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View Source in the CPU Usage tool
In Update 2 of Visual Studio 2013, we added the CPU Usage tool into the Performance and Diagnostics hub which allows you to see where the CPU is spending time executing your code. In Update 3 of Visual Studio 2013, we have made a small but important improvement to this tool: the ability to navigate from a function in the call tree to the source code where that function was defined. When you have found an interesting function to look at in the call tree, you can right-click on it and select “View Source” or select the line and press Ctrl+G: After you do that, the editor will open the corresponding source file ...
Application Insights tools for Visual Studio included in Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 RC
Today, as part of the Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 Release Candidate, projects enabled for Application Insights will result in an Application Insights resource being provisioned in an Azure subscription (visible in Portal Preview at https://portal.azure.com). Currently the Application Insights Blade shows “Coming soon…” - check back in mid-July for the actual blade. Before Visual Studio 2013 Update 3, projects enabled for Application Insights using the latest Application Insights tools for Visual Studio resulted in an Application Insights Application being created in a Visual Studio Online account. Note Appl...
CodeLens for Git improvements in Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate Update 3 RC
In Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 CTP1, we introduced some CodeLens for Git indicators. In this RC update we are completing the work by: CodeLens for Git indicators now react to Git source control operations In the CTP1, the authors and change indicators that we introduced did not refresh automatically when source control operations occurred. As a user, you had to manually refresh the indicators using the contextual command (or close and reopen the file) In this RC, all the CodeLens for Git team indicators now refresh automatically when you: The refresh occurs when performing these actions from Vi...
Visual Studio ALM Community Widgets (aka.ms/widgets)
Performance & Load Testing and other great free Webcasts by Northwest Cadence
This summer is destined to be EPIC! National Marine Fisheries have predicted this is going to be the best Salmon fishing in 38 years AND Steve Borg and Rennie Araucto have put an entire series of web casts together to guarantee your summer sizzles…Without breaking the bank! About the presenters: Steven Borg Co-Founder and Strategist Microsoft ALM MVP Northwest Cadence Steven has been a Microsoft ALM MVP since product inception in 2005, speaks regularly at Software Development and Visual Studio conferences, and has authored Microsoft courseware and white papers on Team Foundation Server, reg...
TFS Planning, DR avoidance and TFS on Azure IaaS v1.4 guidance landed … what’s next?
We are pleased to announce that the v1.4 flight of the TFS Planning and DR Avoidance Guide has firmly landed, after Bill Heys completed the copy editing and the product owner has given us the “thumbs up”. what’s included? The latest guidance includes practical guidance for three main scenarios: … and lots more in the everything package, including quick reference chest sheets, posters and planning workbook. where’s the stuff? what is next? The team is preparing to host a ChalkTalk session at TechReady 19, planning to share the findings and engage with the field to determine other potential...
New Environment Verification fails Saying invalid ‘Domain User Name’ using Microsoft Test Manager
Problem : This issue happens if you create a template with Os profile properties set to join a domain and the user for joining domain is selected from list of run as accounts in System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Refer the following screen shots for details Template OS Profile Details: Microsoft Test Manager Error Message : Solution : Instead of using run as account for joining domain use "Specify credentials to use for joining the domain" option for joining domain
Conduct a Git pull request on Visual Studio Online
When you want people on your team to review code in a Git team project on Visual Studio Online, you can use a pull request to review and merge the code. Pull requests enable developers working in topic branches to get feedback on their changes from other developers prior to submitting the code into the master branch. Any developer participating in the review can see the code changes, leave comments in the code, and give a "thumbs up" approval if they're satisfied with those changes. Create a topic branch Before you commit your code in Visual Studio, create a topic branch. Commit your changes to the topic bra...
Analyzing Load Test Results and everything you wanted to know about load test reports
Geoff Gray works in Premier services and “ALL” he does is help our customers with their performance problems and even helped create one of three US based performance labs. He has just finished a three part series on understanding Load Test Reports. Even after 23 years of working at Microsoft I still really love it. The reason is easy to figure out: the people I get to work with. Meeting and my conversation with Geoff Gray yesterday reinforced that this really is the best company in the world to work at. Thanks Geoff! While note part of t...