Rangers Flash – May 2013

Latest Updates We have updated a number of the existing content on CodePlex to include latest in-the-field findings and align with the latest product updates. Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes Guide a la mobi and epub Active Projects A number of projects have entered their last sprint and you should keep an eye on your inbox for BETA announcements and a call for reviewers. ALM Rangers latest flight information board: Latest show-what-we have video(s): ALM Readiness Treasure Map v2 Sprint 11 Download update as of 1 May 2013 Average daily downloads since 2007 219 ( 5+4 ) Average daily downloads during recent period: 489 ( 6 -7) Total downloads since Jan1/2007 of tracked ALM Ranger projects 512,268 ( 5+115,145 since last flash ) TreasureMap https://aka.ms/vsartmapapp Downloads to date 622 Average rating 4.9/5 We have a new honorary ALM Ranger Thanks to instrumental contributions to the Rangers program, Bill Heys has joined our group of Honorary Ranger. Here are a few images from Bill’s adventures as part of the ALM Rangers to date: ALM Rangers rely 101% on tfs.visualstudio.com Did you know that the ALM Rangers were the first users of https://tfs.visualstudio.com … known as https://tfs.tfspreview.com in those days? Not only were we the first, but we just completed a migration of all our “stuff” from file shares and SharePoint portals to our home in https://tfs.visualstudio.com. We are not only dogfooding the environment 24x7, but are now 100% reliant on its stability and availability.  In other words, we are committed! New Associate Rangers Please welcome the following new Associate ALM Rangers in our family: Andrea Scripa, Bipin Puthiyaveetil and Sumeet Deshpande. ALM Rangers Solutions … which are the hot favourites? Ever wondered which ALM Ranger solution is the most popular? We asked the ALM Rangers for their all-time favourite solution in the latest satisfaction survey and have looked at the last 30 days of downloads. Top 3 solutions, based on downloads over the past 30 days: Test Tooling Guidance Branching and Merging Guidance Team Foundation Server Integration Tools Top 3 solutions, based on the SAT survey: Visual Studio TFS Branching and Merging Guide TFS Planning Guide ALM Readiness Treasure Map Cool content https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-May-10-2013 Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-498) Jump Start Tell us about your success stories! Are you aware of a success story in which the Visual Studio ALM Rangers and/or their solutions have accelerated the adoption of Visual Studio, unblocked an engagement and/or resulted in a   (happy) user?

Willy's Reflections Blog Visual Studio TFS Team Blog ALM Rangers Team ALM Ranger Solutions ALM Ranger Publications ALM Readiness Treasure Map ALM Rangers Treasure Map App Brian Keller's VM Visual Studio marketing site Visual Studio downloads Visual Studio comparison charts ALM marketing content Bijan Javidi failed to update his t-shirt size before he achieved his 500,000 downloads dream … not even a strict diet will help. Stunning photos made in Switzerland by Tarun Arora.