Jason Barile - Testing Testing
Discussions about Software Testing
What's Your Problem?
It sounds obvious enough, but time after time I see testers in particular taking action before...
Date: 10/22/2012
Canaries and Scouts in Software Testing
In software testing, what you don’t know is often your biggest risk. As smart as we think we all...
Date: 07/18/2011
No More Test Plans
I’m saying goodbye to the term “Test Plan”. To me, “Test Plan” implies a plan that details how...
Date: 10/05/2010
Oh The Times, They Are A Changing
With mixed emotions, I want to announce that I’ve decided to leave the Team Foundation Server team...
Date: 07/16/2010
TFS Command Line Katas: Part 1 – Basic TF.exe Concepts
The TFS command line client, tf.exe, is a powerful tool that may be somewhat intimidating or elusive...
Date: 07/06/2010
Speaking at TriNUG Wednesday, June 9th
I'll be doing a talk at the Triangle .NET User Group tomorrow night on "Real World ALM with Team...
Date: 06/08/2010
Should I test the individual layers in my app or test from an end-to-end perspective?
I have this debate with other testers and developers from time to time, so I thought I post my own...
Date: 03/30/2010
Team Explorer is Included in Visual Studio 2010
Here’s a quick tidbit that might save you sometime as you install VS2010 and TFS2010 RC. In...
Date: 02/11/2010
Roundup: Tips For Improving TFS 2008 SP1 Performance
From time to time, I get questions from customers on how to diagnose performance issues with their...
Date: 09/02/2009
8 Tips For Doing Ad Hoc Tech Support via Twitter
I do a lot of ad hoc technical support for Team Foundation Server via Twitter (follow me at...
Date: 08/20/2009
Some Benefits of “Checkout” in TFS Version Control
One of the more common points of confusion around TFS source control is the checkout model. ...
Date: 08/18/2009
How to undo a pending change in a workspace you no longer have
Not that it’s a huge deal to have stale workspaces lying around, but if you’ve ever wondered how to...
Date: 08/10/2009
How to connect to a TFS 2010 server from a 2008 Team Explorer client
In TFS 2010, we’ve added a new organizational concept called Team Project Collections. This...
Date: 08/10/2009
Mining Work Items for Opportunities to Improve Your Engineering Process
One of the things I spend a lot of time doing as a test manager is mining for interesting data in...
Date: 06/18/2009
In testing, you have to cross jurisdictions
The other day on the way to work, I was almost side-swiped by a big rig weaving all over I-40. ...
Date: 06/16/2009
Yet another reason I love Twitter
If you read this blog, you’re probably already following me on Twitter (@JasonBarile), and you...
Date: 03/31/2009
How to Add a Placeholder Account to Your TFS Bug Form For Pre-Triage Bugs
This question came across Twitter recently, and I had to do a little research to answer it. I...
Date: 02/20/2009
Make Sure You Reinstall VS 2008 SP1 After Installing Team Explorer
If you installed Team Explorer into Visual Studio after you applied Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack...
Date: 02/10/2009
Check out the new VSTS Community Website on MSDN
We've just launched a new page on MSDN to help give some visibility to the great contributions from...
Date: 12/12/2008
TFS Build Tweeter renamed
TFS Build Tweeter has been renamed to TFS Build Monitor to better refelct its purpose. This cool...
Date: 11/18/2008
NotAtPDC - A Conference for the Rest of Us
If you're like me, you're sitting at your desk working today instead of attending PDC '08. ...
Date: 10/28/2008
Twitter Poll Results – How Testers Define Their Jobs
It’s a bit late, but I’m finally posting the results of my recent Twitter poll. This was...
Date: 10/06/2008
Preview of next TFS Power Tools Release
Chances are you’ve already heard about this, but if you don’t read Brian Harry’s blog regularly,...
Date: 10/02/2008
Twitter poll for testers: How do you define your job?
I'm curious to know what testers think their job descriptions are. Please send me your replies via...
Date: 09/22/2008
BuildTweeter - TFS Build Publisher for Twitter
If you’re looking for even more ways to get pinged by your build server, check out release v0.1 of...
Date: 09/22/2008
Photosynth of our building in Raleigh/Durham, NC
I thought it'd be fun to share a Photosynth of our building in Durham, NC. Note we don't have a...
Date: 09/11/2008
What I Look for in Test Plans
I've been reviewing a lot of test plans recently. As I review them, I've compiled this list of...
Date: 09/08/2008
Dot Net Rocks episode 373 is all about TFS 2008
I should probably listen to the whole episode before blogging this :) DNR Episode 373 was just...
Date: 09/02/2008
Why "Get Latest" sometimes doesn't...
I've seen quite a bit of angst from new TFS users over the "Get Latest Version" behavior...
Date: 08/28/2008
TFS Installation and Administration guides updated for VS 2008 SP1
With today's release of VS 2008 SP1 (including Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1), we've updated the...
Date: 08/11/2008
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta is live!
The Beta release of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is live and available for download! For users of...
Date: 05/12/2008
For review: New docs for moving a TFS server from one hardware configuration to another
The VSTS User Education team has posted a draft of updated documentation for the topic "Moving Team...
Date: 04/25/2008
Help make the MSDN forums experience better
Big thanks to Steve Andrews for turning me on to this project... If you've tried using the...
Date: 04/22/2008
March 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools Released
Brian Harry has blogged all the details, so I won't repeat them all here. In particular, I...
Date: 04/21/2008
Can your version control system hold 236 million files?
Brian Harry has blogged our current TFS dogfood server statistics (our internal deployment of Team...
Date: 04/15/2008
Ekobit TeamCompanion
Another player in the TFS-to-Outlook space is Ekobit's TeamCompanion. Specifically,...
Date: 04/15/2008
Are you prepared?
https://www.microsoftreality.com/raleigh/
Date: 04/07/2008
TeamExpand releases TXLooker, TFS-to-Outlook bridge
TeamExpand sent me a notice this morning that they've released their newest product, TXLooker. It's...
Date: 04/02/2008
QA Team Values for Team Foundation Server
My QA manager colleague and I have been working on our QA metrics process for the Team Foundation...
Date: 04/01/2008
Web Chat with the VSTS Team - April 9th
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Team...
Date: 03/21/2008
TFS Blogroll Updates
I've updated my blogroll links to include some other key TFS-related blogs you may be interested...
Date: 03/05/2008
TFS Forum Activity and Community Participation on the Rise
I've been spending quite a bit of time in our MSDN forums for Team Foundation Server over the past...
Date: 02/26/2008
Looking for a few good testers...
Microsoft in Raleigh is still going strong! We're always on the lookout for great testers who...
Date: 01/30/2008
Survey - Tell us about your Team Foundation Server
Chris Rathjen has posted a short survey to collect more information about real world TFS deployments...
Date: 12/17/2007
My Listas
I checked out the new Microsoft Live Labs Listas app today. So far, I've only created 1 list:...
Date: 10/24/2007