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PUBLIC MARKS from tadanderson with tags microsoft & VSTS

August 2008

Do NOT install SQL Server 2008 RTM if ...

Do NOT install SQL Server 2008 RTM if you do not have the room on your C drive for all of VSTS 2008 and SP1. If the software I depend on to build software can not be built to be installed correctly, there is something wrong. SQL Server was months late, of course that is 99% a marketing issue Microsoft has, but that should not become our problem. They recall food with bacteria, they should recall this mess...........

From Microsoft dll Hell to Microsoft Installation Hell

Regretfully I have been sitting on getting started with project until SQL Server 2008 came out. Part of that project includes SSRS and I need BIDS to create the reports. Over all this has been a pathetic installation process. I will post any resolutions back to this blog entry.........

May 2008

Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008 released!

Microsoft's patterns and practices team has released Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008.

February 2008

GAX/GAT February 2008 Final Release for VSTS 2005 and 2008 Available

The February 2008 Release of the GAX / GAT for Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 are available for download.

Get Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System FREE from Microsoft

In order to get people up to speed on Microsoft's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategy, Microsoft is offering a free copy of the book Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System.

Microsoft patterns & practices Unity Application Block (Unity)

Microsoft patterns and practices has released the February CTP of the Unity Application Block (Unity). The download comes with a nice help document and 2 QuickStarts.

September 2007

patterns & practices Practices Checker for ASP.NET Applications

patterns & practices Practices Checker is a tool that helps you verify your applications against the patterns & practices performance recommendations for ASP.NET applications.

Contextual Autocomplete Guidance Bundle and ContextSensitiveAutoCompleteExtender Control

Check out the Contextual Autocomplete Guidance Bundle and ContextSensitiveAutoCompleteExtender Control.

Create Data Access Layer Using Repository Factory Guidance Package Screencast Part II Available

This screencast demonstrates using the Repository Factory Guidance Package to generate a data access layer for web and winform applications. Discusses differences between it and the older Data Access Guidance Package.

August 2007

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals Power Tools Release

There is a new release of the Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals Power Tools available.

July 2007

New Virtual PC Download: Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Preconfigured on a Windows Vista Environment

Microsoft has put up a new download. It comes as a pre-configured VHD. The download enables you evaluate Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite in a Windows Vista environment.

June 2007

Visual Studio 2005 Guided Tour

This site is a really great way to get familiar with Visual Studio 2005 features and capabilities. The site offers a tour of Visual Studio Professional and Visual Web Developer.