Rob Caron
Developer-related topics and other stuff.
.NET Rocks! Panel Discussion on Team System
At TechEd 2007 in Orlando, Richard Campbell & Carl Franklin of .NET Rocks! hosted a panel...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/29/2007
Team System User Education on Scenario Topics
Take a look at a proposal (Visual Studio Team System User Education : Scenario Topics) from David...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/25/2007
Now Available: Team System How Do I...? Videos
We're launching a new series of Team System instructional videos on MSDN: Get videos designed for...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/22/2007
Coining a New Acronym
Just a passing thought that came up during a conversation with J.D. Meier today: Aggregated Human...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/22/2007
eScrum Update: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Version Conflicts
For those who have experienced any problems getting eScrum (Now Available: Microsoft eScrum Version...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/15/2007
Steph Graduates Today!
Today is one of those special milestone dates for our family as our daughter, Stephanie, graduates...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/13/2007
Now Available: Microsoft eScrum Version 1.0
If you're looking for another Scrum template to try with Team Foundation Server, consider using...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/13/2007
The Greatest Story Never Told
While reading the comments on Sam Gentile's post, What's Great about Being a Microsoft Developer, I...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/12/2007
SnagIt Output for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
I recently acquired a copy of TechSmith SnagIt and just learned that they have an output for...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/12/2007
Linking Team Foundation Server with Microsoft Project Server
As noted by Paul Krill in InfoWorld (Microsoft linking project, ALM servers), the much anticipated...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/11/2007
TechEd 7.0
There's time to kill before boarding (redeye JetBlue flight to JFK, and then on to MCO) with decent...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/03/2007
A Comparison of the Top Four Enterprise-Architecture Methodologies
For dealing with complexity of a different sort - enterprise architectures - see Roger Sessions' new...
Author: RobCaron Date: 06/01/2007
Party with Palermo
Unless my redeye flight on Saturday night saps my energy, I plan to attend the TechEd 2007 edition...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/30/2007
Redmond-Kirkland Relay for Life Luminaria Ceremony
A couple of weekends ago, we participated in the American Cancer Society's Redmond-Kirkland Relay...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/29/2007
Rescheduling PDC07
The timing of PDC07 isn't quite right for why we usually have a PDC, so we're going to reschedule it...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/24/2007
Bringing .NET to Visual Basic 6 Applications
Last year, I blogged about v1 of the Interop Forms Toolkit (Not Ready to Bring Your Visual Basic 6...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/21/2007
Ordering Your MCP Welcome Kit
Recently, I received a blog comment that said: During the beta period, I have passed 71-510, which...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/09/2007
How Your Boss Might Unwittingly Get You an Xbox 360 Elite with Training Budget
Convince your boss to send you to TechEd 2007 in Orlando! Be automatically registered to win one of...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/03/2007
Chicago Visual Studio Team System Users Group
The date of the next Chicago Visual Studio Team System User Group meeting is set. Join Clark Sell in...
Author: RobCaron Date: 05/01/2007
Steve McConnell Succumbs to Blogging
Noted author and software industry thought leader, Steve McConnell, has finally yielded to the...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/27/2007
Prep Guide for 70-510: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Technology Specialist
The preparation guide for Exam 70-510, Technology Specialist: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/26/2007
Discuss Beta 1 with the Team System Team
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group on Friday, April 27th from 10:00 - 11:00...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/24/2007
Coming Soon to TechEd 2007 in Orlando
See Sam Gazitt's blog for more information about a special guest we're bringing to TechEd 2007 in...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/24/2007
Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 for MSDN Subscribers
It appears that the ISO images for Visual Studio code name "Orcas" Beta 1 are now showing up on MSDN...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/20/2007
1 KB Files for Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1
For those are downloading Visual Studio code name "Orcas" Beta 1 files from Microsoft Downloads, you...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/20/2007
Download Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" and .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1
See Soma's blog for the details, and the MSDN Visual Studio Futures site for the bits to download....
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/19/2007
Light Up the Web
If you haven't heard about it by now, you should go take a look at Microsoft Silverlight. LAS VEGAS...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/16/2007
Déjà Vu All Over Again
About a month ago I wrote a post titled, Groundhog Day at MSDN. In that post I talked about cleaning...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/16/2007
Defy All Challenges Mix
We have some videos coming soon of interviews we shot with S. Somasegar, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/11/2007
Visual Studio Team System Rocks (Brazilian-Portuguese)
For those seeking content on Team System in Brazilian-Portuguese, you should get a copy of Visual...
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/06/2007
Expression Studio for Team Suite with MSDN Premium
As you've probably seen around the media, Expression will ship in certain MSDN subscriptions....
Author: RobCaron Date: 04/04/2007
Visual Studio Decennial, Redux
I created a page on the Visual Studio site with the customer & partner quotes: Happy...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/31/2007
Sandcastle Video from MVP Global Summit
If you haven't seen Sandcastle before, take a look at this taped session from the MVP Global Summit...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/31/2007
Updated: Visual Studio Team System Licensing White Paper
We just published v1.0.3 of the Visual Studio Team System Licensing white paper. This release...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/30/2007
The Expense of Failed Knowledge Transfer
J.D. Meier posted a great comment to my recent post on Community Facilitates Knowledge Transfer...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/28/2007
Visual Studio Team System Guidance Meets Guidance Explorer
Last year, I blogged a few times about a CodePlex project J.D. Meier was working on called Guidance...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/28/2007
Community Facilitates Knowledge Transfer
Back in August 2005, I wrote a blog post in which I tried to answer the question, What is Community?...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/27/2007
Visual Studio Unit Testing Extends to Visual Studio Professional in Orcas
If you haven't heard the news yet, Visual Studio Unit Testing, which was only available in some Team...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/27/2007
Visual Studio Decennial
No, that's not the name of a new feature coming in Visual Studio code name "Orcas" or Visual Studio...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/26/2007
Microsoft Acquires devBiz, TeamPlain Now Available Free to Team Foundation Server Customers
Brian Harry has the good news on his blog about our acquisition of devBiz, makers of TeamPlain Web...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/26/2007
J.D. Meier on New Prescriptive Guidance for Visual Studio Team System
J.D. Meier of patterns & practices fame blogged about New Prescriptive Guidance for Visual...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/26/2007
Another Jolt Award Winner in the Team System World
In addition to Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Pros Wins Jolt Award, I'm happy to see...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/22/2007
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Pros Wins Jolt Award
As reported on Cameron Skinner's blog, Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/22/2007
Ekobit Test Manager Add-In
One of the challenges with using Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Developers is that you don't...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/22/2007
Team Foundation Version Control Branching Guidance
As Jeff Beehler announced on his blog today, you can now find Branching Guidance for Team Foundation...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/21/2007
Free Teamprise for CodePlex Users
A very cool announcement on Martin Woodward's blog today: Today, I am pleased to announce that...
Author: RobCaron Date: 03/20/2007