Rob Caron

Developer-related topics and other stuff.

Inside MSBuild

Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi wrote an article for the June issue of MSDN Magazine on MSBuild, which is the...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/08/2006

Team System FAQ Directory

If you have a question you think someone has probably asked before about Team System, you should go...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/08/2006

Microsoft Feeds Directory

The Microsoft Feeds Directory provides one-stop shopping to locate the growing collection of RSS...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/05/2006

New Blog - Inside TeamLook

I just wanted to extend a welcome to a new Team System blog. This one is from Personify Design,...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/04/2006

Randy Miller has MSF News

Randy Miller’s blog has some news about MSF. Earlier this week there was an MSF Webcast. In...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/04/2006

Team Foundation Server & SQL Server SP1

Now that Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP1 is out, I’ve been hearing from people asking about installing...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/04/2006

Configuring Team Foundation Build to Create a Visual Studio Setup Project

There’s a new draft topic on the Team System User Education blog for your review. It provides...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/04/2006

Software Factories on .NET Developer's Journal

Are you new to the software factory concept? If so, there’s a good overview article on .NET...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/03/2006

Microsoft Application Threat Modeling Blog

Back in February, the Application Consulting & Engineering (ACE) Team launched a blog I missed...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/03/2006

Team Foundation Version Control Sidekick

A few weeks ago, I blogged about an application from Attrice for managing Team Foundation version...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/03/2006

Localized Team Foundation Server Ships

Just an FYI post – earlier this week we shipped the localized version of Team Foundation...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/03/2006

QuickPlan for Team-Based Software Development

Are you ready to adopt Team System, but you’d like someone to help ensure you do so...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/02/2006

May Team System Webcasts

Starting last month (April Team System Webcasts), I began posting the monthly list of Webcasts on...

Author: RobCaron Date: 05/01/2006

Testing and the Flow of Value in Software Development

Are you attending STAREAST 2006 in May? If so, be sure to attend this keynote (Testing and the Flow...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/28/2006

Linking to Work Items in E-Mail

When discussing work items in e-mail, I often need the ability to insert a link to the work item. Of...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/28/2006

Deploying Applications with Distributed System Designers

There’s a new Team System article on MSDN from Ali Pasha and Krishnakumar Balasubramanian...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/28/2006

April Team System Webcasts

In an effort to help promote the numerous Team System Webcasts we host each month, I’m going to...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/26/2006

VSLive 2006 - Developing with Microsoft Tools: Past, Present and Future

IT World Canada has an article (VSLive 2006 - Microsoft debuts new 'team development' tools) by...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/26/2006

Rick LaPlante Rides into the Sunset

Darryl Taft writes for eWeek about Rick LaPlante’s pending departure from Microsoft, and his...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/25/2006

Taking the Mystery out of Software Development

Scott Bekker wrote an article for Redmond Channel Partner Online on Team System that examines the...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/25/2006

Upgrading Team Foundation Server Docs

These docs have been in high demand for the past few weeks and I’m happy to see that draft...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/25/2006

The Trouble with Thickets

About a week ago, I received an e-mail asking the following: I found this weird problem in...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/21/2006

Accepted Team System BoF Sessions at TechEd

It’s great to see that Culminis and INETA accepted some of the Birds of a Feather sessions at...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/21/2006

Why I Prefer Virtual Server

Following a post I made earlier this month about my preference for Virtual Server over Virtual PC,...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

Microsoft Took Less Traveled Road to Enterprise Tools

Darryl Taft has a new article up on eWeek, Microsoft Took Less Traveled Road to Enterprise Tools,...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

Code Coverage & Performance Tool FAQs

Ian Huff culled through the Visual Studio Team System – Developers forum to gather the most...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

Visual Studio 2005 Team System Design for Operations Integration Kit

If you attended any conferences lately where you saw a presentation with integration that opened...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

Colligo Reader for SharePoint

Colligo Reader from Colligo Networks (a Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner) I’ve been wanting an...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

Team System for C++ Developers

Despite the ever-growing popularity of .NET development, a question we frequently receive is, “What...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2006

April Team System Dev & Test Chat

Got any feedback to share with the Team System Dev & Test teams? They’re holding an online...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/17/2006

Team System Help and Support

If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s a new page on the Microsoft Help and Support site...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/17/2006

Mass Market SDLC Tools

Darryl Taft has an article on eWeek (Microsoft Mass Market Play Targets Enterprise Tools) about Team...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/17/2006

Mindjet Requirements Manager

I downloaded the trial for Mindjet MindManager last month and was impressed with their level of...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/17/2006

EDS Gives Team Foundation Server a Thumbs-Up

Andy Patrizio has an article on SDTimes.com about the use of Team Foundation Server at EDS, which...

Author: RobCaron Date: 04/17/2006

Practice Makes Perfect

David Lemphers has a great post that outlines a training plan to prepare a team for migrating their...