Pro Team Foundation Service

Pro Team Foundation Service gives you a jump-start into Microsoft's cloud-based Application Lifecycle Management platform, taking you through the different stages of software development. Every project needs to plan, develop, test and release software and with agile practices often at a higher pace than ever before. Microsoft's Team Foundation Service is a cloud-based platform that gives you tools for agile planning and work tracking. It has a code repository that can be used not only from Visual Studio but from Java platforms and Mac OS X. The testing tools allow testers to start testing at the same time as developers start developing. The book also covers how to set up automated practices such as build, deploy and test workflows.

This book:

• Takes you through the major stages in a software development project.
• Gives practical development guidance for the whole team.

• Enables you to quickly get started with modern development practices. With Microsoft Team Foundation Service comes a collaboration platform that gives you and your team the tools to better perform your tasks in a fully integrated way.

Autorentext
Mathias Olausson works as the ALM practice lead for Transcendent Group, specializing in software craftsmanship and application lifecycle management. With over 15 years of experience as a software consultant and trainer, he has worked in numerous projects and organizations. Mathias has been a Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP for five years and is also active as a Visual Studio ALM. Mathias is a frequent speaker on Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server at conferences and industry events and blogs at http://msmvps.com/blogs/molausson.

Zusammenfassung
Pro Team Foundation Service gives you a jump-start into Microsoft’s cloud-based Application Lifecycle Management platform, taking you through the different stages of software development. Every project needs to plan, develop, test and release software and with agile practices often at a higher pace than ever before. Microsoft's Team Foundation Service is a cloud-based platform that gives you tools for agile planning and work tracking. It has a code repository that can be used not only from Visual Studio but from Java platforms and Mac OS X. The testing tools allow testers to start testing at the same time as developers start developing. The book also covers how to set up automated practices such as build, deploy and test workflows.

This book:

• Takes you through the major stages in a software development project.
• Gives practical development guidance for the whole team.
• Enables you to quickly get started with modern development practices. With Microsoft Team Foundation Service comes a collaboration platform that gives you and your team the tools to better perform your tasks in a fully integrated way.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Application Lifecycle Management
2. Introduction to Agile Planning, Development, and Testing
3. Deciding on a Hosted Service
4. Getting Started
5. Working with the Initial Product Backlog
6. Managing Team and Alerts
7. Initial Sprint Planning
8. Running the Sprint
9. Kanban
10. Engaging the Customer
11. Choosing Source Control Options
12. Working with Team Foundation Version Control in Visual Studio
13. Working with Git in Visual Studio
14. Working in Heterogeneous Environments
15. Configuring Build Services
16. Working with Builds
17. Customizing Builds
18. Continuous Deployment
19. Agile Testing
20. Test Management
21. Lab Management