Paul Stovell introduced the concept of The Production Architect – which is a role on the project team that is responsible for bridging the gap between IT Pros (Infrastructure) and Devs. Since I have experience on both sides of the fence, it’s a topic that interests me as well. Having experience of both sides makes [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Running the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit
February 29, 2008 – 12:41 am
The purpose of the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit is to enable customers of Team Foundation Server (TFS) to build custom tools that enable migration and synchronization with other version control (VC) and work-item tracking (WIT) systems.
If you would like a provider implemented for your existing systems, I suggest that you add your vote on [...]
Running HP QuickTest Professional UI tests with Team Build
February 28, 2008 – 11:40 pm
Recently I’ve been working with a client and the testing team use HP/Mercury Quality Center (QC) and related testing products. The product they use to do automated functional UI testing of windows and web applications is HP/Mercury Quick Test Professional.
One of my current goals for this client is to get a complete end-to-end CI build, [...]
Running an Interactive Team Build 2008 agent
February 28, 2008 – 11:35 pm
One of the lesser known features of the Team Build 2008 service is that it can be run in an “interactive” mode which allows it to interact with the desktop. This is essential for running things like automated UI tests.
To start an Interactive Team Build agent you have to logon to [...]
