Rob Caron

Developer-related topics and other stuff.

Somasegar and LaPlante on Team System and Atlas

Soma and Rick LaPlante recently met with CRN to talk about Team System and Atlas. You can find...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/08/2006

Influence the Future of Visual Studio and Get Free Stuff

In a previous post (Team Foundation Server and the Future), I mentioned that our product team was...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/07/2006

Team Foundation Server Proxy Screencasts

We just posted a series of six screencasts by Swamy Subramanian, a developer on Team System, that go...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/07/2006

Team Foundation Version Control Shadow Folders

Buck Hodges has posted a short doc by a former intern on how to replicate the shadow folder feature...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/03/2006

Get to Know the VSTS Native C/C++ Code Analyzer

With all the attention given Team Foundation Server lately, I haven’t spent much time keeping...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/02/2006

Looking for TfsBindDocument.exe?

A post on the Team Foundation Server Team blog in November (Preparing to upgrade to RTM) mentioned...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/01/2006

Celebrate the Launch of Team Foundation Server

Hooray for March! It feels great to finally say, Team Foundation Server is shipping this month. In a...

Author: RobCaron Date: 03/01/2006

Viewing All Team Project Portal Sites

Today, I received e-mail from Matt asking why he can’t find all of the team project portal sites in...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/28/2006

TDD in Agitator and Team System

Today, I received e-mail from Tim Anderson of Tim Anderson’s ITWriting that he wrote an...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/27/2006

Process Guidance Print Tool

In a forum post last month (MSF 4 CMMI Implementation), Vinay Mishra asked where to get a printable...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/27/2006

Estimating Data Growth in Team Foundation Server

Buck Hodges has a great post that analyzes some empirical data from our own dogfooding of Team...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/23/2006

Team System Friday Morning Briefings

If you want a weekly dose of Team System from people closer to reality than those of us who work in...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/23/2006

Project Server - Team Foundation Server Integration

A recent e-mail touched on a FAQ we usually get about integration between Project Server and Team...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/22/2006

Accessing Team Foundation Server Remotely

Team Foundation client applications, such as Team Explorer, access Team Foundation Server...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/22/2006

Is Team System Changing Everything?

Much to my chagrin, I forgot about David Anderson’s presentation on MSF for CMMI Process...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/22/2006

Team Foundation Server and the Future

As Team Foundation Server packs its bags and prepares to head out the door, we’re turning up...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/22/2006

A Load of Load Testing Posts

There’s been a lot of attention lately on Team Foundation Server as it gets ready to ship. But if...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Now Blogging - Robert Horvick

We borrowed Robert Horvick from another team at Microsoft last year (Where I've been ... Team...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Goodies Galore to Download!

Got a nice color printer at work? Now’s the time to use it for something work-related. Earlier...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Updated Continuous Integration Sample for RC

We just posted an update of the continuous integration sample that accompanies Continuous...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Last Call - Setup Survey Closing After Today

The Team Foundation Server Release Candidate Survey is coming to an end! You have only today to...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Canadian Team System Tour

I got word from Guy Barrette (Microsoft Regional Director, MVP, and host of Visual Studio Talk Show)...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/21/2006

Using Team Foundation with Visual Studio 6.0 and Visual Studio .NET 2003

We just released Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2, which now includes...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/20/2006

Solutions for Extending Team System

Team System MVP and book-in-the-box author, Richard Hundhausen, compiled a list of the growing array...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/20/2006

Team Foundation Server RC Survey and T-Shirts

We found a discrepancy in the deadline for submitting survey feedback to be eligible for one of the...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/17/2006

MSDN Magazine - Extending Team Foundation Server to Enable Continuous Integration

My March 2006 issue of MSDN Magazine arrived today and it has an article by Ben Waldron on extending...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/17/2006

Team Foundation Dogfood Stats - February Update

John Lawrence posted the February update of our Team Foundation Server dogfood stats. See his post...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/16/2006

Visual Studio 2005 SDK - February CTP

The latest release of the Visual Studio 2005 SDK, the February CTP, is now available for download...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/16/2006

Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Managing Projects with Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System by Joel Semeniuk & Martin...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/16/2006

Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System

Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System by Sam Guckenheimer with Juan...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/16/2006

Finding Team Foundation Command-Line Utilities

Just an FYI post for something I’ve seen in e-mail and blogs. A number of people are not finding the...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/15/2006

Team System in Nice is Nice

Actually, it’s probably much better than nice. It’s probably awesome. I haven't been to Nice since...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/14/2006

Team Foundation Server Survey Closing Soon

If you haven’t completed the Team Foundation Server RC Installation Survey, please do so by...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/14/2006

Team System Chat for Dev and Test

If you want to chat with the team who built the Dev and Test features of Team System, you should...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/13/2006

Team System Datasheet Revised

We updated the Team System datasheet recently (especially the feature matrix on page 6) and I just...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/13/2006

Distributed System Designers Poster

Willy-Peter Schaub, a Team System MVP from South Africa, blogs about a new Team System poster from...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/11/2006

Team Foundation Server RC and Continuous Integration

Khushboo and Kishore wrote the continuous integration sample and article (Continuous Integration...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/10/2006

B3R to RC Upgrade Troubleshooting Guide

Just a reminder – for those who do encounter any issues in the upgrade process from Beta 3...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/09/2006

2006 Microsoft CMMI Appraisers’ Workshop

Are you a CMMI appraiser who wants better to understand how teams can demonstrate their level of...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/09/2006

Upgrading from Visual Studio Team Suite Trial Edition

In a previous post (Upgrading from Team Suite Trial Edition, Beta 3 Refresh) I wrote about the...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/09/2006

Team Foundation Server RC Upgrade Guide Upgraded

A new upgrade package for upgrading Team Foundation Server Beta 3 Refresh to RC is now available for...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/09/2006

New Software Dev Blog for the Blogroll - Tyner Blain

I've added a new blog to my Software Development blogroll - Tyner Blain. It's a relatively new blog...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/09/2006

Team Foundation Server Install - No Longer an Adventure?

I’ve been cruising the Web looking for blog posts from people who have installed Team...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Checkout != Get Latest

Martin Woodward, one of the brains behind Teamprise (a Java-based client for Team Foundation Version...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Team Foundation Installation Guide Updated

We just finished posting an update to the Team Foundation Installation Guide...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Borland Leaves IDE Business

Wow, this is big news: Borland, based here, is acquiring Lexington, Mass.-based Segue in a deal...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Upgrading from Team Suite Trial Edition, Beta 3 Refresh

If you are curious to what the upgrade experience is like moving from the Team Suite Trial Edition...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Exploring the Team Foundation Object Model

Mickey Gousset, a Team System MVP, is blogging about his exploration of the Team Foundation object...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

Requirements Authoring Solution

The Microsoft Office Solutions Directory lists this solution from Softagon, which offers a system...

Author: RobCaron Date: 02/08/2006

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