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TFS2010 Build failed — “Microsoft.Silverlight.Common.targets (104): The Silverlight 4 SDK is not installed”
I ran in to a problem trying to compile a Silverlight 4 project with Team Foundation Server 2010 and Team Build. I ran the build and got the error: C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftSilverlightv4.0Microsoft.Silverlight.Common.targets (104): The Silverlight 4 SDK is not installed I found Andru’s blog post with a solution for this in Silverlight 3.0 where he…
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TFS 2010 Iteration Backlog Workbook and Macro Execution Warnings
Now I’m not an Excel genius or anything so if I’m doing this wrong, let me know. Anyway, I went in TFS2010 to play around with the TFS2010 Agile Iteration Backlog workbook (Iteration Backlog.xlsm) and I ran in to some problems with Excel macro execution. The Iteration Backlog workbook helps you to plan out the…
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Creating a Project Backlog: Breaking down product ideas and requirements in to TFS2010 User Stories (PBIs)
It’s kind of amazing how much hidden detail and complexity there is in even the simplest software product and application ideas. I lead a .NET user group that meets in Cambridge, MA called Beantown .NET. Although I delegate some of the management of the group to other people, it essentially is my responsibility to schedule…
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Database Project Types in Visual Studio 2010
I was at Microsoft in Redmond, WA this week for the 2010 MVP Summit. While I was there, some of us got a chance to do a side discussion with Barclay Hill of the VS Database Project team. Barclay pointed out something in Visual Studio 2010’s list of Database project that I hadn’t noticed yet. …
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Updated Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 Install Guide – Now with Virtual Lab Management
A few weeks ago, I published v0.1 of our Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 installation guide. Since then, we’ve fixed a few bugs and added a walk-through for installing Team Foundation Server 2010 Virtual Lab Manager. There are definitely more bugs to be found. If you find bugs or run in to problems with…
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Hook Visual Studio Web Tests in to TFS Team Build
SearchWinDevelopment.com has posted another of my Team System “tips” on their site. This one walks you through running Visual Studio Web Tests from a Team Build. Run Visual Studio Web Tests from a Team Foundation Server Build By Ben Day 13 Nov 2009 | SearchWinDevelopment.com One of the great features of Visual Studio 2008 is…
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Scrum Developer Training at Microsoft Mountain View, 11/2/09 – 11/6/2009
And in other Team Foundation Server 2010 news… Microsoft has teamed up with Ken Schwaber (scrum.org), the Scrum Alliance, and Accentient to create a course aimed at Scrum teams called the Scrum Developer course. This 5-day course teaches teams and individual developers how to effectively implement Scrum using Team Foundation Server 2010 and Visual Studio…