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Enabling Tracing and HtmlLogger in Coded UI Test

November 8, 2012 Nov 8, 2012 11/8/12
Aditya_msft
Enabling HtmlLogger & Tracing in Coded UI Test There have been a few changes in Visual Studio 2012 how Coded UI Test are run & how to enable logging. Now we can have both .NET v4.0 & v4.5 type Coded UI Test projects. Note this is an extension to previous blog on enabling tracing for Coded UI Test which is also applicable for ...

SQL Server Data Tools – November 2012 is now available!

November 7, 2012 Nov 7, 2012 11/7/12
Charles Sterling
The SQL Data Tools Team (Gert Draper aka the “Data dude”’s team)  is pleased to share with us that SSDT - November 2012 update is now available for download. SSDT for Visual Studio 2012: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/jj650015 SSDT for Visual Studio 2010: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/jj650014 What's new in the SQL Server Data...

Eylean Board

November 6, 2012 Nov 6, 2012 11/6/12
Aaron Bjork
This past summer I had the chance to play around a bit with a tool called the Eylean Board - an add-in for TFS that provides visual project management.  In TFS 2012 we shipped a set of features to visually manage your backlog, sprint plans, etc. The Eylean Board provides a similar experience but offers a broader set of functionality (...

UI Testing SharePoint 2010 with Visual Studio 2012

November 1, 2012 Nov 1, 2012 11/1/12
Srishti [MSFT]
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 provides complete record and play support through Coded UI for performing UI validations on Sharepoint 2010 applications. Recording and playing back on a sharepoint application is no different from recording on any webpage on Internet Explorer as internally the Coded UI IE plugin is being used. This blog assumes ...

Microsoft exam 70-497: Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012

October 31, 2012 Oct 31, 2012 10/31/12
Charles Sterling
  We just released a new Microsoft Exam  “Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012” which covers manage the process of running tests, creating and monitoring bugs, and managing and mitigating issues that a software organization has in controlling test coverage for project requirements. Mainly focusing on Microsoft Test Manager ...

Team Foundation Service is out of Preview

October 31, 2012 Oct 31, 2012 10/31/12
Aaron Bjork
Earlier this morning at the Build conference here in Redmond we announced that Team Foundation Service is now out of Preview!  The new URL for the service is http://tfs.visualstudio.com. You can read about the changes here: http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/pricing/information/ With this change, your accounts are now accessible at http://....

Introducing Cross Browser Testing with Coded UI Tests

October 30, 2012 Oct 30, 2012 10/30/12
Shubhra Maji MSFT
Coded UI Tests help automate browser based applications built on Internet Explorer. We are now enabling cross-browser testing of such applications. Users will be able to perform functional testing of web applications across IE/Firefox/Chrome.  One can use IE to record tests and validate control properties using Coded UI Test Builder. ...

Directory of common test tools and utilities

October 30, 2012 Oct 30, 2012 10/30/12
Charles Sterling
 One of the common challenges with getting started with a new technology is discovery of the tools and resources that can help you get started and increase your productivity…With that in mind the team has collected their list of favorite test tools:  ...