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Beta Experience Newsletter Number 3, September 28, 2005
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Editorial
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From the Editor
With Visual Studio Team System, Microsoft is entering the market of the
Software Development Lifecycle tools. These tools allow teams to be
productive and predictable in building software solutions. Such a tool
typically consists of many different components like designers, a source
control system, a system to manage work items assigned to members of the
project team, components to allow the project manager to keep a finger on
the pulse of the project, testing tools and many more. Needless to say there
is a lot to learn.
In this newsletter you will find introductory content that provides an
overview of the system as well as more in-depth content on topics such as
the new source control system which offers a high-scale alternative to
Visual Source Safe. If you really want to delve deeper, try the free online
training or even better, attend one of the VSTS events around Europe where
people from the product team in Redmond will present the product and be
available for Q&A. Enjoy!
Hans Verbeeck,
Developer & Platforms Group,
Microsoft EMEA Beta Experience Team
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A closer look at Visual Studio Team System
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We ran into Sam Guckenheimer, the Group Product Planner for
Visual Studio Team System in Redmond, Seattle - find out what he had to say
about VSTS, its main benefits, and what life is like working on this
product.
To watch the video now, click
here. (18 Mb)
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Click here to read Ian Murphy's hands-on review of this comprehensive
set of tools for managing the whole of the software development lifecycle -
now updated to cover the recent Beta 2 release.
Learn
more...
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Visual Studio Team System - In Depth
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In this article Peter Himschoot introduces the Source
Configuration Management features of Visual Studio Team System, and
encourages you to get your hands dirty with his hands-on lab, so you can try
for yourself! Learn
more...
For more from Peter Himschoot please take a
look at his blog.
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At TechEd EMEA 2005 Richard Hundhausen presented a great session
on Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Extensibility. To view the
recorded session, download Richards’s deck, or take a look through his
demo samples please
click
here. (18 Mb)
Richard's latest book entitled "Working with Microsoft® Visual
Studio® 2005 Team System" will be published in October 2005. As an
exclusive preview we have a sample chapter available for you to
read
here.
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Announcing Team System Rocks.com
Check out “ Team
System Rocks”, the first 3rd party Team System community site. Here
you will find the latest news, video tutorials, and training on Team System.
Discuss your thoughts and ideas for extending Visual Studio Team System in
the “ Team System
Rocks” forums or share your newest extensibility samples with others
in the new file gallery.
Microsoft Learning - Free VSTS training
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Clinic 2551: Introduction to
Visual Studio Team System
Summary: This clinic will provide both Business Decision Makers (BDMs) and
Technical Decision Makers (TDMs), Architects, Developers, Testers, and
Project Managers with an introduction to Visual Studio Team System
explaining what the product is, how it relates to the software development
lifecycle and how processes such as MSF fit it.
Audience: Developer
Available Offline: Yes
Price: $  NOW FREE for a limited time only (90-day
subscription)
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VSTS On Tour - join the experts!
Join members of the Developer Product team from the U.S. as they tour
around the EMEA region delivering the latest training and information on
VSTS. For more details and to register please visit www.microsoft.com/vstsontour.
To get a taster of one of the sessions 'Shipping in time and on budget'
click
here!
Tour Dates
Zurich - 28th September 2005
Budapest - 30th September 2005
Cairo - 3rd October 2005
Johannesburg - 6th October 2005
Lisbon - 10th October 2005
Rome - 12th October 2005
Reykjavik - 14th October 2005
Microsoft Press - Free Sample Chapter from Richard Hundhausen's new
book on VSTS
In ‘Working with Microsoft Visual
Studio 2005, Team System Edition’, Richard gives a pragmatic and
hands-on overview of the new Microsoft Visual Studio Team System development
environment.
With insights from the Microsoft Visual Studio product team, and Richard’s
hands-on experience, readers will understand how to use this tightly
integrated set of lifecycle development tools to simplify cross-team
communication, reduce development complexity, accelerate productivity, and
help save time and money. Author: Richard Hundhausen
ISBN: 0-7356-2185-3
Publication Date: 5th October
Price: $34.99 Read
the sample chapter here.
WeFly 247 - Take off with Office Development
Follow this article to see how Visual Studio Tools
for Office (VSTO) has been used in the WeFly247 Application, and learn how
Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 has radically simplified the whole process of
delivering great Office based functionality – so much so that it would be
a crime to ignore it.
For more on VSTO take a look at Issue
2 in the newsletter archive.
Develop for Windows Mobile 5.0 with Visual Studio 2005
Windows Mobile 5.0, the latest Microsoft operating system for mobile
devices, was launched on the 11th of May 2005. Join David Goon, an
Application Development Consultant from Microsoft UK to learn about the new
enhancements and how Visual Studio 2005 gives you all the tools necessary to
target this new release. Learn
more...
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View from
the community on VSTS
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Hear what Andrew Filev, CTO of Murano Software has to say about the
advantages of using Visual Studio Team System in the real world.
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Find out why Trainer/Coach Alex Thissen believes that VSTS will
help small development teams to acquire new methodologies of software
development.
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Missed the previous issue?
Look for previous issues in our archive. |
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Product Information
VSTS Videos 'Before and After'
These videos depict mock customer discussions of a Project Manager,
Architect, Tester, and Developer's experience before and after Visual Studio
Team System.
You will learn about common pain points for the individuals and then see how
Visual Studio Team System helped to address some of those issues.
VSTS – ‘Enabling Business
Challenges’
This PowerPoint looks at the new Team System approach and what value
it will bring to business.
Learn
more...
Visual Studio – 'buyers guide'
Visual Studio 2005 offers a range of tools tailored to provide many
benefits both for individual developers and for developer teams. Pick the
right level for You!
Visit our How to buy
guide for more information. |
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Events and Webcasts
IT's Showtime!
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VSTO Tour
The Visual Studio
Tools for Office Tour comes to a town near you.
Save the date!
Austria, Vienna - Sep 29
Czech Republic,
Prague - Sep 26
Denmark,
Copenhagen - Sep 21
Germany,
Dusseldorf - 28.09.2005
Greece, Athens - Oct 05
Ireland, Dublin - Oct 07
Netherlands,
Amsterdam - Oct 12
Spain, Madrid - Oct 10
Sweden,
Stockholm - Sep 23
Turkey, Istanbul - Oct 03 |
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Skill Assessments
Take a free Microsoft Skills Assessment to help you meet your Visual
Studio 2005 training goals. Learn more... |
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Free* Microsoft E-Learning Courses and Clinics for Visual Studio
2005
Access E-Learning topic's you want, when you want it, and learn at
your own pace. Each lesson includes hands-on virtual labs and offline
functionality, so sign up today. Visit Microsft E-Learning
today.
* Microsoft E-Learning for Visual Studio 2005 is free until November 8,
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Don’t Forget, register your Visual
Studio Beta 2 NOW and recieve a Free Online Book from Microsoft
Press
Register your copy of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 today, and receive access to
a free developer book from Microsoft Press. Chose from online versions of
Introducing ASP.NET 2.0, Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, and
Writing Secure Code, 2nd Edition.
Go to this page for
more information.
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