I recently saw an interesting problem install a TFS proxy (in my case it was on an existing TFS 2005 system using Window Server 2003 for the proxy host, but the problem could be seen on any version f TFS). The installation appeared to go fine, and when a Visual Studio client requested files, via the proxy, files appeared in the cache directory, however the client reported it was not using the proxy....
Today Typemock released their Isolator 6.0 version with full support for VS2010. Check out the full announcement at their site, there some nice new features there.
I have been on a customer site today, locked in a machine room, and so have managed to miss the opening and closing of registration for DDD8. So, as neither of my session’s got enough votes (too test based I guess for the developer mainstream) to be on the schedule I guess I will not be attending. Maybe I will have more luck on both the vote and registration fronts and see some of you a DDS
I have at last got round to setting up a full installation VS 2010 Test and Lab Manager using the excellent notes from the Lab Management Team. Whist installing the build server portion I got a strange set of errors. TF255425: An error occurred while installing the following Windows service: TFSBuildServiceHost.exe. For more information, open Event Viewer and review the application log. Error TF255070: Configuring services for Team Foundation Build failed with the following exception: TF255425: An error occurred while installing the following Windows service: TFSBuildServiceHost....
Stuart Preston has just started an new UK ALM User Group, to quotes its blurb… The UK ALM User Group is for practitioners of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in the UK to get together and discuss and share ideas tools and techniques, as well as to socialise somewhere other than Agile and Software Development conferences! Practitioners and enthusiasts from all disciplines are welcome. Membership is free....
You can now vote for the proposed sessions at the upcoming DDD8 conference, and what a good selection there is to choose from this time.
There seams to be loads of coverage at present over mobile platforms. Maybe I am just noticing it due to coverage of the CES show and the launch of the Nexus One, but the more mainstream media does seems to be taking a good deal of interest in the future of smartphones (or superphone as Google are calling their new one). All the articles seems to Apple Vs. Android (and moving rapidly towards Apple Vs....
The AGM is on the 14th Jan at the Victoria Hotel, 28 Great George St, Leeds. See here for directions. Come along and let us know the direction you would like the user group to follow.
There is a new user group starting up in the North East. It is taking an interestingly route of having meetings with two one hour sessions, one targeted at developers and the other for IT pros. The user group is free and there will be food and giveaways, I like this idea, the danger with too many user groups is that they focus too much on their own little area; getting in some cross fertilisation between people with different views on problems is a great way to learn more....
Like the Queen, I have recorded a Christmas message this year. Now I have no prior knowledge of what her Majesty will speak about this year, but I will lay good odds it is not about using Typemock Isolator. On the Typemock site you will find a short video on how we at Black Marble make use of Isolator to tackle testing problems that do no lean themselves to traditional mocking patterns....