Ed Hintz (MSFT)
Making the world safe for Team development
Safely Test a JavaScript Change Without Touching the Server–A Huge Time Saver
The fastest bug fixes are the ones you can make and test right on the spot. However, many...
Date: 06/22/2012
Additional Considerations When Using ASP.Net MVC Cross-site Request Forgery Prevention
Although cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks get most of the web security press, cross-site request...
Date: 05/14/2012
TFS Guide for Subversion Users
Moving from one source control system to another is much like moving to a new town. You spend...
Date: 01/18/2011
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide 2010
Last Friday the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide for 2010 was published on...
Date: 01/20/2010
The Most Valuable Field Missing From Your Bug Form
The order of fixing bugs is like the order used to pack a truck when you move. If you have...
Date: 11/11/2009
TFS Integration - a Top 10 New Feature of Expression Blend 3
Last Friday Microsoft announced Expression Blend 3. The Team Foundation Version Control team...
Date: 07/13/2009
Client Virtualization and TFS Version Control
It is becoming more and more common for developers and testers to work with virtualized clients like...
Date: 10/29/2008
Team System Web Access 2008 SP1 Power Tool
We have just shipped Team System Web Access (TSWA) 2008 SP1 Power Tool. · Download TSWA 2008...
Date: 08/29/2008
Over 1 Billion Served
Chandru Ramakrishnan, a TFS Version Control Platform developer who keeps our internal dogfood server...
Date: 01/04/2008
Team Foundation Power Tools for VS2008 - Hot Now!
The Team Foundation Power Tools for VS2008 are now available here. This is the first release...
Date: 12/21/2007
Pre-release of TFS to TFS Migration Tool Available on CodePlex!
Back in June we released the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit - a toolkit that helps...
Date: 10/30/2007
How To Get TFS Power Tool Check-in Policies for VS2005 to Work with VS2008 (Orcas)
The current TFS Power Tools support TFC/VS 2005 only. However, there are beta customers of VS2008...
Date: 10/19/2007
Check-in Policy Compatibility between TFC 2005 and 2008
A frequent question among TFC 2008 beta customers is about check-in policy compatability. Will...
Date: 10/12/2007
Team System Web Access Power Tool Released
Formerly known as Team Plain, the Team System Web Access Power Tool is now officially supported by...
Date: 07/31/2007
TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit Released to the Wild
I am pleased to say the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit (toolkit) is officially released....
Date: 06/29/2007
The Team Foundation Dogfood Gravy Train
My wife, who is a nurse, chuckles at the computer slang she hears me use. One of her favorite terms...
Date: 06/20/2007
Micro Focus COBOL and TFS
Doug Neumann, one of our program managers for TFS, had a chance to do a keynote at Micro Focus World...
Date: 05/24/2007
Visual Studio Team System Chat - Today (4/27/2007)
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...
Date: 04/27/2007
TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit Prerelease Available On Codeplex
Just released (or should I say, prereleased) tonight on Codeplex, the TFS Migration and...
Date: 04/20/2007
In Honor of the Memory of Fallen Hokies
Today is "Maroon and Orange Effect" day to honor the memory of the Virginia Tech students and...
Date: 04/20/2007
TFS Client Tracing
[Updated for Visual Studio 2010] Team Foundation client tracing is useful for viewing what is sent...
Date: 03/30/2007
Microsoft Acquires TeamPlain - Free download to Team Foundation Server users!
Microsoft has acquired DevBiz Business Solutions, the makers of TeamPlain Web Access for Team...
Date: 03/26/2007
Happy 10th Birthday Visual Studio
March 26, 2007 marks the 10th birthday for Visual Studio. I can hear the veterans out there saying,...
Date: 03/26/2007
A Walk Down Memory Lane in the Owner's Box
Last Thursday night I experienced a rare treat. My son and I watched the defending Stanley Cup...
Date: 03/25/2007
Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista
Released yesterday, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista. See Somasegar's Q&A about...
Date: 03/07/2007
Review the Team Foundation System Migration Toolkit Spec
The Team Foundation Migration Toolkit specification is available for review here (there are links to...
Date: 03/05/2007
Channel 9 Interview on the Team Foundation Power Tools
If you want to watch video on what is in the Team Foundation Power Tools v1.2 and what is coming...
Date: 02/22/2007
Team Foundation Power Tools Released!
Here in Visual Studio Team Foundation, we take our power toys seriously. So seriously, we've changed...
Date: 02/21/2007
Visual Studio Team System Chat - this Wednesday Feb 7th
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...
Date: 02/06/2007
Team Foundation Server Channel 9 Series Begins
The first in a series of Channel 9 videos covering various topics of Team Foundation Server is...
Date: 02/02/2007
SourceSafe on Vista
Given Vista is being released tommorrow, Richard Berg has timely information about SourceSafe on...
Date: 01/29/2007
New Release of Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider
You can get it here. Overview The Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider enables...
Date: 12/20/2006
Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 Available for Download
The SP1 releases for Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server are now available. This...
Date: 12/15/2006
Channel 9 Interviewing Team Foundation Server Team
Brian Keller will be interviewing members of the Team Foundation Server Team on December 14th and...
Date: 12/11/2006
Installing Team Foundation Powertoys on Vista
Folks have reported seeing the following error trying to install the Team Foundation Powertoys on...
Date: 10/24/2006
Visual Studio Package Load Failures - What's wrong with my package?
Anyone who has developed a package for Visual Studio has run into the dreaded package load failure....
Date: 10/23/2006
Visual Studio Team System October Chat on Wednesday Oct 4
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...
Date: 10/03/2006
Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta Available Now
The beta for Visual Studio 2005 SP1 is available now at Microsoft Connect. If you've been a user of...
Date: 09/26/2006
You have the power - New Team Foundation Powertoys Released
Last week I wrote about the value of out of band development and an upcoming release of powertoys...
Date: 09/09/2006
Visual Studio Team System Public MSDN Chat
Come and join members from the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available...
Date: 09/04/2006
Out of Band Development
The question of when to stop development of a v1 product for a mature market segment is a difficult...
Date: 08/25/2006
New Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Available Now!
I am happy to report we have released an updated TFS MSSCCI provider here. We have been able to...
Date: 06/21/2006
Feedback on Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider
The early feedback from the TFS MSSCCI provider has been very positive. Thank you for your...
Date: 04/10/2006
Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Released!
The Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider (TFS MSSCCI) available now!. You can download it here (If...
Date: 04/07/2006
The Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2 is now available
As of February 20, 2006 the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2 is available for down load...
Date: 02/20/2006
How to Write a Team Foundation Version Control Add-in for Visual Studio
The purpose of this post is to give step by step instructions to get users started writing a Team...
Date: 02/03/2006
Missing MSSCCI
Several folks have asked why Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) was not implemented as a MSSCCI...
Date: 01/17/2006
A Brief SourceSafe User's Guide to Team Foundation Version Control
Moving from one software application to another often results in various "surprises" where the new...
Date: 10/11/2005
Obligatory self introduction
This being my first official blog post, I must do the obligatory self introduction. Since this blog...
Date: 09/21/2005