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Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 Beta and SQL Server 2008 RC0

June 12, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Just in case you didn’t know, they aren’t compatible.  The TFS pre-install check will fail on the RC0 version of SQL Server 2008, if you wish to use SQL Server 2008 with Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 Beta you must use the CTP6 release. The final release of TFS 2008 SP1 will support SQL Server […]

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SharePoint 2007 SP1 LDAP Membership Provider

June 10, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


In case you weren’t aware that SharePoint 2007 shipped with an LDAP Membership Provider, I recently had a requirement to use it and so I thought I would post the steps to implement it.  The LDAP membership and role providers got some love in SP1 when Microsoft added the connectionUsername and connectionPassword attributes to support […]

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SQL Server 2008 RC0 available for download…

June 7, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


It’s here but it is only available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers at the moment so if you’ve got one you can go and download it now!  You can grab the RC0 Feature Pack also. If you’ve been thinking about getting a TechNet subscription and haven’t decided yet, you can get a 30% discount code […]

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SQL Server 2008

The Developer Highway Code book has been updated

June 5, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Paul Maher announced today on his blog that the updated book is available for download: Download the full book in XPS format Download the full book in PDF format Don’t forget to let him know what you think of the book.

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Visual Studio 2008 Extensions for WSS Version 1.2/VSeWSS v1.2

June 4, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 2 Comments


Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator. Download the User Guide and Samples listed here: The User Guide for this tool can be found here: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions User […]

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VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR June CTP

June 4, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


In addition to enabling SQL Server 2008 database projects, the GDR release incorporates many of the previously released Power Tools functionality as well as several new features. The new features include explicit separation of Build and Deploy, separation of Database and Server project, improved project reference support, T-SQL Static Code Analysis and integration with SQL-CLR […]

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Team System

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition to support DB2

June 3, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


IBM and Microsoft have agreed to work together to integrate IBM DB2 database access with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition. Read the press release here. Technorati Tags: Visual Studio Team System 2008

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Visual Studio Team System 2008 Capabilities White Papers

May 23, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  These white papers describe the key capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 in greater depth. Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 is an integrated application life-cycle management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guidance. These white papers examine the key capabilities of Visual Studio Team System that contribute to the above benefits […]

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StyleCop:: Microsoft Source Analysis for C# Released

May 23, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  Source Analysis comes with a set of default rule analyzers covering approximately 200 best practices. These rules cover the following: Layout of elements, statements, expressions, and query clauses Placement of curly brackets, parenthesis, square brackets, etc Spacing around keywords and operator symbols Line spacing Placement of method parameters within method declarations or method calls […]

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ReSharper 4.0 beta for Visual Studio 2008 is now available for a test drive

May 22, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  ReSharper 4 Full Edition and C# Edition provide comprehensive support for C# 3.0, including LINQ, implicitly typed locals and arrays, extension methods, automatic properties, lambda expressions, object and collection initializers, anonymous types, expression trees, and partial methods. In addition to enhanced productivity features, ReSharper 4.0 beta offers several new features for C# 3.0 including: […]

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