TechEd 2007 Sun-City - 20071023 Day 3
We had a reasonably good turnout ... considering post-lunch time slot, people recovering from the 5km jog and the extreme heat forcing many to the valley of the waves ... for the CNT205 - Introducing TFS Power Tools and 3rd Party Tools session today. We covered a lot of ground and I would like to summarize the reference points to the bits and pieces we demonstrated and discussed in the session:
- The tool that allows you to view history and other information, such as branches, is Team Foundation Sidekicks, which you can find at http://www.attrice.info/downloads/index.htm.
- The tools we demonstrated today, can be found at:
- List Pending Changes Browser (free software) ... we will also demo at TechEd.
- Test Manager Add-In
- TeamCompanion for Excel (free software)
- TeamCompanion for Project (free software)
- TeamLook
- Power Tools … which includes the TFS BPA tool
- BPA SDK … to develop your own BPA tool
- Other Links
- Widgets
- Documentation worth considering:
- Licensing Whitepaper
- Patterns and Practices Guide
- Operations Guide
- VSTSGuidance
- Our planning poster outlines the steps we believe are crucial when planning a TFS deployment. I attached the low quality PDF, you can download the high-quality JPG from www.drp.co.za or www.saarchitect.net.
... the "chat" audience.
We hope to see everyone from today + more at tomorrow's CNT204 - A quick tour through TFS/VSTS 2008 session, although the first session on day 4, after the closing party, normally has dismal turnout.