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  • Copyright 2007
  • Edition: 1st
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  • ISBN-10: 0-321-41850-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-321-41850-0

<>Make the Most of Visual Studio Team System in Real-World Agile Development

Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) gives Microsoft development teams a powerful, integrated toolset for Agile development. Visual Studio Team System: Better Software Development for Agile Teams is a comprehensive, start-to-finish guide to making the most of VSTS in real-world Agile environments.

Using a book-length case study, the authors show how to use VSTS to improve every aspect of software development, step by step–from project planning through design and from coding through testing and deployment.

Agile consultant Will Stott and Microsoft development lead James Newkirk carefully integrate theory and practice, offering hands-on exercises, practical insights into core Extreme Programming (XP) techniques, and much more.

Coverage includes

  • Using VSTS to support the transition to Agile values and techniques
  • Forming Agile teams and building effective process frameworks
  • Leveraging Team Foundation Version Control to help teams manage change and share their code effectively
  • Implementing incremental builds and integration with Team Foundation Build
  • Making the most of VSTS tools for Test-Driven Development and refactoring
  • Bringing agility into software modeling and using patterns to model solutions more effectively
  • Using the FIT integrated testing framework to make sure customers are getting what they need
  • Estimating, prioritizing, and planning Agile projects

Preface
Acknowledgments

About the Authors


Introduction: Broken Process
Section 1: Apply Sharp Tools and Values
Chapter 1: Introduction to Visual Studio Team System
Chapter 2: Agile Values
Review of Section 1: Sharp Tools and Values

Section 2: Introduce Agile Development
Chapter 3: Overview of Agile Development
Chapter 4: Forming an Agile Team
Chapter 5: Team Foundation Process Frameworks
Chapter 6: Improving Your Process Framework 
Review of Section 2: Introduce Agile Development

Section 3: Use Version Control
Chapter 7: Managing Change
Chapter 8: Setting Up TFS Version Control
Chapter 9: Using TFVC in Your Project
Chapter 10: Policing Your Project with TFVC
Review of Section 3: Use Version Control

Section 4: Build and Integrate Often
Chapter 11: Building and Integrating Software
Chapter 12: Working with Team Foundation Build
Review of Section 4: Build and Integrate Often

Section 5: Practice Test-Driven Development 
Chapter 13: Introduction to TDD
Chapter 14: Developing Your First Tests
Chapter 15: Learning to Refactor
Chapter 16: Code Coverage and Performance
Chapter 17: Integrating TFP Code with a User Interface
Review of Section 5: Practice Test-Driven Development

Section 6: Explore by Modeling
Chapter 18: Modeling with Agility
Chapter 19: Creating Models
Chapter 20: Using Models in an Agile Project
Chapter 21: Modeling Solutions with Patterns
Review of Section 6: Explore by Modeling

Section 7: Implement Customer Testing
Chapter 22: Involving Customers in Testing
Chapter 23: Creating FIT Fixtures
Chapter 24: Running FIT with Team Foundation Build
Review of Section 7: Implement Customer Testing

Section 8: Estimate, Prioritize, and Plan
Chapter 25: Estimating and Prioritizing Stories
Chapter 26: Agile Planning
Chapter 27: Managing Agile Projects
Review of Section 8: Estimate, Prioritize, and Plan

Section 9: Practice for Deployment
Chapter 28: Moving into Production
Chapter 29: Developing Installation Programs
Chapter 30: Deployment of Distributed Systems
Review of Section 9: Practice for Deployment

Section 10: Provide and Reveal Value
 Chapter 31: Producing Technical Reports
Chapter 32: Generating Business Value
Review of Section 10: Provide and Reveal Value
Retrospective: Fixing the Process

Appendixes
Appendix A: Setting Up VSTS for the Exercises
Appendix B: Software Project Environment for a Small Team
Appendix C: Agile Workspace 753 List of Exercises
List of Extreme Programming Practices

Glossary 

Bibliography

Resources 

Index 


This book is for working software developers, architects, testers, and managers in real teams–professionals who are either transitioning to VSTS or considering doing so. It will help you start deriving value from VSTS immediately, as you lay a solid foundation for ongoing process improvement.

Extras

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Table of Contents

Preface xxvii

Acknowledgments xxxv

About the Authors xxxvii

Introduction: Broken Process 1

Welcome to the OSPACS Team 1

Section 1: Apply Sharp Tools and Values 9

Story from the Trenches 10

Chapter 1: Introduction to Visual Studio Team System 13

The Purpose and Structure of VSTS 13

Client Parts of VSTS 17

Server Parts of VSTS 27

Extending VSTS 30

Chapter 2: Agile Values 33

Tools and Values 33

The Agile Alliance 36

Extreme Programming (XP) 37

Review of Section 1: Sharp Tools and Values 45

The Team's Impressions 45

Agile Values 46

Section 2: Introduce Agile Development 49

Story from the Trenches 50

Chapter 3: Overview of Agile Development 53

What Is Different about an Agile Project? 53

Introduction to Extreme Programming 57

Isn't XP Just Hacking? 62

Chapter 4: Forming an Agile Team 65

The Nature of Agile Teams 65

Agile Team Structure 70

Reorganizing the OSPACS Team 76

Chapter 5: Team Foundation Process Frameworks 81

Team Projects and Process Frameworks 81

Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) 4.0 95

Frameworks for Specific Processes 100

Chapter 6: Improving Your Process Framework 107

Providing a New Metric for an Existing Process Framework 107

Improving Your Process 110

Review of Section 2: Introduce Agile Development 119

The Team's Impressions 120

Agile Values 121

Section 3: Use Version Control 123

Story from the Trenches 124

Chapter 7: Managing Change 127

Sharing Information among Your Team 127

Using a Version Control System 133

VSTS Support for Version Control Tools 144

Chapter 8: Setting Up TFS Version Control 149

Structuring Your Team Project 149

Establishing the Initial Baseline for Your Project 160

Other Set-Up Tasks 166

Chapter 9: Using TFVC in Your Project 173

Using TFVC When Coding 173

Common Version Control Tasks 177

Chapter 10: Policing Your Project with TFVC 191

Protecting Your Source Code 191

Establishing Policies for Source Code 195

Review of Section 3: Use Version Control 205

The Team's Impressions 206

Agile Values 207

Section 4: Build and Integrate Often 209

Story from the Trenches 210

Chapter 11: Building and Integrating Software 213

Software Construction 213

Automated Software Testing 217

Build and Test Cycles 222

Chapter 12: Working with Team Foundation Build 229

Welcome to Team Foundation Build 229

Build Management 245

Scaling Up Team Integration Builds 249

Review of Section 4: Build and Integrate Often 255

The Team's Impressions 256

Agile Values 258

Section 5: Practice Test-Driven Development 261

Story from the Trenches 262

Chapter 13: Introduction to TDD 265

The Nature of Test-Driven Development 265

Simple Test-First Programming Exercises 269

Getting Started with Test-First Programming 277

Chapter 14: Developing Your First Tests 283

Creating Visual Studio Projects for TFP 283

The Story behind the Tests 287

Create a Test List 289

Implementing the Tests 294

Chapter 15: Learning to Refactor 303

Doing Small Refactorings 303

Refactor As You Go 313

Doing a Big Refactoring 318

Chapter 16: Code Coverage and Performance 325

Code Coverage 325

Performance Analysis 331

Chapter 17: Integrating TFP Code with a User Interface 339

Implementing the User Interface 339

Simple Design 346

Review of Section 5: Practice Test-Driven Development 351

The Team's Impressions 352

Agile Values 354

Reinforcement of Agile Practices 355

Section 6: Explore by Modeling 357

Story from the Trenches 358

Chapter 18: Modeling with Agility 361

Introduction to Modeling 361

Values, Principles, and Practices of Agile Modeling 363

Agile Modeling in Use 366

Chapter 19: Creating Models 375

Free-form Diagrams 375

UML Diagrams 377

Using Modeling Tools 385

Chapter 20: Using Models in an Agile Project 395

Requirement Models 395

Architectural Models 405

Implementation Models 411

Chapter 21: Modeling Solutions with Patterns 415

What Is a Pattern? 415

Using Patterns in an Agile Project 421

Implementation of Patterns and Models 424

Emergence of Domain-Specific Languages 426

Review of Section 6: Explore by Modeling 433

The Team's Impressions 434

Agile Values 436

Section 7: Implement Customer Testing 439

Story from the Trenches 440

Chapter 22: Involving Customers in Testing 443

Agile Customer Testing 443

FIT: Framework for Integrated Test 445

Storytest-Driven Development 454

Chapter 23: Creating FIT Fixtures 459

Standard FIT Fixtures 459

Custom FIT Fixtures 476

Chapter 24: Running FIT with Team Foundation Build 481

Performing Customer Tests in Your Build Lab 482

Automated Customer Testing 487

Introducing Your Team to Customer Testing 491

Review of Section 7: Implement Customer Testing 501

The Team's Impressions 502 Agile Values 504

Section 8: Estimate, Prioritize, and Plan 507

Story from the Trenches 508

Chapter 25: Estimating and Prioritizing Stories 511

Working with Customer Stories 511

Estimating 516

Prioritizing 521

Chapter 26: Agile Planning 527

The Nature of Plans 527

Planning at Every Time Scale 530

Controlling Plans 538

Chapter 27: Managing Agile Projects 545

Using Visual Studio Team System for Project Management 545

Example Agile Planning Life Cycle 556

Top Ten Tips for Managing Agile Projects 567

Review of Section 8: Estimate, Prioritize, and Plan 571

The Team's Impressions 572

Agile Values 574

Section 9: Practice for Deployment 577

Story from the Trenches 578

Chapter 28: Moving into Production 581

Managing Deployment 581

Preparing for Deployment 587

Monitoring the Production Environment 592

Chapter 29: Developing Installation Programs 597

Introduction to Windows Installer 597

Creating an Installation Project with InstallShield 604

Developing Installation Programs on an Agile Team 613

ClickOnce Technology 620

Chapter 30: Deployment of Distributed Systems 625

Distributed System Architecture 625

Logical Datacenter Designer 629

Application Designer 638

System Designer 649

Deployment Designer 653

Review of Section 9: Practice for Deployment 661

The Team's Impressions 662

Agile Values 664

Section 10: Provide and Reveal Value 665

Story from the Trenches 666

Chapter 31: Producing Technical Reports 669

Revealing Valuable Information 669

Extracting Data from Team Foundation Server 674

Chapter 32: Generating Business Value 683

Lean Thinking 683

Changing the Economics of Software Development 688

Linking Agile to Other Process Improvement Initiatives 690

Review of Section 10: Provide and Reveal Value 693

The Team's Impressions 693

Agile Values 695

Retrospective: Fixing the Process 697

About Retrospectives 697

The OSPACS Team's Retrospective 700

Analysis of the Project Timeline 705

Is the OSPACS Team Extreme? 709

Appendixes 713

Appendix A: Setting Up VSTS for the Exercises 715

Appendix B: Software Project Environment for a Small Team 729

Appendix C: Agile Workspace 753

List of Exercises 763

List of Extreme Programming Practices 771

Glossary 773

Bibliography 789

Resources 797

Index 805

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