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WebMatrix 3 Adds Windows Azure Integration, Remote Editing, Git and TFS Source Control Support
Microsoft WebMatrix 3 provides an ability for the developers to create and manage Windows Azure based websites including support for remote editing, Git and TFS source control.
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A Merge Tool that Understands Functions
Codice Software, maker of Plastic SCM, has released a preview of a semantic merge tool. This tool parses your code, allowing for a more accurate merge than the line-by-line comparisons most tools use. We interviewed Pablo Santos Luaces, Principal Software Engineer of Codice Software.
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Community-Driven Research: Top Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Toolsets
InfoQ's research initiative continues with an 13th question: "Top Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Toolsets". This is a new service we hope will provide you with up-to-date & bias-free community-based insight into trends & behaviors that affect enterprise software development. Unlike traditional vendor/analyst-based research, our research is based on answers provided by YOU.
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Microsoft’s Branching and Merging Guidelines
Microsoft has released a draft of their new Branching and Merging Guide. While ostensibly meant for TFS users, much of the advice is applicable no matter which source control provider you choose.
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Power Tools for TFS 11 Beta
The Power Tools for Team Foundation Server have been updated for version 11 Beta. These tools provide essential functionality that isn’t included with the main TFS release including PowerShell support, Windows Shell Extensions, and the ability to modify process templates.
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Team Foundation Service Update: Improved Navigation and At-A-Glance Project Status
Microsoft's Team Foundation Service Preview, the Azure-hosted beta version of Team Foundation Server 11, has been updated with enhanced homepages, performance improvements, reworked navigation, a simplified UI for small team projects, and detailed email notifications.
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Application Lifecycle Management in Team Foundation Server 11
Team Foundation Server 11 has added many features in the area of Application Lifecycle Management. Some of the highlights include support for code reviews, iterations/sprints, resource allocation, third part testing frameworks, and a much more capable dependency graph.
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GitHub Adds Web-Based File Edit and Commit Feature
GitHub just added a new feature: files in the web view of a Git repository can now be edited and then committed in the browser. A similar feature was added to Google Code a few months ago.
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TFS To Get Modify-Merge-Commit Style Version Control
The next version of Team Foundation Server will include a feature called Local Workspaces, which will allow Subversion Style “Modify-Merge-Commit” Version Control. This will make it much easier for developers new to TFS get acquainted to the Version Control Model compared to the current model of “Server Workspaces”, and make working offline easier.
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Access Team Foundation Server 2010 on Multiple Devices Using the OData Service
The OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010 provides access to the TFS object model on any device that supports the HTTP protocol. This makes it easier for developers to create applications that access Team Foundation Server in non-Windows environments and on smartphones and tablets.
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Continuous Check-Ins with Mercurial
One of the major benefits of a distributed version control systems is that each user gets their own versioned workspace. Leon Bambrick is proposing taking it to an extreme by having every build perform a check-in.
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New Hosting Options for Team Foundation Server
Changes made to Team Foundation Server 2010 has allowed for new hosting options. These include third-party hosting and a hybrid model where code is synchronized between local and CodePlex servers.
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Is Good Code Enough for a Project to Be Successful?
Simon Brown, a developer, architect and author, considers that it takes a lot more than just good code to create a successful project. In his presentation, "Good Code Isn’t Enough", Brown goes through all the elements necessary for a project’s success, from upfront design to operation documentation.
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Team Foundation Server Backup Tools Released
After three major versions of Team Foundation Server, Microsoft has finally released a tool for performing backups and restores. This tool, released with the September drop of TFS Power Tools, greatly simplifies the process of backing up the eleven TFS/SharePoint databases.
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Introducing Sun Yiyi’s Git Source Control Provider for Visual Studio 2008/2010
Many .NET developers have turned to distributed source control systems. The most popular one seems to be Git, which was originally created by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. One problem with Git is that it is predominately command-line based while .NET developers prefer to stay in the IDE. This is why Sun Yiyi’s Git Source Control Provider an important part of Git adoption.