Error when you install Visual Studio 2017 RC.3
Problem If you install Visual Studio 2017 RC.3 on a machine that already had an older Version of Visual Studio “15” installed you get different error. On one pc it was the package ‘Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamFoundation.TeamExplorer,version=15.112.26110.0’ failed to install. But there might be other errors. Log The product failed to install the listed workloads and components due to one or more package failures. Incomplete workloads Visual Studio core editor (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.CoreEditor,version=15.0.26004.1) Incomplete components Visual Studio core editor (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor,version=15.0.26004.1) You can search for solutions using the information below, modify your selections for the above workloads and components and retry the installation, or remove the … Continue reading Error when you install Visual Studio 2017 RC.3
There is no DevOps without feature flags!
If you want to do DevOps, there is no way around feature flags. But without a good strategy and the right framework you will generate a lot of technical debt. Here a few things you should consider when implementing a feature flag strategy. Continue reading There is no DevOps without feature flags!
Roll out a service fabric application with LaunchDarkly and VSTS
This post shoes the LaunchDarkly extension for Visual Studio Team Services and how you can use it to deploy a Azure Service Fabric application wit a feature flag. Continue reading Roll out a service fabric application with LaunchDarkly and VSTS
Deploy Azure Service Fabric Application with VSTS
Configure a build and release pipeline for a Azure Service Fabric microservice application with Visual Studio Team services. Continue reading Deploy Azure Service Fabric Application with VSTS
Set up a Linux Build Agent for Docker
Docker is getting more and more popular. At Connect() 2016 Microsoft announced the Azure Web Apps on Linux that support docker. To build your containers in a CI build you need a Linux build agent. Since the documentation is scattered … Continue reading Set up a Linux Build Agent for Docker
Migrate from your on premise TFS to Visual Studio Team Services
We migrated our on premise TFS to the cloud using third party tools. This was really hard and took us over a year. I’m glad I had not tried this with a customer. The good new is: Microsoft announced this … Continue reading Migrate from your on premise TFS to Visual Studio Team Services
Conferences, sketches and a new Theme
2016 was a busy year for me with a lot of conferences. To get an overview where I was and where I will be in the near future, I added a new Page to my blog. I added all conferences since spring 2016. I will keep this page up to date in the future and post links to speaker decks and sample code there. A few month ago I started sketching my own images for presentations. I like the human touch and I don’t have to worry about usage rights. I thought it would be a good idea to share … Continue reading Conferences, sketches and a new Theme
ALM Days meet Technical Summit
Die ALM Days – der Community Event für DevOps und ALM im Microsoft Kontext – wird es in Zukunft in dieser Form nicht mehr geben. Stattdessen wird die Veranstaltung mit der Technical Summit zusammen gelegt. Die Technical Summit hat sich … Continue reading ALM Days meet Technical Summit
How to write web performance tests for SharePoint Online and ADFS
Creating web performance tests in Visual Studio for SharePoint on premise is easy and well documented. But writing them for Office 365 / SharePoint online is another thing. The authentication can be different – depending on you configuration – and … Continue reading How to write web performance tests for SharePoint Online and ADFS
Restore your nuget packages on build server
Disable source control Integration for all your nuget packages and resore them on the build server. Continue reading Restore your nuget packages on build server
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