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Feature Preview: Creating load tests using HTTP archive

May 20, 2016 May 20, 2016 05/20/16
Prachi Bora (MSFT)
If you have used cloud-based load testing before, you may already be familiar with the ability to run a 'quick load test' using the VSTS portal. It's a great way to:   On the other end of the spectrum is using Visual Studio Enterprise to create and run load tests - while you can certainly create a simple load test using Visual ...

Test execution improvements – Apr 2016

April 11, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 04/11/16
Anand Kamat
About a month ago, I published a blog detailing Testing tools roadmap and the value we have delivered over the last six months. If you have not seen it yet, I will encourage you to read and provide feedback. We continue to focus on efficient test execution across automated, manual and exploratory testing scenarios. Here are some enhancements ...

New and updated DevLabs extensions in the Visual Studio Team Services Marketplace

April 6, 2016 Apr 6, 2016 04/6/16
Willy-P. Schaub
Microsoft DevLabs is an outlet for experiments from Microsoft, experiments that represent some of the latest ideas around developer tools. Solutions in this category are designed for broad usage, and you are encouraged to use and provide feedback on them; however, these extensions are not supported nor are any commitments made as to their ...

Visual Studio Team Services – Testing Tools Roadmap

March 10, 2016 Mar 10, 2016 03/10/16
Charles Sterling
Over the last few months, there has been a consistent ask for Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) / Team Foundation Server (TFS) Testing Tools roadmap.  I would like to share our strategic direction, what we have delivered over the last 6 months and where we are headed.  It would be great to get your feedback on what we are doing right and ...

Running Apache JMeter based load tests in the cloud – how to

February 27, 2016 Feb 27, 2016 02/27/16
Prachi Bora (MSFT)
Sometime ago, we announced that the cloud-based load testing service in Visual Studio Team Services could be used to run Apache JMeter based load tests. We are happy to let you know that this feature is now publicly available and you can try it out using your Team Services account. This is a quick how-to to help you get started. Essentials: ...

Parallel and Context Sensitive Test Execution with Visual studio 2015 Update 1

February 8, 2016 Feb 8, 2016 02/8/16
Charles Sterling
(Editors Note:  One of the most popular series of blog posts on the ALM Blog was Terje’s posts on Unit Testing.  So when he asked to republish his Norwegian post on the ALM blog the answer was of course an enthusiastic YES!.  A little off topic this post also highlights we need a post on executing parallel test runs with the new “Run ...

Getting Started with Selenium Testing in a Continuous Integration Pipeline with Visual Studio

January 27, 2016 Jan 27, 2016 01/27/16
Charles Sterling
Leveraging Donovan’s great DevOps series on building his Ignite Demo here is a walk through for using Selenium with Visual Studio Team Services and the PartsUnlimited sample found at: https://github.com/Microsoft/PartsUnlimited   Getting Started with Selenium in a Continuous Integration Pipeline Performing user interface testing as part ...

Troubleshooting launch issues with xaml based apps using Coded UI Test

January 25, 2016 Jan 25, 2016 01/25/16
Abhitej_MSFT
This blog assumes that you have a prior understand of functional testing with Coded UI Test on Windows Store. If not, please go through the introduction blog for Windows Store Apps. Here I would cover troubleshooting issues with the XamlWindow.Launch() API that has been explained in detail here. To summarize from the later blog the user would ...