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Set DNX_BUILD_VERSION in the VSTS build
In a project where we use ASP.NET 5 (or ASP.NET Core 1.0) we wanted to use dynamic versioning in the build. As described here you can use the asterisk (*) for the version in the project.json file If you set the environment variable DNX_BUILD_VERSION to a value, the asterisk will…
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Create a Windows Docker Host and connect to it without Visual Studio
I have been exploring Docker on Windows for a while because I think it is very promising that containers can run on the Windows platform as well. I’ve also written a few posts already about Docker but this one is all about creating a Windows Docker Host on Azure and…
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Using OneGet PackageManager in Windows 10 and Windows 2016 Server Container
I am experimenting with OneGet, the new Powershell PackageManager for Windows. It is included in Windows 10 and in Windows Server Container and Windows Server 2016. The PackageManager is something I learned to appreciate when I was experimenting with Docker on Linux. There we use apt-get to get software from…
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Uploading a custom build.vNext task
Originally posted on Real ALM: With the introduction of the new build.vNext build system in Visual Studio Online and TFS 2015 (currently in RC) creating a build definition has become a lot easier. There are already quite a lot of tasks available, that allow you to build, test and deploy…
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Debugging a DSC script for Release Management
Originally posted on Real ALM: When preparing a DSC script for deploying an application using Release Management it is often handy to test and debug that script locally. Nobody writes code that works the first time, right? However, you’ll quickly run into the fact that Release Management does some things…
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Modern tools glossary
Maybe I am getting old, maybe I am too busy with other stuff but the number of frameworks, tools and utilities has seemed to grow exponentially over the last years. As a Microsoft developer from “the early” I usually only had to worry about a new version of Visual Studio,…
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Happy New Year to all my readers !
Happy new year ! Every year I receive a nice overview of all my activity on my blog. This year I wanted it to share with you! Thanks for reading! I hope to bring you more goodness about ALM, Scrum and TFS in 2015 ! Let me know what your…
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Tweaking the TFS Web Access Client
In TFS 2013.4 some enhancements will improve the work item screen experience. Until this time, the space in the work item form is limited. Jasper wrote a great post about tweaking this experience to get a full screen work item form. Note: This is unsupported and might harm you TFS…
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Release Management with InRelease
My dear colleague Jasper Gilhuis explains how the new component within Visual Studio called InRelease fits into the Application Lifecycle. This post explains the concepts behind the tool and a great walkthrough scenario!
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Application Lifecycle Management: an introduction for SharePoint people – part 1
My colleague Yuri Burger started this great series on ALM from a SharePoint perspective. This is definitely worth the read if you are busy with SharePoint and ALM.
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Finally my own blog
This blog will start shortly n providing information about ALM, ALM Tools and above all Microsoft Team Foundation Server
The Road to ALM 