{"id":213,"date":"2015-04-22T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/premier_developer\/2015\/04\/22\/free-ebook-managing-agile-open-source-software-projects-with-microsoft-visual-studio-online\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T13:51:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T20:51:45","slug":"free-ebook-managing-agile-open-source-software-projects-with-microsoft-visual-studio-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/free-ebook-managing-agile-open-source-software-projects-with-microsoft-visual-studio-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Free ebook: Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Agile<\/strong>, <strong>Open-Source<\/strong>, and<strong> Visual Studio Online<\/strong> are all topics that quickly peak the interest of modern developers.\u00a0 This month, Microsoft Press announced a new ebook, freely available for download, from some of the leading minds in this space.\u00a0 The ALM Rangers are a special group for several reasons. Not only are they innovative and focused on the real world, providing value-added solutions for the Visual Studio developer community, but they live and work in all four corners of the globe. The ALM Rangers are a <em>volunteer <\/em>organization.<\/p>\n<p>This is practical advice and examples for producing great software by those who\u2019ve done it and\u2013most importantly\u2013are <em>still <\/em>innovating and coding. Readers will find that they have virtual coworkers who share their experiences with honesty and humor, revealing learnings and what has worked for them. This doesn\u2019t mean that this book lacks prescriptive guidance. The Rangers have embraced Visual Studio Online as their one and only home. They are evolving with the product, embracing open source software in GitHub to learn how successful OSS projects are run there and what the community values most. They\u2019ve created an ecosystem that identifies the \u201clow hanging fruit\u201d and tracks it from idea to solution, and they never fail to recognize the Rangers and the ALM VPs who dedicate their personal time and passion to their OSS projects.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you may recognize contributing author, <strong>Brian Blackman<\/strong>, from the Premier Support for Developers team.\u00a0 We congratulate Brian and the ALM Rangers on the release of <strong><em>Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Online<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Be sure an download your <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/microsoft_press\/archive\/2015\/04\/09\/free-ebook-managing-agile-open-source-software-projects-with-microsoft-visual-studio-online.aspx\">free copy<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agile, Open-Source, and Visual Studio Online are all topics that quickly peak the interest of modern developers.\u00a0 This month, Microsoft Press announced a new ebook, freely available for download, from some of the leading minds in this space.\u00a0 The ALM Rangers are a special group for several reasons. 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