How to install SonarQube as a windows Service with SQL Server using Windows Authentication for VSTS (Team Build)
Tarun Arora
on May 5, 2016
In this blogpost we’ll learn how to set up SonarQube with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) to perform codeanalysis on C# code using the MSBuild SonarQube runner developed jointly by Microsoft and SonarSource.
Read moreExport as PDF - VSTS extension to export build definition as PDF
Utkarsh Shigihalli
on Mar 15, 2016
Ever wanted to see all the details of your build definition including its steps, triggers, history etc in a neat report so that you can print it or share it with a colleague? Well, now you can. Just export the build definition as PDF and get everything printed in a neat report. No need to click individual build steps to see build step arguments, also no need to browse individual tabs to see triggers, history etc.
Read moreTFS 2015 Machine Groups - Walkthrough
Tarun Arora
on Feb 26, 2016
Machine Groups is a new concept in TFS2015, you will see the option to add a machine group when configuring a build or release definition… Wondering what it is? In this blogpost, you’ll learn what’s machine group and how to configure and set up a MachineGroup. This blog post applies to both TFS and VSTS.
Read moreContinuous Delivery with Team Foundation Server 2015
Tarun Arora
on Feb 18, 2016
Continuous delivery is a software engineering approach in which teams produce software in short cycles, ensuring that the software can be reliably released at any time… What emotions does the word “release” trigger in you? Relief? Elation? A fist-pumping sense of accomplishment? If your teams are still ‘testing and deploying’ manually, releases probably don’t excite you… In this blog post we’ll learn how Team Foundation 2015 enables you to release high quality, reliable software quickly through release automation…
Read moreTeam Foundation Server 2015 Update 2 RC 1 - Now Available
Tarun Arora
on Feb 11, 2016
Announcement “Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Update 2 RC 1 now available for download…” This blog post explains where you can download the update from and the list of features installed with the update…
Read moreALM and DevOps with Team Foundation Server 2015 Cookbook
Tarun Arora
on Feb 9, 2016
Announcement - Book on implementing ALM and DevOps using Team Foundation Server 2015
Read moreOptions for displaying modal dialogs in Visual Studio extensions
Utkarsh Shigihalli
on Jan 27, 2016
In this blog post, we will explore different options for displaying WPF modal dialog in Visual Studio extensions.
Read moreMSBuild Dependency Visualizer tool
Utkarsh Shigihalli
on Jan 11, 2016
My current client is still on TFS 2010 and is getting ready to upgrade to TFS 2015. One of the important task during the upgrade is to analyze your build dependencies. We have a lot of MSBuild (we have .proj extension) files which are triggered via our build definitions which have dependencies on other files. It becomes really hard to debug or understand the dependencies manually. I hence decided to write a small utility to visualize these dependencies.
Read more'Value does not fall within the expected range' error while adding toolbar to toolwindow
Utkarsh Shigihalli
on Dec 24, 2015
Hello, this is going to be a small post. In one of my Visual Studio extension, I was trying to add a toolbar to the toolwindow. Everything compiled just fine and all seemed perfect. However, as soon as I tried to open the toolwindow (with toolbar) I was getting “Value does not fall within the expected range” error.
Read moreAppVeyor extension for Visual Studio 2013/2015
Utkarsh Shigihalli
on Oct 6, 2015
AppVeyor is a well known cloud build server, which integrates with many source controls like VSO (Visual Studio Online), GitHub, BitBucket etc. Like many others do, we love Appveyor. However, most of the time we spend our time in Visual Studio and interacting with Appveyor was not possible from within Visual Studio. So we decided to build an extension!
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