New Release: patterns & practices Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide
Today we release the final version of our patterns & practices: Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. It's our Microsoft playbook for Team Foundation Server. It shows you how to make the most of the Team Foundation Server. It's a compendium of proven practices, product team recommendations, and insights from the field.
Key Changes Since Beta 1
- We added guidelines for build, project management and reporting.
- We added practices at a glance for build, project management, and reporting.
- We added a chapter to summarize key Visual Studio 2008 changes.
- We revamped our Internet access strategies.
- We did a full sweep of the guide.
- We completed more thorough product team reviews for key chapters.
Contents at a Glance
- Part I, Fundamentals
- Part II, Source Control
- Part III, Builds
- Part IV, Large Project Considerations
- Part V, Project Management
- Part VI, Process Templates
- Part VII, Reporting
- Part VIII, Setting Up and Maintaining the Team Environment
- Part IX, Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server
Chapters
- Ch 01 – Introducing the Team Environment
- Ch 02 – Team Foundation Server Architecture
- Ch 03 – Structuring Projects and Solutions in Source Control
- Ch 04 – Structuring Projects and Solutions in Team Foundation Source Control
- Ch 05 – Defining Your Branching and Merging Strategy
- Ch 06 – Managing Source Control Dependencies in Visual Studio Team System
- Ch 07 – Team Build Explained
- Ch 08 – Setting Up Continuous Integration with Team Build
- Ch 09 – Setting Up Scheduled Builds with Team Build
- Ch 10 – Large Project Considerations
- Ch 11 – Project Management Explained
- Ch 12 – Work Items Explained
- Ch 13 – Process Templates Explained
- Ch 14 – MSF for Agile Software Development Projects
- Ch 15 – Reporting Explained
- Ch 16 – Installation and Deployment
- Ch 17 – Providing Internet Access to Team Foundation Server
- Ch 18 – What’s New in Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server
Our Team
- Jason Taylor
- Prashant Bansode
- Alex Mackman
- Kevin Jones
Contributors and Reviewers
- External Contributors / Reviewers: David P. Romig, Sr; Dennis Rea; Eugene Zakhareyev; Leon Langleyben; Martin Woodward; Michael Rummier; Miguel Mendoza; Mike Fourie; Quang Tran; Sarit Tamir; Tushar More; Vaughn Hughes
- Microsoft Contributors / Reviewers: Aaron Hallberg; Ahmed Salijee; Ajay Sudan; Ajoy Krishnamoorthy; Alan Ridlehoover; Alik Levin; Ameya Bhatawdekar; Bijan Javidi; Bill Essary; Brett Keown; Brian Harry; Brian Keller; Brian Moore; Buck Hodges; Burt Harris; Conor Morrison; David Caufield; David Lemphers; Doug Neumann; Edward Jezierski; Eric Blanchet; Eric Charran; Graham Barry; Gregg Boer; Grigori Melnik; Janet Williams Hepler; Jeff Beehler; Jose Parra; Julie MacAller; Ken Perilman; Lenny Fenster; Marc Kuperstein; Mario Rodriguez; Matthew Mitrik; Michael Puleio; Nobuyuki Akama; Paul Goring; Pete Coupland; Peter Provost; Granville (Randy) Miller; Rob Caron; Robert Horvick; Rohit Sharma; Ryley Taketa; Sajee Mathew; Siddharth Bhatia; Tom Hollander; Tom Marsh; Venky Veeraraghavan
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Anonymous
August 06, 2007
J.D. just announced the release of the "Team Development with Team Foundation Server Guide. This guideAnonymous
August 06, 2007
The final version of the "Team Development with TFS" Guide is released today by the patterns & practicesAnonymous
August 06, 2007
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August 07, 2007
We hear on a regular basis that customers want our advice and guidance on how best to use Team FoundationAnonymous
August 07, 2007
We hear on a regular basis that customers want our advice and guidance on how best to use Team FoundationAnonymous
August 07, 2007
The Patterns & Practices team has just released some really good and pretty comprehensive guidanceAnonymous
August 07, 2007
The Patterns & Practices team has just released some really good and pretty comprehensive guidanceAnonymous
August 07, 2007
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August 08, 2007
Группа Microsoft Patterns & Practices выпустила в свет окончательную версию руководства Team DevelopmentAnonymous
August 10, 2007
Brian Harry on Work Item Tracking Enhancements in Aug Rosario CTP. J.D. Meier on New Release: patterns...Anonymous
August 13, 2007
JD Meier announced the release of the final version of the TFS Guide on his blog . The guide can be found