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TFS 2015 RC2 and VS 2015 Update 2 RC are available

March 3, 2016 Mar 3, 2016 03/3/16
Brian Harry
Today we released release candidate 2 of TFS 2015 Update 2 and the release candidate of Visual Studio 2015 Update 2. As usual I'll mostly comment on TFS and TFS related features and let the VS blog cover broader VS topics. In RC1 of TFS, we already released a ton of new compelling capabilities - like: RC2 brings a ...

Book on Continuous Deployment

February 19, 2016 Feb 19, 2016 02/19/16
Brian Harry
Another good book recently hit the virtual shelves - this one on Continuous Deployment with TFS and VS Team Services.  The book covers both the principles and practices around continuous delivery, as well as hands on guidance.  Check it out... USA - http://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Delivery-Visual-Studio-2015/dp/1484212738 UK   - http://...

Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team Services roadmap update

January 11, 2016 Jan 11, 2016 01/11/16
Anisha Pindoria
Today we are making a major update to our “Features Timeline” for TFS and VSTS. To remind you, the Features Timeline provides an indication of some of the bigger, higher demand things we are working on and when we think they will be delivered – both on premises in TFS and in the cloud in VSTS (formerly VS Online). A few caveats… It ...

VS 2015 Update 1 and TFS 2015 Update 1 are available

November 30, 2015 Nov 30, 2015 11/30/15
Brian Harry
Today we shipped the final releases of Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 and Team Foundation Server 2015 Update 1. Here are the release notes: There were very few changes between the last release candidates and this final release – just a hand full of bug fixes.  Check out the release notes for all the new stuff in this update...

News from Connect(); 2015

November 18, 2015 Nov 18, 2015 11/18/15
Brian Harry
Today is our annual Fall developer Connect(); event in New York.  I’m here talking about a ton of new stuff that we’re doing to help developers adopt agile DevOps practices.  Normally I would write a detailed post with screenshots and descriptions highlighting the news.  However, this time, I’m going to take a ...

VS 2015 Update 1 RC & TFS 2015 Update 1 RC2 Released

November 3, 2015 Nov 3, 2015 11/3/15
Brian Harry
We just released our final “pre-release” of Update 1 for Team Foundation Server 2015 and Visual Studio 2015.  Lots of useful links are available here: You’ll find the installation links at the top of the release notes pages.As I was looking over things (and finding a few issues with the release notes page...