Ed Hintz (MSFT)

Making the world safe for Team development

Safely Test a JavaScript Change Without Touching the Server–A Huge Time Saver

The fastest bug fixes are the ones you can make and test right on the spot.  However, many...

Author: edhintz Date: 06/22/2012

Additional Considerations When Using ASP.Net MVC Cross-site Request Forgery Prevention

Although cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks get most of the web security press, cross-site request...

Author: edhintz Date: 05/14/2012

TFS Guide for Subversion Users

Moving from one source control system to another is much like moving to a new town.  You spend...

Author: edhintz Date: 01/18/2011

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide 2010

Last Friday the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide for 2010 was published on...

Author: edhintz Date: 01/20/2010

The Most Valuable Field Missing From Your Bug Form

The order of fixing bugs is like the order used to pack a truck when you move.  If you have...

Author: edhintz Date: 11/11/2009

TFS Integration - a Top 10 New Feature of Expression Blend 3

Last Friday Microsoft announced Expression Blend 3.  The Team Foundation Version Control team...

Author: edhintz Date: 07/13/2009

Client Virtualization and TFS Version Control

It is becoming more and more common for developers and testers to work with virtualized clients like...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/29/2008

Team System Web Access 2008 SP1 Power Tool

We have just shipped Team System Web Access (TSWA) 2008 SP1 Power Tool. · Download TSWA 2008...

Author: edhintz Date: 08/29/2008

Over 1 Billion Served

Chandru Ramakrishnan, a TFS Version Control Platform developer who keeps our internal dogfood server...

Author: edhintz Date: 01/04/2008

Team Foundation Power Tools for VS2008 - Hot Now!

The Team Foundation Power Tools for VS2008 are now available here.  This is the first release...

Author: edhintz Date: 12/21/2007

Pre-release of TFS to TFS Migration Tool Available on CodePlex!

Back in June we released the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit - a toolkit that helps...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/30/2007

How To Get TFS Power Tool Check-in Policies for VS2005 to Work with VS2008 (Orcas)

The current TFS Power Tools support TFC/VS 2005 only. However, there are beta customers of VS2008...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/19/2007

Check-in Policy Compatibility between TFC 2005 and 2008

A frequent question among TFC 2008 beta customers is about check-in policy compatability. Will...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/12/2007

Team System Web Access Power Tool Released

Formerly known as Team Plain, the Team System Web Access Power Tool is now officially supported by...

Author: edhintz Date: 07/31/2007

TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit Released to the Wild

I am pleased to say the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit (toolkit) is officially released....

Author: edhintz Date: 06/29/2007

The Team Foundation Dogfood Gravy Train

My wife, who is a nurse, chuckles at the computer slang she hears me use. One of her favorite terms...

Author: edhintz Date: 06/20/2007

Micro Focus COBOL and TFS

Doug Neumann, one of our program managers for TFS, had a chance to do a keynote at Micro Focus World...

Author: edhintz Date: 05/24/2007

Visual Studio Team System Chat - Today (4/27/2007)

Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...

Author: edhintz Date: 04/27/2007

TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit Prerelease Available On Codeplex

Just released (or should I say, prereleased) tonight on Codeplex, the TFS Migration and...

Author: edhintz Date: 04/20/2007

In Honor of the Memory of Fallen Hokies

Today is "Maroon and Orange Effect" day to honor the memory of the Virginia Tech students and...

Author: edhintz Date: 04/20/2007

TFS Client Tracing

[Updated for Visual Studio 2010] Team Foundation client tracing is useful for viewing what is sent...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/30/2007

Microsoft Acquires TeamPlain - Free download to Team Foundation Server users!

Microsoft has acquired DevBiz Business Solutions, the makers of TeamPlain Web Access for Team...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/26/2007

Happy 10th Birthday Visual Studio

March 26, 2007 marks the 10th birthday for Visual Studio. I can hear the veterans out there saying,...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/26/2007

A Walk Down Memory Lane in the Owner's Box

Last Thursday night I experienced a rare treat. My son and I watched the defending Stanley Cup...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/25/2007

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista

Released yesterday, Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista. See Somasegar's Q&A about...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/07/2007

Review the Team Foundation System Migration Toolkit Spec

The Team Foundation Migration Toolkit specification is available for review here (there are links to...

Author: edhintz Date: 03/05/2007

Channel 9 Interview on the Team Foundation Power Tools

If you want to watch video on what is in the Team Foundation Power Tools v1.2 and what is coming...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/22/2007

Team Foundation Power Tools Released!

Here in Visual Studio Team Foundation, we take our power toys seriously. So seriously, we've changed...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/21/2007

Visual Studio Team System Chat - this Wednesday Feb 7th

Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/06/2007

Team Foundation Server Channel 9 Series Begins

The first in a series of Channel 9 videos covering various topics of Team Foundation Server is...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/02/2007

SourceSafe on Vista

Given Vista is being released tommorrow, Richard Berg has timely information about SourceSafe on...

Author: edhintz Date: 01/29/2007

New Release of Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider

You can get it here. Overview The Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider enables...

Author: edhintz Date: 12/20/2006

Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 Available for Download

The SP1 releases for Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server are now available. This...

Author: edhintz Date: 12/15/2006

Channel 9 Interviewing Team Foundation Server Team

Brian Keller will be interviewing members of the Team Foundation Server Team on December 14th and...

Author: edhintz Date: 12/11/2006

Installing Team Foundation Powertoys on Vista

Folks have reported seeing the following error trying to install the Team Foundation Powertoys on...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/24/2006

Visual Studio Package Load Failures - What's wrong with my package?

Anyone who has developed a package for Visual Studio has run into the dreaded package load failure....

Author: edhintz Date: 10/23/2006

Visual Studio Team System October Chat on Wednesday Oct 4

Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/03/2006

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta Available Now

The beta for Visual Studio 2005 SP1 is available now at Microsoft Connect. If you've been a user of...

Author: edhintz Date: 09/26/2006

You have the power - New Team Foundation Powertoys Released

Last week I wrote about the value of out of band development and an upcoming release of powertoys...

Author: edhintz Date: 09/09/2006

Visual Studio Team System Public MSDN Chat

Come and join members from the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available...

Author: edhintz Date: 09/04/2006

Out of Band Development

The question of when to stop development of a v1 product for a mature market segment is a difficult...

Author: edhintz Date: 08/25/2006

New Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Available Now!

I am happy to report we have released an updated TFS MSSCCI provider here. We have been able to...

Author: edhintz Date: 06/21/2006

Feedback on Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider

The early feedback from the TFS MSSCCI provider has been very positive. Thank you for your...

Author: edhintz Date: 04/10/2006

Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Released!

The Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider (TFS MSSCCI) available now!. You can download it here (If...

Author: edhintz Date: 04/07/2006

The Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2 is now available

As of February 20, 2006 the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider Beta 2 is available for down load...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/20/2006

How to Write a Team Foundation Version Control Add-in for Visual Studio

The purpose of this post is to give step by step instructions to get users started writing a Team...

Author: edhintz Date: 02/03/2006

Missing MSSCCI

Several folks have asked why Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) was not implemented as a MSSCCI...

Author: edhintz Date: 01/17/2006

A Brief SourceSafe User's Guide to Team Foundation Version Control

Moving from one software application to another often results in various "surprises" where the new...

Author: edhintz Date: 10/11/2005

Obligatory self introduction

This being my first official blog post, I must do the obligatory self introduction. Since this blog...

Author: edhintz Date: 09/21/2005