Jason Barile - Testing Testing

Discussions about Software Testing

It sounds obvious enough, but time after time I see testers in particular taking action before...

Date: 10/22/2012

In software testing, what you don’t know is often your biggest risk. As smart as we think we all...

Date: 07/18/2011

I’m saying goodbye to the term “Test Plan”.  To me, “Test Plan” implies a plan that details how...

Date: 10/05/2010

With mixed emotions, I want to announce that I’ve decided to leave the Team Foundation Server team...

Date: 07/16/2010

The TFS command line client, tf.exe, is a powerful tool that may be somewhat intimidating or elusive...

Date: 07/06/2010

I'll be doing a talk at the Triangle .NET User Group tomorrow night on "Real World ALM with Team...

Date: 06/08/2010

I have this debate with other testers and developers from time to time, so I thought I post my own...

Date: 03/30/2010

Here’s a quick tidbit that might save you sometime as you install VS2010 and TFS2010 RC.  In...

Date: 02/11/2010

From time to time, I get questions from customers on how to diagnose performance issues with their...

Date: 09/02/2009

I do a lot of ad hoc technical support for Team Foundation Server via Twitter (follow me at...

Date: 08/20/2009

One of the more common points of confusion around TFS source control is the checkout model. ...

Date: 08/18/2009

Not that it’s a huge deal to have stale workspaces lying around, but if you’ve ever wondered how to...

Date: 08/10/2009

In TFS 2010, we’ve added a new organizational concept called Team Project Collections. This...

Date: 08/10/2009

One of the things I spend a lot of time doing as a test manager is mining for interesting data in...

Date: 06/18/2009

The other day on the way to work, I was almost side-swiped by a big rig weaving all over I-40. ...

Date: 06/16/2009

If you read this blog, you’re probably already following me on Twitter (@JasonBarile), and you...

Date: 03/31/2009

This question came across Twitter recently, and I had to do a little research to answer it.  I...

Date: 02/20/2009

If you installed Team Explorer into Visual Studio after you applied Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack...

Date: 02/10/2009

We've just launched a new page on MSDN to help give some visibility to the great contributions from...

Date: 12/12/2008

TFS Build Tweeter has been renamed to TFS Build Monitor to better refelct its purpose. This cool...

Date: 11/18/2008

If you're like me, you're sitting at your desk working today instead of attending PDC '08. ...

Date: 10/28/2008

It’s a bit late, but I’m finally posting the results of my recent Twitter poll.  This was...

Date: 10/06/2008

Chances are you’ve already heard about this, but if you don’t read Brian Harry’s blog regularly,...

Date: 10/02/2008

I'm curious to know what testers think their job descriptions are. Please send me your replies via...

Date: 09/22/2008

If you’re looking for even more ways to get pinged by your build server, check out release v0.1 of...

Date: 09/22/2008

I thought it'd be fun to share a Photosynth of our building in Durham, NC. Note we don't have a...

Date: 09/11/2008

I've been reviewing a lot of test plans recently.  As I review them, I've compiled this list of...

Date: 09/08/2008

I should probably listen to the whole episode before blogging this :)  DNR Episode 373 was just...

Date: 09/02/2008

I've seen quite a bit of angst from new TFS users over the "Get Latest Version" behavior...

Date: 08/28/2008

With today's release of VS 2008 SP1 (including Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1), we've updated the...

Date: 08/11/2008

The Beta release of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is live and available for download!  For users of...

Date: 05/12/2008

The VSTS User Education team has posted a draft of updated documentation for the topic "Moving Team...

Date: 04/25/2008

Big thanks to Steve Andrews for turning me on to this project...  If you've tried using the...

Date: 04/22/2008

Brian Harry has blogged all the details, so I won't repeat them all here.  In particular, I...

Date: 04/21/2008

Brian Harry has blogged our current TFS dogfood server statistics (our internal deployment of Team...

Date: 04/15/2008

Another player in the TFS-to-Outlook space is Ekobit's TeamCompanion.  Specifically,...

Date: 04/15/2008

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Date: 04/07/2008

TeamExpand sent me a notice this morning that they've released their newest product, TXLooker. It's...

Date: 04/02/2008

My QA manager colleague and I have been working on our QA metrics process for the Team Foundation...

Date: 04/01/2008

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

Date: 03/21/2008

I've updated my blogroll links to include some other key TFS-related blogs you may be interested...

Date: 03/05/2008

I've been spending quite a bit of time in our MSDN forums for Team Foundation Server over the past...

Date: 02/26/2008

Microsoft in Raleigh is still going strong!  We're always on the lookout for great testers who...

Date: 01/30/2008

Chris Rathjen has posted a short survey to collect more information about real world TFS deployments...

Date: 12/17/2007

I checked out the new Microsoft Live Labs Listas app today. So far, I've only created 1 list:...

Date: 10/24/2007

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