Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012

Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Author: Richard Hundhausen
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735669554

Discover how to turn requirements into working software increments—faster and more efficiently—using Visual Studio 2012 in combination with Scrum and Agile engineering practices. Designed for software development teams, this guide delivers pragmatic, role-based guidance for exploiting the capabilities of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. Team members will learn proven practices and techniques for implementing Scrum to manage an application’s life cycle, as well as seamlessly plan, manage, and track their Scrum projects.

Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012

Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Author: Richard Hundhausen
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre: Agile software development
ISBN: 9780735669536

Elevate the quality of your code and products by using Scrum practices in combination with Visual Studio 2012. Designed for development teams, this guide delivers pragmatic guidance for exploiting teams, this guide delivers pragmatic guidance for exploiting the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. You'll learn the most effective ways to implement Scrum at all phases of development--and use ALM to plan, manage, and track everyday tasks. This book will be most useful for Visual Studio teams considering adopting Scrum, mature Scrum teams already working with Visual Studio, and scrum teams who are considering Visual Studio.

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012
Author: Sam Guckenheimer
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0133119181

Use Visual Studio® Team Foundation Server 2012 and Agile Methods to Deliver Higher Value Software Faster This is the definitive guide to applying agile development and modern software engineering practices with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012—Microsoft’s complementary Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platform. Written by the Microsoft Visual Studio product owner and a long-time Team Foundation Server implementation specialist, it focuses on solving real development challenges, systematically eliminating waste, improving transparency, and delivering better software more quickly and painlessly. Coverage includes • Accelerating the “flow of value” to customers, with a transparent backlog, PowerPoint Storyboarding, VS 2012 feedback requests, and a “usability lab” right into your customers’ hands • Driving quality upstream to uncover hidden architectural patterns, ensure cleaner code, fix multiple recurring “cloned” bugs at once, ensure the definition of done with continuous integration and deployment in a reliable build process • Eliminating “no repro” bugs with VS 2012’s six powerful mechanisms for more accurate fault identification and use of virtualized test environments • Using Scrum or other Agile methods with Process Templates effectively across distributed teams in large organization by automating burndowns and dashboards to identify “early warning signals” of emerging problems with quality or maintainability • Staying in the groove by storing the state of your work and environment with shelvesets, to let you handle interruptions smoothly • Leveraging VS 2012’s new support for multiple Microsoft and open source unit testing frameworks in your IDE and continuous integration pipeline • Performing exploratory testing to uncover bugs in surprising places and testing immersive Windows 8 apps • Rapidly improving team development and collaboration with the hosted Team Foundation Service Whatever your development role, this book will help you apply modern software development practices using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 to focus on what really matters: building software that begins delivering exceptional value sooner and keeps delighting customers far into the future.

Agile Software Engineering with Visual Studio

Agile Software Engineering with Visual Studio
Author: Sam Guckenheimer
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0321685857

Originally published: Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison-Wesley, 2006 under title: Software engineering with Microsoft Visual studio team system.

Visual Studio 2012 Cookbook

Visual Studio 2012 Cookbook
Author: Richard Banks
Publisher: Packt Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781849686525

“Visual Studio 2012 Cookbook” is a concise and practical cookbook with recipes which get you up and running straight away with all the new functionality of Visual Studio 2012. If you are a developer excited about the new features introduced in Visual Studio 2012, then no matter what your programming language of choice is, “Visual Studio 2012 Cookbook” is for you. You should have a good knowledge of working with previous versions of Visual Studio to enjoy the recipes in this book.

Professional Team Foundation Server 2012

Professional Team Foundation Server 2012
Author: Ed Blankenship
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2012-12-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118604520

A comprehensive guide to using Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2012 Team Foundation Server has become the leading Microsoft productivity tool for software management, and this book covers what developers need to know to use it effectively. Fully revised for the new features of TFS 2012, it provides developers and software project managers with step-by-step instructions and even assists those who are studying for the TFS 2012 certification exam. You'll find a broad overview of TFS, thorough coverage of core functions, a look at extensibility options, and more, written by Microsoft insiders and MVPs. An update of the leading Wrox book on Team Foundation Server, written by an expert team of Microsoft insiders and MVPs Provides a broad overview of Team Foundation Server for developers, software project managers, testers, business analysts, and others wanting to learn how to use TFS Offers administrators the necessary tools to efficiently monitor and manage the TFS environment Covers core TFS functions including project management, work item tracking, version control, test case management, build automation, reporting, and how to write extensions for TFS 2012 Professional Team Foundation Server 2012 builds on the proven Wrox Professional formula to give you a solid background in this software management tool.

