About Me
I'm a technical architect with Headspring in Austin, TX. I focus on DDD, distributed systems, and any other acronym-centric design/architecture/methodology. I created AutoMapper and am a co-author of the ASP.NET MVC in Action books.
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Category Archives: VSTS
VSTS Scrum process templates
This post was originally published here. There have been some rumblings around that some in my company might be interested in Scrum and Team System, so I thought I’d compile a list of Scrum process templates and some highlights (and lowlights). The … Continue reading
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Team Foundation Build, Part 4: Values, Principles, and Practices
This post was originally published here. In the last post of this series, I discussed how to create a build definition. Before I start discussing extending and customizing Team Foundation Build, I think it’s important to discuss some values, principles, … Continue reading
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TFS Guide now available
This post was originally published here. One thing I always thought was missing from MSDN regarding TFS was any kind of guidance or best practices. Just released was a Beta 1 of a TFS Best Practices guide, and after taking … Continue reading
Team Foundation Build, Part 3: Creating a Build
This post was originally published here. In part 1 and 2 of this series, I gave an overview of Team Foundation Build and discussed installation and configuration options. One thing I should note is that if a team needs to … Continue reading
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Team Foundation Build, Part 2: Installation and Configuration
This post was originally published here. So now that we have some understanding of what the components of Team Build are from Part 1, where should these components be installed? Luckily, there’s some pretty good documentation on Team Foundation Server … Continue reading
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Team Foundation Build, Part 1: Introduction
This post was originally published here. There’s been some interest recently for our team to utilize more features of Team System, including Team Foundation Build. Rather than send out a blanket email, I’m following Jon Udell’s advice and maximizing the value … Continue reading
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Project management with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
This post was originally published here. Having used Team System in the past, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around using Team System for work items in our group. We’re using Team System exclusively for source control, but there’s … Continue reading
