AGILE Software Development and TFS 2010
AGILE Software Development and TFS 2010

AGILE Software Development and TFS 2010

While researching ways to use TFS 2010 with the AGILE method of Software Development, I created a quick but efficient outline that is useful when proposing the process for developer and business use. I also added a few links that could assist new users to Team Foundation Server, with details on how to complete certain task within TFS. It would be great to read suggestions from others that may be using TFS in a different manner to broaden my knowledge base.

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TF31002 : Unable to connect to this Team Foundation Server

Connecting to TFS 2010 from Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 

This issue occurs when using Visual Studio 2005 or VS 2008 without the compatibility update installed.  If you have already installed the compatibility update then its possible that the URL used is incorrect. Verify that the URL for TFS meets the following format http://YOURTFS:8080/tfs  . If you have not installed the update you will need to do so in the specific order below.

ERROR: TF31002: Unable to connect to this Team Foundation Server: tfs2010.

 

Visual Studio 2005 to TFS 2010

 The process must be completed in the exact order to work.  

  1. Visual Studio 2005
  2. Install TFS Team Explorer 2005
  3. Install Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite SP1
  4. Install Visual Studio Team System 2005 Service Pack 1 Forward Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010 (Installer)

Visual Studio 2005
On the Visual Studio Toolbar go to Tools and select Connect to Team Foundation Server

Select Servers

Select Add and enter the server details  http://tfs2010:8080/tfs

*The Connection Details on the screen should gray out after entereing the URL. If this is not the case, then the “Forward Compatibility Service Paack” has not been installed or the order it was intalled is incorrect. *

Connection Completed

Visual Studio Team System 2005 Team Explorer

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7203

 Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Suite Service Pack 1 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5553

 Visual Studio Team System 2005 Service Pack 1 Forward Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010  http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3263


Connecting to TFS 2010 from Visual Studio 2008


Visual Studio 2008 (The Same process as above with the following software below)

  1. Visual Studio 2008
  2. TFS Team Explorer 2008
  3. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (installer only) (ISO – Full download)
  4. Visual Studio Team System 2008 Service Pack 1 Forward Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010
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REVIEW: Professional Team Foundation Server 2010 Ed Blankenship, Martin Woodward, Grant Holliday, Brian Keller

Product Description

Authoritative guide to TFS 2010 from a dream team of Microsoft insiders and MVPs!Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) has evolved until it is now an essential tool for Microsoft?s Application Lifestyle Management suite of productivity tools, enabling collaboration within and among software development teams. By 2011, TFS will replace Microsoft?s leading source control system, VisualSourceSafe, resulting in an even greater demand for information about it. Professional Team Foundation Server 2010, written by an accomplished team of Microsoft insiders and Microsoft MVPs, provides the thorough, Read more
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Learning Visual C# 2008 How To Program Part 1

Visual C# 2008 How to Program, 3rd Edition

By Paul Deitel Published Sep 18, 2008 by Prentice Hall. Part of the Pearson Custom Computer Science series.
Copyright 2009
Dimensions: 7″ x 9-1/8″
Pages: 1600
Edition: 3rd
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ISBN-10: 0-13-605322-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-605322-4

In order to learn Visual C# I chose the book recommended in school called Visual C# 2008 How To Program.  I learn through experience and excellent notes!  This will allow me to update this blog and track my growth as I complete the book. If you have an opinion on anything written here, I welcome the discussion and in turn I am sure there’s always something new to learn. This first post will be an overview of the basic terms related to programming in C#.

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