Azure DevOps and Visual Studio Awesomeness

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

  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 […]

The documentation related to this procedure was recently updated (still exists as a draft).  You can read about it here at the Visual Studio Team System User Education blog.   Technorati Tags: Visual Studio Team System 2008,Team Foundation Server 2008

Overview As part of its commitment to a more secure and trustworthy computing ecosystem, Microsoft is making the details of the SDL process generally available online for the first time. IT policy makers and software development organizations can leverage this content to enhance and inform their own software security and privacy assurance programs. Microsoft Security […]

Features: NEW: Single instance with multiple languages.  In total, 9 languages are available: ENU, CHS, CHT, DEU, ESN, FRA, ITA, JPN, KOR. The CTP release doesn’t have all the resources localized completely yet. NEW: Direct links to new work items with initial values NEW: Share ad-hoc work item queries NEW: Shelveset viewer NEW: Improved search […]

This enables the "file-a-bug" scenario for the unlicensed TFS user. As a user without a TFS CAL, you can use Work Item Web Access to perform the following tasks:   Create new work items Edit the work item you have created See the list of work items you have created Download the CTP release for […]

Release 2.1 is available now. Features Code Review Sidekick: code review by work item is available (selecting changesets through associated work items) Code Review Sidekick: list of associated work items is available for changesets reviewed Code Review Sidekick: filtering of items revisions list by user or file name is available Shelveset Sidekick: saving of the […]

The updated VPC has been released along with the Hands on Labs.  This image is set to expire December 31st, 2008.    This virtual machine is running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition w/SP2. It contains a full installation of Team Foundation Server 2008, Team Build 2008, Team Explorer 2008, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite […]

This is an opportunity for you to help shape future releases of VSTS, this page lists the specifications in for new features coming in the CTPs. You can provide feed back here to the discussion forum. These features are currently under development: Add to Source Control History Improvements Improved Label Dialog Resolve Improvements Codename “TFS […]

Yesterday while doing a web test demo I was asked whether the response from the web service call could actually be verified.  Here is a screen shot of the web test recording.   The web test itself doesn’t let me see the response but what you can do is generate code from the web test. […]