April 2012 - Posts

• Developing JAVA Projects using jDeveloper and TFS as Source Control

  Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java-based SOA and Java EE applications. One of main goals of Team Foundation Server 2010 is to support heterogeneous development environments and of course part of it is supporting  Java developers to make use of team development features provided. Eclipse developers have full ALM support through Visual Studio Team Explorer Everywhere and Team Foundation Server 2010 With JDeveloper 11g you can connect to Team Foundation Server and make use of Source Control features provided through Team System-Connect to Team System You can refer to the following article for full details how to install the add-in  Using Microsoft TFS as Version Control System with JDeveloper 11g   I have produce a small video demonstrate the whole steps Developing JAVA Projects using jDeveloper and TFS as Source Control Hope it help! Originally posted at "Hosam Kamel| Developer & Platform Evangelist" Posted Apr 18 2012, 02:03 PM by Hosam Kamel with no comments Filed under: Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2010, DevTools, Developer Tools, TFS, Team Foundation Server, Java, Team Explorer Everywhere 2010, TEE 2010, Eclipse, Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, jDeveloper

• Developing PHP Project using Expression Web and TFS as SourceControl

  Expression Web is a great website development environment with Expression Web 4 SP1 you have several new productivity features, and updates to PHP support. The following link illustrates Expression Web’s updated PHP IntelliSense, the new “Open as PHP” feature, and IntelliSense for HTML extended characters Expression Web 4 SP1 PHP Authoring Demo. Expression Web has also a great support for connecting to Microsoft Team Foundation Server to make use of great features provided like SourceControl management features and WorkItem managements. Below is a very basic steps in order to get Expression web connected to Team Foundation Server SourceControl 1. Open Expression Web 4. 2. Site (top tool bar) > Manage Sites List… > Add > Select the directory which is mapped to your project workspace (created from Team Explorer or Visual Studio 2010) –> Select the website folder in the file system.   3. Save 4. Site (top tool bar) > Open Site (select the site you just added). 5. Now you will have the files connected to Team Foundation Server automatically   I have produced a small video demonstrating the above scenario   Developing PHP project using Expression Web and TFS as SourceControl Hope it helps! Originally posted at "Hosam Kamel| Developer & Platform Evangelist" Posted Apr 17 2012, 12:06 PM by Hosam Kamel with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2010, DevTools, Community, Developer Tools, TFS, ALM Summit 2011, ALM, Team Foundation Server, PHP

• Microsoft Mondays - April Webcasts

  Introducing “Microsoft Mondays”. A program consisting of a series of Webcasts showcasing various Microsoft products and technologies. Each Monday we discuss a particular topic pertaining to development, infrastructure, Office tools, ERP, client/server operating systems etc. The webcast will be broadcast via LiveMeeting and can viewed from a web client. The idea behind the “Microsoft Mondays” program is to help you become more proficient in the products and technologies that you use and help you utilize their full potential. How Microsoft IT does Lync Server 2010 Level – 300 (  Intermediate – Advanced ) This is an exclusive session which is an IT Showcase that is conducted by an SME from MSIT team to share a unique, inside view and experience into how Microsoft plans for, deploys, and manages MS Lync Server 2010 in its own enterprise environment. It’s a great chance to get you in touch DIRECTLY with our MSIT team to hear from them, learn the best practices and raise your questions to MSIT team. Date:   April 16, 2012 Time:  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (GMT+3) Featuring: Bremen Lee, SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, Microsoft IT Running SharePoint Scrum Projects – Lessons learned Level – 300 (  Intermediate – Advanced ) SharePoint 2010 is considered one of best platforms for Rapid Application Development. Agile development is one of the best techniques to develop applications but it should be used with caution. In today’s session we will talk about how to use scrum to deliver SharePoint application why the two are best fit together. What are the pros and cons for this approach. Date:   April 23, 2012 Time:  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (GMT+3) Featuring: Wael A. Kabli – IT Architecture and Planning Advisor Othman Al-Hukail – Microsoft Enterprise Services Consultant Mohammad Shobani – Microsoft Enterprise Services Consultant How Microsoft IT Deployed Exchange Server 2010 Level – 300 ( Intermediate – Advanced) Exchange Server 2010 introduces numerous advances in performance, scalability, and reliability, while lowering the total cost of ownership. This Webcast discusses the Exchange Server 2010 deployment within Microsoft IT. The session includes descriptions of the Exchange Server 2010 roles, design criteria, hardware choices, and operational changes. Date:   April 30, 2012 Time:  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (GMT+3) Featuring: Carl McBain, Microsoft IT Originally posted at "Hosam Kamel| Developer & Platform Evangelist" Posted Apr 15 2012, 08:58 AM by Hosam Kamel with no comments Filed under: Microsoft Mondays, Webcasts

• There’s no better time to seize the future!

  Upgrade your team to Visual Studio Premium with MSDN and save 15%. MSDN offers up cool resources—including 12,000+ downloads for servers, tools, and apps. The best part? Every subscriber gets the next version of Visual Studio when it ships. Score! More details here www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/save/en-us   Originally posted at "Hosam Kamel| Developer & Platform Evangelist" Posted Apr 06 2012, 09:15 PM by Hosam Kamel with no comments Filed under: Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2010, DevTools, Developer Tools, TFS, ALM, Team Foundation Server, Team Explorer Everywhere 2010, Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate