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It's time for some code casting - p&p on Elegant Code Cast

. Recently Grigori Melnik and I did a code cast with David Starr and Chris Brandsma from Elegant...

Author: akMSFT Date: 09/03/2008

PDC 08: Early Bird Discount extended

Are you planning to attend PDC 08? There are 5 reasons to do so: Sessions, Keynotes, Pre...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/19/2008

Selected Sessions from Agile 2008 are now available online

Check this blog post from Grigori with the links to the recorded sessions that are now available...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/18/2008

TFS and VersionOne

I am writing this from the Agile 2008 Conference. Michael Leeds from VersionOne informed me that...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/07/2008

My p&p colleagues at Agile 2008

You probably saw my post yesterday reg. Agile 2008. I have couple of my colleagues from Microsoft...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/04/2008

PDC 2008 in Channel 9

I mentioned in an earlier post that I am part of the track team for PDC 2008. As a team we spend...

Author: akMSFT Date: 07/23/2008

Visual Studio Team System User Groups

Some one asked me yesterday for a list of Team System user groups. And Chuck pointed me to his blog...

Author: akMSFT Date: 07/03/2008

Tools for Agility - A White paper by Kent Beck

I as a developer (sure I am in the majority here) paid my dues with practicing waterfall and other...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/26/2008

Team System, Agile Development and p&p @ PDC 2008

This year's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is taking place in Los Angeles between Oct 27th...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/25/2008

Agile Development with Team Foundation Server: Rally and TFS

Team Foundation Server is a platform for process enactment with a collection of templates including...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/22/2008

Web Services Security guide from Microsoft patterns & practices

p&p team just released a beta version of the "Improving Web Services Security" guide. Here is...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/19/2008

APLN Seattle Leadership Summit (July 17-18, 2008)

David Anderson, an ex-colleague of mine at Microsoft is the chair for this year's APLN Leadership...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/17/2008

Templex: Process Template super mall

Two of our VSTS MVPs (Martin Danner and Joel Semeniuk) have just created a project on CodePlex to...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/13/2008

Check this one: Brian the build bunny from Martin

Martin Woodward has posted this really cool video demonstrating his new TFS powered bunny. Yes I...

Author: akMSFT Date: 05/30/2008

Wait is over. White paper on SOX and Team System published

Stephanie just posted this in her blog. We have published a white paper to answer questions around...

Author: akMSFT Date: 04/04/2008

p&p TFS Guide in Russian

Microsoft patterns & practices team released Team Development with Team Foundation Server guide...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/28/2008

Stephanie Saad is now a blogger

I am thrilled to see that Stephanie has started her blog. Check it out here. Stephanie is the Group...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/28/2008

SEPG 2008 in Tampa, USA, ALM Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ALM event in Oslo, Norway…

That's what my schedule looks like for the next two weeks. I am flying out to Tampa, FL this Sunday...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/15/2008

p&p Software Factories for Visual Studio 2008

You probably already saw the release of Guidance Automation Toolkit (GAT) and Guidance Automation...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/29/2008

Process Templates for TFS

Charles Sterling our recently crowned VSTS Blogfather posted a blog entry a couple of weeks ago...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/22/2008

Team System Management Model Designer is now available as a power tool

Microsoft patterns & practices just released the TSMMD Power Tool February 2008 CTP. This...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/22/2008

The wait is over. GAT/GAX for VS 2008 is now available

GAT/GAX February 2008 Final release is now available. Grigori Melnik from patterns & practices...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/17/2008

Tell us how you use Visual Studio Team System Architecture Edition

Do you use Visual Studio Team System Architecture edition today? If so, tell us how you use this...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/10/2008

Two new patterns & practices books from MS Press

Microsoft patterns & practices recently released the following two new titles and they are now...

Author: akMSFT Date: 12/11/2007

Visual Studio Team System and Application Lifecycle Management

Just recently we released the Visual Studio 2008 Training kit. You can download it right now from...

Author: akMSFT Date: 11/29/2007

p&p Summit is only two weeks away

The next patterns & practices Summit takes place November 5 - 9 at the Microsoft Conference...

