Not everyone gets to move to VS2010 when they upgrade to TFS 2010.
For those who are still using VS2005/2008, Jehan has provided some instructions on how to connect the to TFS 2010.
Connecting to TFS 2010 using VS2005 or VS2008
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Jul 162010
Jul 162010
When you go to create a New Project in VS 2010 Express for Windows Phone Beta, you have the following options:
The first option is to create a Silverlight for Windows Phone application. You have three different project templates:
- Windows Phone Application – A project for creating a Windows Phone application.
- Windows Phone List Application – A project for creating Windows Phone applications using List and Navigation controls.
- Windows Phone Class Library – A Windows Phone Class Library project.
The second option is to create an XNA Game Studio 4.0 project. You have eight different project templates:
- Windows Phone Game (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Windows Phone game.
- Windows Phone Game Library (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Windows Phone game library.
- Windows Game (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Windows game.
- Windows Game Library (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Windows game library.
- XBox 360 Game (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Xbox 360 game.
- XBox 360 Game Library (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Xbox game library.
- Content Pipeline Extension Library (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 Content Pipeline extension library.
- Empty Content Project (4.0) – A project for creating an XNA Framework 4.0 content project.
Jul 162010
Just so you know, the tools only install on Windows 7 or Windows Vista, so if you are using Windows Server 2008 R2 (like I do) as a workstation, you’ll have to spin up a VM to install them. I created a Windows 7 VM, attached it to my wireless card in my laptop to provide Internet access (because the install downloads what it needs), then ran vm_web.exe to start the install.
I clicked the Customize button to see what my options were.
The only customization option is to set where everything gets installed. I kept the default and clicked Install.
So, don’t just walk away from the install, which is what I did. Because apparently after installing .NET 4.0 it requires a reboot, and the install pauses until you do that. I set the install to run while I was sleeping, so I woke up this morning to see that I still had a ways to go.
I restarted my computer and the install continued. Once it was finished, you get the window above. The checkbox is permanently checked, which means you will be sending anonymous information back about product quality, which is fine since this is a beta. To make sure everything installed correctly, I clicked the Click Run The Product Now button.
And here I am in VS2010 Express for Windows Phone. WooT!
I also decided to install the Windows Phone 7 Training Kit Beta.
It looks to have some nice tutorials and such on how to get started. I’ll be blogging more on those soon. One thing I’ll be interested to see is if I can get VS2010 for Windows Mobile to connect up to my TFS 2010 instance, so I can version control and track the work on my Windows Phone 7 projects.
TFS 2010 Hosting
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Jul 152010
If you are looking for some Team Foundation Server 2010 Hosting, here are some options, in no particular order:
· http://www.tfs2010hosting.com
Jul 142010
I am SUPER excited to back at Devlink this year speaking. There are still tickets available for the conference, but it is expected to sell out soon, so if you are interested in one of the best conferences in the South-East, go hit the website right now and register.
I’ll be speaking on two topics:
8/5/2010 12:00:00 PM
"Yes Virginia, You Do Care How Your Version Control Repository Is Configured"
"Having the best version control software in the world doesn’t do you any good if you don’t know how to configure it correctly. In this session, we will look at how Team Foundation Server Version Control works, and give out some best practices on how to configure your version control repository, as well as look at different change management and branching strategies, that apply not just to TFS 2010, but any version control system."
Room: E109
8/6/2010 4:00:00 PM
”These Aren’t Your Daddy’s Testing Tools”
"Visual Studio 2010 delivers a new crop of testing tools that raise the bar for testing, as well as provide testers with everything they need to do their job right. And the best thing is, they don’t even have to go into Visual Studio 2010 to use them! In this session we will look at some of the new testing tools available with Visual Studio 2010, including the Manual Test Runner, Test Cases, and Coded UI Tests. Once you watch a test run using the Manual Test Recorder, and see all the information it collects for you, as well as the video playback, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without these tools!"
Room: E109
I’d love to have a packed crowd at both. I’ll have a couple of things to give away as well.
I’m still refining both presentations at this point, so if you have anything that fits into these topics that you would like to see discussed or mentioned, or if you have specific questions you would like to be addressed, contact me and I’ll do my best to incorporate it into the talk.
Jul 142010
You have the ability to influence what sessions will be shown at Tech Ed Europe.
Go to http://europe.msteched.com/sessionpreference. There you can see a list of sessions that have been shortlisted for possible inclusion into Tech Ed Europe.
One of my sessions has made the short-list. Enter “Management Pack” into the Keyword search box, and you’ll pull up Real World Management Pack Development. Check it out and see what you think. If you think it would make a nice addition to Tech Ed Europe, please vote for it. And make sure you check out some of the other great sessions that could potentially be available as well.
Lab Management for Everyone
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Jul 132010
No, that doesn’t mean that the Lab Management piece is being given away for free. But it does mean that if you want to try it out, there is now a Virtual Machine that you can download with all the pieces installed.
Steve St. Jean has a great post up about with links to download the VM.
TFS 2010 and Project Server 2010 Integration
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Jul 062010
No, its not here yet, but there is now a virtual machine you can download to evaluate the current CTP.
