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Visual Studio 11 Beta: Test Controller Goes 64 Bit!!
Visual Studio 2010 supported 64 bit Test Agent which used to allow us to do 64bit test runs as explained here. But Test Controller was capable of running in 32 bit mode only. As a 32 bit process, it was limited to 2GB of memory. This causes scale issues sometimes as QTController process starts throwing Out of Memory exceptions as it approaches 2GB limit. This eventually causes abort of Load Test run....View complete post...Note: Cross posted from Rubel's Blog. Permalink
Requirements Collaboration-TFS & inteGREAT Webcast April 25th 1:00PM EDT
Siddharth and Asif will be doing a Webinar on how the inteGREAT RLM software extends the capabilities of Microsoft’s TFS & Office platforms; combined providing a comprehensive, simple to use, highly scalable, requirements solution for all project stakeholders.Session Details: Title: Requirements Collaboration-TFS & inteGREATSiddharth Bhatia Microsoft Visual Studio Principal Program Manager LeadAsif Sharif Chief Technologist – eDev TechnologiesDuring this webinar we will explain and demonstrate how the inteGREAT RLM software extends the capabilities of Microsoft’s TFS & Office ...
Announcing Keyword-Driving Testing Integration from LogiGear
April 18th LogiGear gave the first look at their eagerly sought product, TestArchitect™ for Visual Studio®. Tightly integrated with Visual Studio 11, LogiGear’s flagship product TestArchitect empowers users to quickly and effortlessly create as well as maintain very large volume of test cases within Microsoft Visual Studio by combining Action Based Testing™, a proven action-keyword method for test automation, with Coded UI tests. With minimum scripting requirements and a library of common actions it allows the user to automate more tests with less effort, with unparalleled scalability. Hun...
Test Scribe for MTM 11 Beta is out
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The Test Scribe Power Tool, which is used to generate documentation for test plan and test run for Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) has been updated for MTM 11 Beta. The updated version is here. The MTM 2010 version continues to be here.
Acceptance Testing UI using Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft Test Manager and Fit style tables
A while back I was sitting in a class by Rod Claar and he introduced the concept of using Fit tables for improving collaboration in software development. The way Fit tables do this is by enabling stakeholders and business analysts to enter expected input and the proper output in a tool they are comfortable with – like excel. A simple example might look like the following table: The developer can then run through these tables using test automation to verify the application is doing what is expected. Data bound coded UI tests makes doing a piece of cake with Visual Studio 2010. **So how do you create a dat...
Friday 13th High Noon – An early BETA of the Branching Guide is released
We are pleased to announce that we have released another one of the ALM Rangers Visual Studio 11 Readiness “Gig” projects, delivering practical guidance focused on branching and merging. For more information on the ALM Rangers Visual Studio 11 Readiness “Gig” please refer to here or click the image above. For more information on this project, please visit Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide. Also please note that we are testing the new download package structure and filenames, which have evolved from recent ALM Ranger surveys and feedback from the community. **Please send candid feedback ...
Team Foundation Service whitepaper has shipped!
We are pleased to announce that we have released another one of the ALM Rangers Visual Studio 11 Readiness “Gig” projects, delivering supporting guidance focused on Team Foundation Service. For more information on the ALM Rangers Visual Studio 11 Readiness “Gig” please refer to here or click the image above. //2012-06-08 Fix links to point to RC not hidden BETA. For more information on this project, please visit Visual Studio ALM Rangers Supporting Guidance and the v1 - Team Foundation Service Whitepapers download package. What’s Next? The team is hard at work to complete ar...
Automatic requirement traceability with Exploratory Testing
My favorite feature of exploratory testing with Microsoft Test Manager is automatic requirement traceability, that it automatically builds up my test plan as I perform my explorations. So let's say that I have a backlog item that my team is working on and it is now ready to be tested. To perform exploratory testing on it, I launch Microsoft Test Manager and create a new empty test plan. This is how my Plan->Contents tab looks currently: Now I select the relevant backlog item and start exploring it, similar to the walkthrough here. I launch my application, perform actions on it, take scr...
Lab Management walkthrough using Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Virtual Machine
Updated 7/16/2012: Please note this an archived post and the Lab Management VHD has been retired and been removed from the Microsoft Downloads site. Merging the Lab Management blog and bringin...