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