Tag: Testing

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

Michael Vincent on Dynamic Languages

Jul 2, 2008 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I got an opportunity to attend the LA C# User Group tonight, and listen to Mike Vincent speak on this subject. I'm familiar with the concepts and capabilities of dynamic languages, but looked forward …

Community Development Testing

Attendee-Driven Presentation

Jun 9, 2008 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I've seen Test Driven Development work, so why not adjust it slightly and have the attendees (who own the requirements after all) drive the presentation? Today, at the in-between conference (a.k.a. …

Conferences Community Visual Studio ALM Azure Boards Testing

Design for Operations

Mar 17, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

Have you ever had a production application in the data center act up, and you spend countless hours hunting down the source of the problem? If so, then then you might be interested in a new project on …

Development Visual Studio ALM Testing

Photos from the Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 Launch in LA

Feb 29, 2008 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Back home now, and I have a moment to get the photos downloaded from my camera and uploaded to my blog. Next time I'll take my SD card reader with me. As you can see, registration was quite busy. I …

Visual Studio Conferences Microsoft SQL Server Testing

VSTS Web Access Power Tool - CTP released

Sep 22, 2007 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft has released a new version of VSTS Web Access Power tool. This release is a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of what will ultimately be the 2008 version of the VSTS Web …

Visual Studio Microsoft ALM Azure Boards Testing

Process improvement comment by Randy Eppinger

Jun 3, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

In the process improvement goal setting post a few days back, I stressed the importance of making your goals specific (and thus measurable). Randy Eppinger made a good comment, and I felt to make it a …

Preferred Practice Visual Studio ALM Testing

Be specific when writing TFS and process improvement goals

May 30, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

“Reduce rework”, “Hit scheduled release dates”, “Improve developer productivity”… We see these all the time as we work with companies on their process …

Preferred Practice Misc Visual Studio ALM Testing

Extending Load Testing Browser Support

May 24, 2007 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

The browser support out-of-the-box for Team Edition for Testers is pretty minimal. But, you can extend this support by adding your own browsers (common ones you'll probably want to add are IE7, …

Visual Studio Development ALM Testing