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April 2007 - Posts
Guidance on Managing Source Control Dependencies in Team System Now Available
Our Explained: Managing Source Control Dependencies in Visual Studio Team System is now available. I've seen several questions around handling source control dependencies so hopefully this guidance will help you spiral down on solutions that work for
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How To Reference Web Services and Databases During Development
One technique for pointing your Web services and database references to alternate locations during development is to use a user.config file. Although you could change your app.config references directly, using a level of indirection keeps your production
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Team Foundation Source Control Guidelines Now Available
Our Team Foundation Source Control Guidelines are now available. You can read the Team Foundation Source Control Guidelines online in HTML or you can download the Team Foundation Source Control Guidelines in PDF . The guidelines are part of our patterns
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Downloads Now Available for Visual Studio Team System Guidance
We have a Downloads Index for Visual Studio Team System Guidance in our patterns & practices Visual Studio Team System Guidance Project . You can now download various types of guidance including our Explained, Guidelines, How Tos, Practices at a Glance,
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Program Managers
What does it take to be an effective Program Manager at Microsoft? I'm responding to some requests for my take on what it takes to be an effective PM. I figured I could use a familiar 7 habits approach to help frame out a start. To pick a set of habits,
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What's Their Story?
"What's their story?" ... With one cutting question, my manager exposed the fact a colleague had only one side of the story -- their own. We make up stories every day either to explain our own actions or the actions of others. What happens when our stories
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More Effective Feed Reading
I want more from the information that's out there today. I want to spend less time hunting and gathering it, and more time acting on it. I want to find the information that gives me an edge. Most importantly, I want to avoid the "free shopping spree"
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