While using the new scriptable build system in VSO, there have been countless times I wanted to create my own custom build/release task.  That day has finally arrived.  The ability to upload custom build and release tasks to VSO has…

After downloading TFS 2015 RC, I wanted to create a simple build of my web app.  The goal was to have a v.next build do the same thing as my xaml build.  I wanted the build to get the latest…

In my last 3 engagements, I’ve been asked to help my clients with creating a branching and merging plan using code promotion for release management. Since I’m not at a client site today, I figured it was a good time…

Last blog, I talked about a simple branching strategy. Today, I’ll tackle a slightly more complex scenario. A while ago, I ran into a client (small group) that already released a version of their application into the field. Things were…

Last week, I was asked to create a bunch of VMware development/demo vm’s for the company I work for. These vm’s needed to have the following software installed: windows server 2008 sp2, vs2010 beta1, tfs 2010 beta, and office 2007…

I was recently at a client where they had an azure cloud service project in a Git repository in Visual Studio Online (VSO). They asked me if they could use Team Build (TFS build) to build the solution and then…