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When strongly naming project, the Visual Studio default behavior is to copy the source key file into each and every individual project. This might not be ideal in all cases as you may want to be able to change strong name keys across all the projects...
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Last week (yes, I've been quite busy), I received an email from Microsoft announcing that I had been selected to be a Microsoft MVP for Team System. w00t! I am super excited as this is certainly a product and a product team I am very passionate about...
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My second article has been published on DevSource.com. This one inspired by a phone call with a developer experiencing problems with add-ins in their development environment. It seems a lot of developers aren't aware of the command line options with...
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I am very excited to announce that last Thursday my first article was published on DevSource.com. While it has taken a bit of time away from blogging, I had a blast doing it. From the abstract: "The MSBuild utility is a powerful replacement to older...
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Just checked the reports in FeedDemon, and I think it's only fair that if you haven't blogged in over a year, you're coming off my list. General Help make the MSDN forums experience better on Jason Barile's blog I've accepted a job...
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Did you know that .csproj and .vbproj files are really MSBuild files? More than build processes though, MSBuild is a full-featured automation language. It includes structured control flow, variables, refactorability, error handling, logging, and powerful...
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An attendee in my Visual Studio 2008 Tips and Treats session this weekend in Richmond, Virginia brought a new tip to my attention. I've often seen the 'Search Hidden Text' checkbox in the Quick Find dialog (Ctrl+F), but I never paid much attention...
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MVP Summit MVP Summit 2008, Seattle Day +1 on Grant Holliday's blog MVP Summit 2008, Seattle Day +2 on Grant Holliday's blog MVP Global Summit - Day 3 on Willy-Peter Schaub's blog MVP Global Summit - Day 4 on Willy-Peter Schaub's blog...
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I guess you could say I've taken the red pill, and probably some kool-aid too, and I'm going down the rabbit hole as we speak. No, I haven't taken a job at Microsoft; I quite love my job at RDA . Rather, I've just 'branded' my...
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A couple of folks have asked recently what blogs I read. It turns out that I currently read 179 blogs, but I hadn't updated the blogroll on my site since it was a manually intensive process. I figured someday I'd get around to automating it. Well...
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In case you haven't seen the announcement, the call for speakers for our Code Camp is now open. Here's the official text: Philly.net is planning the second of three Code Camp events in 2008. They will be spaced four months apart with the next...
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Team System Dogfooding April '08 DevDiv TFS Dogfood Statistics on Brian Harry's blog Can your version control system hold 236 million files? on Jason Barile's blog How Microsoft/DevDiv uses TFS - Chapter 3 (Implementing the Process) on Gregg...
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Tips Disabling Continuous Integration for a single check-in on Angela B's blog More "How Do I…?" Videos Have Been Released for VSTS! on Angela B's blog Rich text in work items on the Teams WIT Tools blog Tools Team System Web Access...
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What a weekend: 52 hours, 732 miles, 3 presentations, and one great time! Yes, despite the distance, I'm glad I was finally able to make it up to the Mother of all Code Camps, and I met some fantastic people there. I was able to sit in on one session...
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From time to time, folks seem to have issues with dialog boxes or tool windows disappearing. Most often, they are somehow off-screen and therefore unusable. For some dialog windows, the Visual Studio title bar turns gray, indicating the tool window does...
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About two months ago I started a series on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with Team Foundation Server. After publishing Part 2, I learned that Microsoft was in the process of putting together their own take on the subject, and I thought I would hold off until...
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Admin Cliff's Notes for a Team System Install on Jeff Atwood's blog Media Radio TFS 04: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition on the TFS Radio web site Even MORE WebCasts on Visual Studio Team System 2008 on Angela B's blog Process...
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A number of folks on the forums have asked about what changed between Team Foundation Server 2005 and Team Foundation Server 2008, specifically in regard to process templates. I recommended that folks use a diff tool (I use BeyondCompare ), but I thought...
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[ Updated: 4/3/2008 ] It seems Chuck isn't able to make the ALM track keynote, so I guess there's only one thing left to say: Um, yeah! Like Microsoft was going to have little ole' me speaking at their great big event?! Even with my enthusiasm...
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A number of folks on the forums have asked about what changed between Team Foundation Server 2005 and Team Foundation Server 2008, specifically in regard to process templates. I recommended that folks use a diff tool (I use BeyondCompare ), but I thought...
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I have often wondered how folks with Quadriplegia, which is paralysis of all four limbs, might pursue a career in software development. I mean, software development is super-tightly-coupled to a keyboard and a mouse. To this end, I have long thought about...
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A couple users have reported issues with using the Custom Path policy with the Code Analysis policy. The Custom Path policy is part of the Team Foundation Power Tools, and can you can get the bits for free from the Microsoft Web site. The Custom Path...
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Just a little plug for Chris down at CMAP: their spring Code Camp is coming up in April. Registration is now open. Space is limited for this FREE event, so register soon. Click here to register. Central Maryland Association of .NET Professionals (CMAP...
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So, my birthday post seems to have been a hit: so far over 1,500 views and 93 comments. It was so popular it seems that my database hit its storage limit and the site started acting goofy. A couple table truncations and a db shrink seem to have done the...
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Events Visual Studio Team System Chat: April 9 on Charles Sterling's blog Resources Team System Community Wiki on CodePlex Source Control Custom Check-In Policies on the Microsoft Web site How Do I: Use the Builds Check-in Policy on Buck Hodges'...