldn't find it on Microsoft's site to download, …

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MSDN Event in Boise (Oct 4, 2007)

Sep 11, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Plant to attend the MSDN event on October 4, 2007 (a Thursday). Products to be discussed: ASP.NET, Office, Visual Studio, and Windows Vista. times: 1:00 to 5:00 (welcome Time: 12:00 PM) Theater - …

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Books required for going back to school

Aug 30, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Ah yes, late August, time to go back to school - even for us adult geeks. Fortunately, David Starr has provided us an exhaustive list of must-read books, organized by developer, tester, project …

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Team Edition for Software Architect Power Tools - August 2007 CTP

Aug 20, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

The great news just keeps on coming from Microsoft. After a flurry of Team System announcements and downloads recently, we have yet another set of Power Tools to play with. These tools are designed …

Visual Studio ALM

Service Release 1 (SR1) update available for Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals

Aug 10, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft has published a detailed KB article about the problems fixed by SR1. The article includes a link to download the update. Aside from many fixes, there are three major improvements found in …

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