AppFabric Now Supported on Windows Server 2012
We have completed our validation work and are pleased to announce that Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server now supports the following platforms: .NET 4.5 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8 x64 (for...
View ArticleRelease Notes for 10/25/2012
Below are the release notes from this week's deployment. Improvements and Bug Fixes Fixed issue with some Mercurial projects showing duplicate branch names within the branch drop-down. Several bug...
View ArticleThe Windows Store is open
Throughout the Windows 8 preview timeframe, we’ve been humbled by interest in the Windows Store and amazed at the level of creativity you’ve poured into app development on the new platform. With...
View ArticleQuick Response Sample – Command line utility to create TFS Branch Scenarios
Quick Response samples provide information directly from Visual Studio ALM Rangers working with the Microsoft Visual Studio Product Group and Microsoft Services, in response to feature gaps to...
View ArticleTOC – Quick Response Solutions
This blog post pulls together all the Quick Response Solutions from the Visual Studio ALM Rangers. For more information on the Quick Response model, please refer to ALM Ranger solution types and a...
View ArticleW3C Web Performance Workshop
The W3C Web Performance Working Group is looking for new use cases and performance issues to solve in its next chartered period. To that effect, the Working Group is holding a public workshop on...
View ArticleIntroducing Code Map in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 CTP
Another one of the ALM MVPs, Kris Lankford, has written a quick getting started with Code Map in Visual Studio 2012 Thanks Kris and sorry this has taken so long to publish!!! Introducing Code Map for...
View ArticleTesting SharePoint 2010 with Visual Studio 2012 Update 1
Another in my MVP series of blog posts: This post is by one of the most active of the Canadian MVPs, Wes McDonald. I find it interesting that Wes and our neighbors up north have taken the spirit of...
View ArticleYour Visual Studio, Your Colors
Since releasing Visual Studio 2012 we have continued on our investment in the user experience space to enable you to work more efficiently and to make the Visual Studio experience engaging and...
View ArticleC++ at BUILD 2012
Experience the Build conference on Channel 9 and learn how to build fierce Windows 8 apps using C++ from the experts: Bringing Existing C++ Code to Windows Store Apps, Tarek Madkour, 10/30 11:45am....
View ArticleSpeaking in San Diego this November
In November I’ll be speaking down in sunny (hopefully) San Diego! On November 6th I’ll be speaking to the San Diego .NET Developers Group and then later I’ll be the guest star at the .NET Rocks Visual...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 Update 1 – Final CTP
Today we released the final CTP of Visual Studio 2012 Update 1. You can visit the download page here. You can also learn more about the this CTP from Chuck’s post on the ALM blog. This is the first...
View ArticleProject Austin Part 6 of 6: Storage
Hi, my name is George Mileka. I’m a developer on the C++ Libraries team. I have been working on the Project Code Name Austin for many months with Jorge, Eric, and Alan. To learn more about what the...
View ArticleHow to watch Tuesday’s Build 2012 keynote
If you weren’t able to snag a spot at this year’s Build conference (which sold out in about an hour), you can still watch the keynote and many technical sessions from the comfort of your phone or PC....
View ArticlePodcast Update with Guest Spots and a New Show - October 2012
I've been on a podcasting kick lately. Not for any particular reason, but a number of things have come together that have found me as a guest on a number of podcasts. I've also had the good fortune to...
View ArticleDirectory of common test tools and utilities
One of the common challenges with getting started with a new technology is discovery of the tools and resources that can help you get started and increase your productivity…With that in mind the team...
View ArticleIntroducing Cross Browser Testing with Coded UI Tests
Coded UI Tests help automate browser based applications built on Internet Explorer. We are now enabling cross-browser testing of such applications. Users will be able to perform functional testing of...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Service Updates – Oct 29th
Yesterday, we deployed our sprint 38 work to the service. You can read the release notes on the service here: http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/home/news/2012/oct-29/ Other than some bug fixes, this...
View ArticleManual testing in the browser
In my Update 1 preview post 6 weeks ago, I described a new capability enabling test case management and manual testing from within a browser, rather than having to install Test Professional on the...
View ArticleNew Case Study from PayGlobal
We have a new case study from one of our good partners, PayGlobal. The case study does a great job describing how WF contributes to their Exolvo solution. It also highlights the developer...
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