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Just started seeing build error on a build that was working until we upgraded the build agent to TFS 2013.3 Exception Message: Stack empty. (type InvalidOperationException) Exception Stack Trace: at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.LanguageSignatureParser.NotifyEndType() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.SigParser.ParseType() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.SigParser.ParseRetType() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.SigParser.ParseMethod(Byte num1) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.SigParser.Parse(Byte\* blob, UInt32 len) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.LanguageSignatureParser.ParseMethodName(MethodProps methodProps, String& typeName, String& fullName) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestImpact.Analysis.AssemblyMethodComparer.AddChangeToList(DateTime now, List\`1 changes, CodeChangeReason reason, MethodInfo methodInfo, MetadataReader metadataReader, Guid assemblyIdentifier, SymbolReader symbolsReader, UInt32 sourceToken, LanguageSignatureParser& languageParser) at Microsoft....

This morning DDDNorth’s agenda was published, registration opened and it was full. All within a couple of hours. Looks like a good event if you managed to get a ticket. Glad I can get in as a speaker, else this mornings meetings would have left me on the waiting list

My DDDNorth session “What is Desired State Configuration and how does it help me?” has been accepted, looking forward to it

Update 24 Aug 2014: Changed the PowerShell to use a pipe based filter as opposed to nested foreach loops The TFS Scrum process template’s Product Backlog Item work item type has an acceptance criteria field. It is good practice to make sure any PBI has this field completed; however it is not always possible to enter this content when the work item is initially create i.e. before it is approved. We oftan find we add a PBI that is basically a title and add the summary and acceptance criteria as the product is planned....

I have just had an article published on the Microsoft’s UK Developers site Migrating a TFS TFVC based team project to a Git team project - a practical example