November 2005 - Posts

Every Developer Should...

James Avery has just put online the latest installment of his 10 must-have tools series. This time it's Ten Visual Studio Add-ins Every Developer Should Download. The CopySourceAsHTML add-in looks particularaly handly. Maybe I should install that and start blogging again. ;o)

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New in TestDriven.NET 2.0 Beta

What's new at a glance:
  • Built and tested using the RTM bits of .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005
  • Support for Visual Studio 2005 Team System unit testing and debugging
  • Support for Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions
  • Compatible with 64bit versions of Windows
  • Backward compatible with Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003
  • Shiny new extensibility model

You can find instructions on how to get the latest build here.

(I'll elaborate more in future posts!)

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TestDriven.NET 2.0 Beta on FolderShare

For the last 6 months I've been a very happy FolderShare customer. It isn't often that I subscribe to an online service, but soon after trying the free version of FolderShare I became a paid up customer. FolderShare allows me to think in terms of logical folders, rather than folders that exist and are maintained on a particular physical machine. In the past I have tried using network shares, Exchange folders or WebDAV to accomplish this, but there was always some limitation that tripped me up. FolderShare on the other hand just works.

Microsoft recently announced that FolderShare has been acquired as part of the Windows Live initiative. After some bad press over Windows Live, I'm sure this will be a much needed boost. According to usrbingeek the full version of FolderShare is now free and current customers will be refunded for this month!

I have decided to make the new beta of TestDriven.NET 2.0 available via FolderShare. This will enable me to release new updates efficiently during the beta period (and beyond). There are also some plug-ins and example extensions that I would like to make available. Using a shared folder will allow me to easily do this.

If you would like to join the TestDriven.NET shared folder, simply enter your email address select 'Invite'. You can find the invitation form here. You should receive an invitation email almost immediately (from invite@foldershare.com). If an email doesn't arrive or you experience any problems, please don't hesitate to contact me!

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