Interesting tidbits from today's TFS Chat
If you missed it, the archives for today's TFS chat will in the transcript archive:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcripts/default.aspx
Here are a few of the interesting tidbits I walked away with:
- The version control plug-in for VB6, VS2003, ... will be released shortly after TFS is released.
- The license for anyone accessing TFS is "person based". That is, if you're in a company and you will interact with TFS (excluding simply viewing reports and accessing WSS), you'll need a license. It sounds like people outside of your company can be covered by a separate 'connector' license. The details should be clearer once we get ahold of a forthcoming VSTS Licensing whitepaper.
- SQL Server is licensed for use with TFS. You don't need additional licenses to use it with TFS but as such it can only be used for TFS.
- A Continuous Integration sample (including an MSI to install it and source code) will be available at some point to help you out with getting CI with Team Build.
- VS Deployment projects (i.e., *.vdproj) is not available out of the box as part of Team Build/MSBuild. You can do so by calling devenv.exe (i.e., VS command line) as part of your build.
- To undo changes for another user in TFVC from a command line as an admin: run "tf undo /workspace:hisworkspace;hisusername $/ /r" to undo all of his changes, including locks.
- TFS Beta 3 Refresh has been pushed to MSDN but is still making its way through the system.
- If you install Team Suite trial edition, the best approach to move to a non-trial wiull be uninstall/reinstall.
- Howard van Rooijen's company (Conchango) is working on releasing a Scrum process template for VSTS.
- Sharepoint is only supported on/with your TFS. Some people want to use existing WSS servers. Microsoft is investigating a whitepaper to document how it could be done but it is still unsupported.