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Gated checkin for Git: Using Branch Policies to run a build in VSTS and TFS

Buck HodgesMarch 20, 2016Mar 20, 201603/20/16

Let’s start with what gated checkin is, which is a feature we shipped as part of TFS 2010. Gated checkin enforces that a change in a branch builds and optionally passes tests (and anything else you want to do as part of your build) before it is checked in and available to everyone else in the branch. The gated checkin process we shipped ensu

Git Credential Manager is now installed by Git for Windows

Buck HodgesMarch 18, 2016Mar 18, 201603/18/16

Beginning with version 2.7.3, Git for Windows includes the Git Credential Manager (GCM) that makes authenticating with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) a breeze with both Microsoft Accounts (MSAs fka LiveIDs) and Azure Active Directory (AAD) identities. Since GCM is installed by default, you’ll get prompted for credentials when running git

Caching: What could go wrong?

Buck HodgesAugust 11, 2015Aug 11, 201508/11/15

There’s an old saying about regular expressions that I’ve always liked. I think it applies equally to caching. Here’s my version. Some people, when confronted with a performance problem, think “I know, I'll add a cache.” Now they have two problems. It’s so tempting to address a performance problem by adding a cache. After al

NuGet packages for TFS and Visual Studio Online .NET client object model

Buck HodgesAugust 10, 2015Aug 10, 201508/10/15

For the past couple of releases we’ve released the Team Foundation Server/Visual Studio Online client object model as a downloadable installer (aka MSI). Additionally, the license for it did not include the right to package it in an application for redistribution. As a result, it was inconvenient for builds and added friction for installing

How we deploy Visual Studio Online using Release Management

Buck HodgesApril 8, 2015Apr 8, 201504/8/15

**UPDATE April 25, 2017** This blog post describes our old deployment process. We now use VS Team Services Release Management to deploy VSTS. We use VS Release Management (RM) to deploy Visual Studio Online (VSO), and this post will describe the process. Credit for this work goes to Justin Pinnix, who’s been the driving force in orchestra

Add, edit, rename, and delete files in the web browser with Visual Studio Online and TFS 2015

Buck HodgesMarch 18, 2015Mar 18, 201503/18/15

Back in the December 17th update, we added the ability to make changes to files in the web UI, and it works for both TFVC and Git. Edit is easy to find, since it’s right above the content on the screen. Add, rename, and delete are available through drop down menus. Let’s take a look at where those are. To add files, you need to click on

Moving TFS to cloud cadence and Visual Studio Online

Buck HodgesFebruary 27, 2015Feb 27, 201502/27/15

We get quite a few questions from customers on how we made the transition to shipping both an on-premises product and a cloud service. We moved from shipping every 2-3 years to shipping Visual Studio Online every three weeks and TFS every 3-4 months. You’ve probably seen the great set of vignettes at Scaling Agile across the Enterprise.

Visual Studio Online reliability improvements

Buck HodgesDecember 15, 2014Dec 15, 201412/15/14

We’ve had a number of outages and other serious incidents in recent months. It’s clear we haven’t done enough to invest in reliability of the service, and I want to give you some insight into what we are working on that will be coming in January and beyond. First I want to give you a very brief description of the the Visual

How to add licensed users to VS Team Services via the API

Buck HodgesOctober 7, 2014Oct 7, 201410/7/14

Azure Portal Preview and Visual Studio Online: Adding a user

Buck HodgesApril 3, 2014Apr 3, 201404/3/14

Today at the Build Conference, we showed a preview of the new Azure Portal, and that includes a preview of deep integration with Visual Studio Online. As with any preview, it has some rough edges and limitations. One of the limitations is that you have to create a new Visual Studio Online account through the new Azure Portal Preview. Your exis

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