As I’ve stated before, I haven’t had the opportunity to use TFS in my programming lifetime yet. One of the things that has struck me about it is shear cost of all the stuff that is needed. TFS requires a server OS, a SQL Server database, and “prefers” to run on an Active Directory domain. Even [...] Read more »

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Before I could actually use the fancier parts of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, I had to first install it. I began by following this Cliffs’ Notes version of the process, but changed up halfway through for reasons I’ll describe below.
I didn’t have a spare machine around that was beefy enough to run TFS, but [...] Read more »

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I think I have something to write about semi-regularly here. One of the major tasks for my job will be to streamline the build process for a couple of applications that are starting to wrap up their development. I have some experience using open source technology like NAnt and CruiseControl.net, however this project uses Microsoft’s [...] Read more »

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Apparently, the cat is out of the bag. Certain Wikipedia articles may be edited by people to include their own bias! Amazing, I know. However, this news does not really change my opinion of wikipedia. I still think it is a fantastic resource and incredibly useful when I need to get the basic gist of [...] Read more »

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Before I turned in my resignation I had been considering seeking new employment for a while. One of the biggest barriers that kept me from diving in sooner was that it is such a pain to find a new job. Aside from having to switch over insurance companies, retirement accounts, etc. there’s the whole searching [...] Read more »

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Well, I’m off on another new job adventure! I just turned in my resignation to my current employer and will be starting my new role in a couple of weeks with Sogeti. I won’t go into the sordid details of why I’m leaving, but will say that the primary reason is that I feel I’ve [...] Read more »

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