I.M. Wright's Hard Code

I.M. Wright's Hard Code
Author: Eric Brechner
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735664889

Get the brutal truth about coding, testing, and project management—from a Microsoft insider who tells it like it is. I. M. Wright's deliberately provocative column "Hard Code" has been sparking debate amongst thousands of engineers at Microsoft for years. And now (despite our better instincts), we're making his opinions available to everyone. In this collection of over 80 columns, Eric Brechner's alter ego pulls no punches with his candid commentary and best practice solutions to the issues that irk him the most. He dissects the development process, examines tough team issues, and critiques how the software business is run, with the added touch of clever humor and sardonic wit. His ideas aren't always popular (not that he cares), but they do stimulate discussion and imagination needed to drive software excellence. Get the unvarnished truth on how to: Improve software quality and value—from design to security Realistically manage project schedules, risks, and specs Trim the fat from common development inefficiencies Apply process improvement methods—without being an inflexible fanatic Drive your own successful, satisfying career Don't be a dictator—develop and manage a thriving team! Companion Web site includes: Agile process documents Checklists, templates, and other resources

Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
Author: Jim Steger
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 822
Release: 2008-10-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735638268

Get answers to common questions about setting up the design environment and building custom solutions with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Delve into core architecture, tools, and techniques, and learn how to exploit powerful customization features. Authored by industry-leading experts, this book shows how to deliver intelligent CRM solutions that meet the unique challenges and requirements of your business. Discover how to: Set up the development environment Enhance the product’s APIs with your own code Execute business logic using plug-ins Build custom workflows that extend native workflow functions Create user-friendly integration with scripts and application extensions Code custom pages optimized for Microsoft Outlook with Offline Access Extend Microsoft Dynamics CRM using ASP.NET Create advanced Windows Workflow Foundation solutions Extend multilingual and multicurrency features Construct a custom security-access solution Get code samples on the Web.

Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Visual Studio Online

Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Visual Studio Online
Author: Brian Blackman
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2015-04-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1509300694

With this ebook, the ALM Rangers share their best practices in managing solution requirements and shipping solutions in an agile environment, an environment where transparency, simplicity, and trust prevail. The ebook is for Agile development teams and their Scrum Masters who want to explore and learn from the authors’ “dogfooding” experiences and their continuous adaptation of software requirements management. Product Owners and other stakeholders will also find value in this ebook by learning how they can support their Agile development teams and by gaining an understanding of the constraints of open-source community projects.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Six-in-One

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Six-in-One
Author: István Novák
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1420
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118002954

Complete coverage of all key .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 languages and technologies .NET 4 is Microsoft's latest version of their core programming platform, and Visual Studio 2010 is the toolset that helps write .NET 4 applications. This comprehensive resource offers one-stop shopping for all you need to know to get productive with .NET 4. Experienced author and .NET guru Mitchel Sellers reviews all the important new features of .NET 4, including .NET charting and ASP.NET charting, ASP.NET dynamic data and jQuery, and the addition of F# as a supported package language. The expansive coverage is divided into six distinctive parts for easy navigation, and addresses: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F# language. A practical approach and complete examples round out this much-needed reference. Focuses on the new and important features of the latest version Microsoft's core programming platform-.NET 4-as well as Visual Studio 2010, which allows you to write .NET 4 applications Provides comprehensive coverage divided into six parts: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F# language Discusses Visual Studio snippets and templates, .NET charting components, the .NET framework and WPF, LINQ, and the Entity framework Explores various aspects of Visual Basic 2010, such as multi-line lambdas, auto-implemented properties, nullable optional parameters, and more This investigative look at .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 will help you identify and isolate key elements that can benefit you immediately.