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Visual Studio Team System Promotions

December 9, 2008 Dec 9, 2008 12/9/08

Brian Harry

I wanted to give you an early peek at some great Team System cost savings opportunities.  The marketing campaign around it hasn't started yet, but we are introducing a host of promotional Visual Studio and Team System price breaks to encourage people to try out new options.  There are 5 offers in the slate: Team Suite, Team ...

Visual Studio Team System Promotions

December 9, 2008 Dec 9, 2008 12/9/08

Brian Harry

I wanted to give you an early peek at some great Team System cost savings opportunities.  The marketing campaign around it hasn't started yet, but we are introducing a host of promotional Visual Studio and Team System price breaks to encourage people to try out new options.  There are 5 offers in the slate: Team Suite, Team ...

Getting the VS 2010 CTP running on Hyper-V

November 7, 2008 Nov 7, 2008 11/7/08

Brian Harry

I've seen people run into some issues doing this and one of the guys on our team wrote a good blog post on things you need to do.  Check this out if you are trying to use the VS/VSTS/TFS 2010 CTP under hyper-V: http://blogs.msdn.com/granth/archive/2008/11/03/converting-vs2010-ctp-to-hyper-v.aspxBrian...

Getting the VS 2010 CTP running on Hyper-V

November 7, 2008 Nov 7, 2008 11/7/08

Brian Harry

I've seen people run into some issues doing this and one of the guys on our team wrote a good blog post on things you need to do.  Check this out if you are trying to use the VS/VSTS/TFS 2010 CTP under hyper-V: http://blogs.msdn.com/granth/archive/2008/11/03/converting-vs2010-ctp-to-hyper-v.aspxBrian...

Microsoft Development Software for the "little guy"

November 6, 2008 Nov 6, 2008 11/6/08

Brian Harry

Something came across my desk today that really peaked my interest.  There was a discussion about how expensive software can be for individuals, startups, etc.  Someone forwarded a link to a new program that Microsoft is launching for startups that enables people to get a small startup going with just about all the software they need...

Microsoft Development Software for the "little guy"

November 6, 2008 Nov 6, 2008 11/6/08

Brian Harry

Something came across my desk today that really peaked my interest.  There was a discussion about how expensive software can be for individuals, startups, etc.  Someone forwarded a link to a new program that Microsoft is launching for startups that enables people to get a small startup going with just about all the software they need...

Feedback on the VSTS 2010 CTP

November 6, 2008 Nov 6, 2008 11/6/08

Brian Harry

About a week ago now we released a new CTP build of VS/VSTS/TFS 2010 and .NET 4.0.  I haven't heard much feedback yet.  I'm curious what you think about it.  Have you had a chance to download it?  Play with it?  Go through the walk-throughs?  If you have, please let me know what you are thinking.Brian...

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP Available

October 28, 2008 Oct 28, 2008 10/28/08

Brian Harry

Yesterday we released a CTP for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0.  This CTP also includes the Visual Studio Team System "Rosario" features and signals the end of separate "Rosario" CTPs.  From here on, Rosario will only be available in the context of VS/VSTS 2010 pre-releases. It's been quite some time since we put out a CTP and so ...

MSBuild Extension Pack

October 7, 2008 Oct 7, 2008 10/7/08

Brian Harry

Mike Fourie has recently published a new CodePlex project for MSBuild extensions.  It is the successor for the FreeToDev MSBuild Extensions and is probably the most comprehensive library available.  If you are looking for MSBuild tasks or are interested in contributing, check it out.Brian...