Posted by cbkadel on April 14, 2011
Just wanted to mention that the next meeting of the Chicago ALM User Group has been announced and it’s scheduled for 5/12/2011 – at Microsoft – Downers Grove. It happens at the usual time – 6:30 – Food/Drink, and the presentation at 7:00 PM. The topic is relevant for developers – it’s about the new features in Source Control in TFS 2010. Exciting stuff.
To RSVP – http://chicagoalmug.org.
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Posted by cbkadel on April 7, 2011
Our April meeting just wrapped up earlier this evening – and it was a great talk. It was definitely great to hear his experiences about being a developer, being a developer working for a company acquired by Microsoft, and being a developer working for a company acquired by Microsoft working on open source technologies. Yes, that’s plenty mouth full. Ed talked about how Team Explorer Everywhere fits within the ALM stack from Microsoft and how much effort and focus Microsoft is putting towards supporting developers on platforms – not Windows + .NET.
I think we had a lot of questions and a very good interactive discussion – and as a user group organizer, that’s the best part!
Thanks Ed (again) for coming by – we know it was a long day for you – but it didn’t show.
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Posted by cbkadel on March 21, 2011
Being a developer that has coded in both Java and Microsoft ecosystems, I can definitely value the need for a common set of tools across an enterprise. I have done some consulting at organizations where they had several disparate sides of the house (IT-wise): Java, Microsoft, UNIX – and no intention of bringing those platforms together under one direction. Sometimes an organization’s investment in all sorts of platforms can bring it substantial value – and therefore no reason to port. One thing that I do recommend when I’m consulting is to work on having common language and tools across an enterprise – even without a common platform – at least wherever possible. This helps with SMEs and a PMO office that may be helping multiple departments. Team Foundation Server and the rest of the ALM tools from Microsoft do a fabulous job integrating teams and allowing them to work well.
Microsoft has a tool that it acquired – called Team Explorer Everywhere – which allows non Microsoft focused developers, testers, and others the ability to use TFS.
Ed Thompson from Microsoft will be here on April 7th to talk about it.
http://chicagoalmug.org is the place to RSVP.
The event is at Microsoft Chicago – 200 E Randolph, Chicago IL – 2nd Floor. April 7th, at 6:30 PM.
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Posted by cbkadel on February 20, 2011
Microsoft changed significantly how the build process is executed within Team Foundation Server for 2010. You can use the old stuff, but the WinWF stuff is brand new, and definitely the way to customize going forward. Scott Seely will be presenting in Microsoft-Downers Grove on March 9th, 2011 at the Chicago Visual Studio ALM User Group this particular topic. To RSVP: http://chicagoalmug.org.
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Posted by cbkadel on February 1, 2011
Mark the date, Wednesday, February 9 – Gary Pedretti will be covering the new modeling and architecture tools available within Visual Studio 2010 at the next Chicago Visual Studio ALM User Group. This time, the meeting will be at Microsoft-Downers Grove (3025 Highland Pkwy, Downers Grove, IL). Gary gave this talk downtown last month and did a great job, and he was nice enough to do that for our Downers Grove audience. To attend, we just need you to RSVP at http://chicagoalmug.org.
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Posted by cbkadel on January 9, 2011
I hadn’t blogged about this yet, but one of the things that I have been most excited about is the re-launch of a TFS-focused User Group in Chicago and I’m thrilled to be apart of it. This group isn’t solely focused on TFS, but instead, as reflected in its name is “Microsoft-Focused” and is “ALM” focused. Meetings will typically be down at the AON Center or at Microsoft-Downers Grove on a roughly monthly basis.
This week – January 12, 2011 – Gary Pedretti will be talking about the Architecture/Modeling functionality within Visual Studio 2010. The event is at 6:30 – 8:30PM at the AON Center (Microsoft) – 200 E Randolph, 2nd Floor. Registration is closing on Tuesday morning, so if interested, please go to http://chicagoalmug.org and click on the following to sign up:
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