Author: akMSFT Date: 10/20/2007

Want to have a say in the future of Team System Process Guidance?

My colleague Andrew Delin is conductinga survey to learn more about how you use VSTS process...

Author: akMSFT Date: 10/05/2007

Teamsystem Resource map by Clark Sell

My buddy Clark has published a neat resource map of the various Teamsystem resources including...

Author: akMSFT Date: 09/23/2007

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System @ Agile 2007 Conference

We are getting ready for next week's Agile 2007 Conference in Washington DC. This year Microsoft...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/09/2007

Release of "patterns & practices : Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide"

J.D. just announced the release of the "Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide. This...

Author: akMSFT Date: 08/06/2007

Service Factory Customization Workshop

Don Smith just posted a blog entry announcing the "Service Factory Customization Workshop". From his...

Author: akMSFT Date: 07/16/2007

MSDN Magazine Article by Fritz Onion on Web Client Software Factory

Fritz Onion gives a good overview about Web Client Software Factory in his latest Extereme ASP.NET...

Author: akMSFT Date: 07/13/2007

J.D Meier has just published a blog with a roundup of VSTS related guidance from patterns and...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/11/2007

Visual Studio Team System and RUP®

Microsoft partner Osellus Inc provide ContentBridge for VSTS that creates VSTS Process Templates...

Author: akMSFT Date: 06/10/2007

Beta 1 of Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Guide

J.D. Meier announced earlier today in his blog the release of TFS Guide. Here is the excerpt: Today...

Author: akMSFT Date: 05/23/2007

Case Study - Clear Channel Communications use of Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft Solution Framework

A new case study on Clear Channel Communications use of Visual Studio Team System and Microsoft...

Author: akMSFT Date: 04/25/2007

Reminder for tomorrow's MSDN webcast: Using Visual Studio Team System Process Editor

If you use Visual Studio Team System and use one of the process templates, you may have come across...

Author: akMSFT Date: 04/25/2007

Reminder for tomorrow's MSDN Webcast on Web Service Software Factory (Thursday, April 05, 2007 1:00 PM Pacific Time)

If you haven't registered already, do so by clicking here for the MSDN Webcast on Web Service...

Author: akMSFT Date: 04/04/2007

Sequel for patterns & practices "Application Architecture for .NET" guide

Tom Hollander posted a blog last night discussing the refersh plans for th "Application Architecture...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/24/2007

Are you attending SEPG 2007?

Are you attending SEPG 2007 at Austin? (https://www.sei.cmu.edu/sepg/2007/). If you are, then stop by...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/24/2007

MSDN Webcast : How to use the Web Client Software Factory? (03/21/2007)

If you haven't registered already, do so by clicking here for the MSDN Webcast on Web Client...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/21/2007

TFS Branching Guidance in CodePlex

Check it out folks. John, Mario and Graham just released the Team Foundation Server Branching...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/21/2007

Upcoming p&p webcasts

We have three webcasts scheduled in the coming weeks that covers Web Client Software Factory, Web...

Author: akMSFT Date: 03/15/2007

Announcements: Enterprise Library 3.0 Feb 2007 CTP; Visual Studio Team System Guidance project

Tom Hollander just announced the availability of Enterprise Library 3.0 Feb 2007 CTP in his blog ....

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/28/2007

patterns & practices: Upcoming Releases

I was asked twice in the last week about the future plan for a particular Patterns and Practices...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/27/2007

Web Client Software Factory Instructor led Training/Workshop

Microsoft patterns & practices will be hosting a 2 days, instructor-led training event covering...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/21/2007

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Process Editor Released with TFS Power Tools (v1.2)

Team Foundation Server is happy to announce the release of version 1.2 of Team Foundation Power...

Author: akMSFT Date: 02/21/2007

Product Feedback Survey - Visual Studio Team System Reports

Visual Studio Team System team is looking for your feeback on Reports. Help them understand your...

Author: akMSFT Date: 01/30/2007

Did you watch Bill Gates on "The Daily Show"?

If you didn't, go check it out at https://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show//index.jhtml....

Author: akMSFT Date: 01/30/2007

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