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Toji – custom brewed psake goodness November 9, 2011 /
 No CommentI have use psake a few times, and I wanted to see what I extract to be more productive. With the rate at which I spin off OSS and side projects, I need something that just works out of the box and is fast to set up. Borne of this need, I created Toji, and it is available as a NuGet package. I must have my build set up with compiling, testing, packaging, and deployment. I have some xunit, nunit, nuget, msbuild helpers in the project to get projects up quickly. The lack of a xunit NuGet package, [...] read more
Windows 8 Development Architecture and Strategy with Mark Michaelis September 30, 2011 /
No CommentWith Windows 8 Microsoft ushers in a new set of technologies designed to challenge Apple’s market share while maintaining the full productivity of the PC. In this session we discuss what they are offering and what technologies they are introducing to successfully compete – both from a users perspective and a developers perspective. Don’t miss this session to understand a new breed of applications from Microsoft and the development technology and architecture that makes it all possible. Sponsored by the Spokane .Net Programming User Group and Presented by Mark Michaelis
Management Verses LeadershipSeptember 28, 2011 /
No CommentHere are the video and slides from my talk at the Inland Northwest Chapter of the Project Management Institute. Download: [Slides (pdf)] [Mid Def. (315 MB)] [FullHD Video (875 MB)] [Full Audio (50 MB)] [Mid Def. Audio (12 MB)– Recommended]
Remembering TFS Credentials (from a non-Domain Windows Client)September 5, 2011 /
No CommentAs a consultant, I am repeatedly connecting to customer Team Foundation Server (TFS) servers that are not on the same domain as my client workstation. As a result, I am repeatedly prompted for credentials each time I launch Visual Studio or connect to TFS web.
Notice, there is no “Remember Credentials” check box so seemingly no way to avoid getting prompted every time you connect to TFS. However, this is not the case. Richard Banks details a solution the involved opening [...] read more
Subscribing to TFS Alerts with TFS Power Tools’ Alerts ExplorerSeptember 5, 2011 /
No CommentOut of the box, Team Explorer includes the ability to subscribe to Project Alerts (available from the Team->Project Alerts menu in Visual Studio and from the Team Web->Settings Page):
As the Alerts dialog image shows, Project Alerts only lets you subscribe to 4 alerts: This is a relatively unsatisfactory list, however. What if you want to subscribe to all work [...] read more
Work Item Search in Visual Studio vNextMay 24, 2011 /
No CommentFinally, there will be a search everything in Visual Studio vNext. Here are a couple screen shots:
Notice from the second image that there is a “standard” search syntax allowing you to search specific fields within the work item.
Upgrading Your C# Programming Skills to Be a More Effective Developer – Microsoft TechEd DEV318May 24, 2011 /
No CommentDuring my talk at TechEd, DEV318 – Upgrading Your C# Programming Skills to Be a More Effective Developer (video) (Slides), I did a full review of all the most significant C# changes since C# 1.0 as shown in the following MindMap:
Tech·Ed North America 2011 March 31, 2011 /
No CommentSee IntelliTechture’s very own Mark Michaelis as Microsoft presents the 19th annual Tech·Ed North America 2011, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia May 16-19th. Mark will be discussing ways for programmers to upgrade their C# skills in order to become a more effective developer, view more details about Mark’s presentation. Be there as this four day event provides “developers and IT professionals the most comprehensive technical education across Microsoft’s current and soon-to-be-released suite of products, solutions and services“. Don’t miss out, Register Today! View More Information about this event.
Essential C#: Back to the FutureMarch 2, 2011 /
No CommentAre you stuck developing with an older version of the .NET framework or Visual Studio? Have C# language features left you behind feeling unable to catch up with its recent developments? If so, then this Back to the Future event is designed for you. We will guide you through the language changes since C# first emerged, ramping up your skills and presenting the features in order of importance and complexity. Through practical application, we will focus on coding guidelines, how and when to leverage features, and most importantly integrating best practices. Two separate sessions will be held for this event, Part 1 [...] read more
Essential C# 4.0 rated in the “Top 10 Programming Books of 2010″January 19, 2011 /
No CommentEssential C# 4.0 has been featured in I PROGRAMMER’s list of Best Programming Books for 2010! Read more about this exciting article on I PROGRAMMER’s webpage.
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