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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
Originally posted on Jasper Gilhuis: Recently Microsoft released a great usability tweak to the Web Access Client on Visual Studio Online. It allows users to use the rich text editor in full screen mode. This allows users to utilize the most out of their big screens and allows users to have a…
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Release Management with InRelease
Originally posted on Jasper Gilhuis: In this post I will highlight the latest addition to the Visual Studio product suite, InRelease. This Release Management tool, which was recently acquired by Microsoft, is meant for bridging the gap between Development and Operations by providing a clear, repeatable, automated deployment procedure. This…
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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 