New version of Orchestrated IT includes improved change and release management features.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 05/02/2013
Unit testing is a fine-grained technique for finding bugs. Here's how to apply it to C++ projects.
Although continuing to gain in popularity among developers, Agile methods still suffer from misperceptions. Here are seven of those myths, and why they're bunk.
- By Joel Semeniuk
- 03/01/2013
Mickey Gousset introduces you to unit testing SharePoint 2010 applications using the SharePoint Emulators.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 02/08/2013
For the first time, Git support and integration are baked in.
Reducing application development costs, and moving applications to the cloud have become less of a priority for the coming year, according to the survey.
Learn how to effectively create UI automation tests that verify whether a Windows application is performing as expected.
- By Mark Michaelis
- 12/04/2012
Learn how Visual Studio 2012 makes exploratory testing quick and easy.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 11/27/2012
Should you wait for Service Pack 1? The new Update model is replacing Service Packs, according to Microsoft.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 11/26/2012
The collaboration tool had been in preview mode for a year.
An agile team's goal is to eliminate bug debt. These techniques can help.
Update 1 is part of Microsoft’s new strategy of offering "continuous value" on a quarterly basis, in addition to Service Packs. The company released the final CTP on Monday.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 10/10/2012
Fewer obstacles, agile improvements and continuous feedback in Visual Studio 2012 with Team Foundation Server remove your team's roadblocks to higher-quality software and maintenance.
- By Brian Randell
- 10/02/2012
Test Studio brings together the tools to fully test your applications -- provided your team is willing to make the commitment to using it.
Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Phone is slated for release with the next version of Windows Phone, the company announced on Friday.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/21/2012
When Microsoft talks about application lifecycle management (ALM), it's always in the context of its Visual Studio IDE, especially with Visual Studio 11.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/16/2012
If you've got a strong version-control system, implementing an automated build process is the next logical step.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 03/15/2012
Implementing one of three interfaces can turn your business classes into self-validating components that seamlessly integrate into WPF, Silverlight and ASP.NET MVC applications -- and can be easily extended to other environments.
IntelliTrace can only be used in development environments in Visual Studio 2010 but that changes in the upcoming IDE. Learn how to use the new IntelliTrace in Production features in the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 02/07/2012
Web Parts and User Controls let you easily build customizable UIs with the same tools you use to create inflexible user interfaces -- and implement an MVC-like pattern in ASP.NET.