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Article: Load Testing with Visual Studio 2010 (+ how to set up your Load Testing Rig)
I wrote a two part article for Visual Studio Magazine on Web Testing & Load Testing in Visual Studio 2010. Here’s the second part. This second part focuses on how to do Load Tests with a Load Testing Rig with an emphasis on how to actually install and configure your rig. (Here’s the link to…
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Article: Web Performance Testing with Visual Studio 2010
I wrote an article for Visual Studio Magazine a while back on Web Performance Tests in Visual Studio 2010. It’s part 1 of 2. Enjoy. In web performance tests, the addition of Loops and Conditions enables developers to write more complex and intelligent tests against their applications. For load tests, the addition of 64-bit agents…
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Error updating the Bug work item template in TFS2010. “TF26177: The field Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps cannot be renamed from 'ReproSteps' to 'Repro Steps'.”
I came across another wrinkle this morning while I was doing some Team Foundation Server 2010 work item customization. When I went to upload a customized Bug work item template to my MSF for Agile project, I got the following error: TF212018: Work item tracking schema validation error: TF26177: The field Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps cannot be renamed…
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What happened to witexport.exe and witimport.exe in Team Foundation Server 2010? How do I edit work items in TFS2010?
I went to do some work item customizations for a customer’s Team Foundation Server 2010 this morning. When I was done making my edits to the work item template XML, I went looking for witimport.exe. In TFS2008, WitImport is the utility that uploads work item template definitions (aka WIT Definitions or WITD’s) to TFS. Well,…
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Load Test Stuck in Pending with Test Rig because of DNS problems
Trying to run Visual Studio 2010 Load Tests with a Load Test Rig but the tests always get stuck in the Pending state? It could be DNS problems. Make sure that your Load Test Controller can resolve the name of all the Load Test Agent machines and vice versa. While you’re at it, make sure…
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Beantown .NET / Boston .NET meeting — Thursday, 5/6/2010: Chris Dias from Microsoft
Hi All — Beantown .NET is going to be doing a joint meeting with Boston .NET meeting on Thursday, 5/6/2010. This month we have Chris Dias from Microsoft. Chris is the Visual Studio Group Program Manager and he’ll be talking about what’s new in Visual Studio 2010. As always, our meeting is open to everyone…
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TFS2010 Build failed — “Microsoft.Silverlight.Common.targets (104): The Silverlight 4 SDK is not installed”
I ran in to a problem trying to compile a Silverlight 4 project with Team Foundation Server 2010 and Team Build. I ran the build and got the error: C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftSilverlightv4.0Microsoft.Silverlight.Common.targets (104): The Silverlight 4 SDK is not installed I found Andru’s blog post with a solution for this in Silverlight 3.0 where he…
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Team Foundation Server 2010 – Team Build fails because build log file already exists
I ran in to a problem this morning with a TFS2010 Build. The build ran and was looking like it was going to succeed and then at the very end I got an error saying – The file ‘bendaytfs2010dropBendayUserGroupManager CIBendayUserGroupManager CI_20100420.1logsBendayUserGroupManager.log’ already exists. – Cannot cancel the workflow. Agent needs to be restarted. Details: The…
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TFS 2010 Iteration Backlog Workbook and Macro Execution Warnings
Now I’m not an Excel genius or anything so if I’m doing this wrong, let me know. Anyway, I went in TFS2010 to play around with the TFS2010 Agile Iteration Backlog workbook (Iteration Backlog.xlsm) and I ran in to some problems with Excel macro execution. The Iteration Backlog workbook helps you to plan out the…
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Creating a Project Backlog: Breaking down product ideas and requirements in to TFS2010 User Stories (PBIs)
It’s kind of amazing how much hidden detail and complexity there is in even the simplest software product and application ideas. I lead a .NET user group that meets in Cambridge, MA called Beantown .NET. Although I delegate some of the management of the group to other people, it essentially is my responsibility to schedule…