July was a busy month for me, but August is turning out to be even busier if
that is possible. The release of Windows 7 RTM via MSDN means all my
applications need testing to ensure compatibility. Not just with the base OS but
within a virtualised XP environment as well. The whole testing process needs to
be done with Windows Server 2008 R2 in a few weeks. On top of that I am finally
taking the plunge and moving into new office space, allowing me to take on
another full time developer; which should help with freeing up some of my
time.
We also have a great technical talk for VBUG this month with Richard Fennell
talking about Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Agile
development…
Using
Visual Studio Team System 2010 to enable Agile Development
7pm (doors
open 6:30) 11th August 2009
GETEC Centre, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Visual 2010 provides many new features to assist in the agile development
process. In this session I will cover the basics of TFS, highlighting what is
new. I will then cover how the various features of TFS that are specifically
aimed at the agile team, look out for bits on iteration planning and testing.
Richard Fennell is the Engineering Director of the Black Marble Ltd a Microsoft
Gold Partner based in the North of England. Black Marble specialises in BizTalk
& SharePoint based business automation. As Engineering Director he is
responsible for the delivery of systems and tools to allow Black Marble, and
their clients, to deliver solutions efficiently. All Black Mable's development
activity is underpinned by Visual Studio Team System an agile process model. He
is a Microsoft MVP for Team System, a Typemock MVP and a Certified Scrum Master.