Tag: Visual Studio

Jun 9, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

We just finished up a VSTS training class in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thank you to my students and the Netscope training center for making this a fun class. From left to right: Oliver, …

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Time that (Work Item) Task

Jun 1, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Wow, I'm honored! One of my sharper students at a recent talk in Reston, VA was actually paying attention to my discussion of extensibility and customization and has built a VSTS Check-In Policy to …

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Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals

Jun 1, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

The secret is out! I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and not have to look over both shoulders before saying the words "Data Dude" or "K2". That's right, Database Professionals will soon get a …

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Case Study - Extending Visual Studio 2005 Team System

May 31, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

It's a bit of an older case study, but one I haven't seen before. It's a quick read, as it goes through the situation, solution, benefits, and conclusion.

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Windows XNA

May 23, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

No, not Windows DNA, but XNA. Yes, it's an exciting new enhancement to DCOM bringing XML manifests and BizTalk schemas! Kidding ... Microsoft XNA is a tool and set of technologies which …

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A Taste of Team System

May 21, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

My inteview with Scott Swigart is out in the current Dr. Dobbs. You can read it online here. Had I known that it was going to make the print version, I wouldn't have been so cheesy! :-) -Rich

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CodePlex in Beta

May 19, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Hat-Tip to Korby Parnell and James Newkirk, and the rest of the CodePlex crew. The beta is online, and you can read about it here and try it here. What is it, you ask? CodePlex is an online software …

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New Team System Book by Sam Guckenheimer

May 19, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Addison-Wesley has just released Sam Guckenheimer's book "Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System". Sam is a member of the Visual Studio Team System product team. I'm …

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Determining a list of Reasons for a State Transition

May 10, 2006 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

If you are moving from one State to another programmatically, you can only move to certain allowed states. According to this posting, there is no easy way to determine which states are …

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