Managing database schema changes has always been challenging. Keeping track of what scripts to run in what order and getting database states just right in all the different environments is painful and error prone. However, there are some fantastic tools from Redgate which help us manage our database changes as well as creating a fully … [Read more…]
Learn to develop cross platform mobile apps with Xamarin
Have you ever wished you could write mobile apps? Well, if you are a C# developer, you literally are a mobile app developer using Xamarin. With Xamarin, you are able to use C# to write native applications for iOS, android, windows, mac, tizen etc. However, like any new technology, the hard part is starting out … [Read more…]
Build and Deploy SSIS packages using VSTS
A customer asked me if it was possible to build and deploy SSIS packages using VSTS. Without thinking, I answered, “Of course you can (I had no clue if you could or not but Any Language, Any Platform right?)! And Premier Developers (they had a Premier contract with Microsoft) can tell you exactly how to … [Read more…]
Setting up a DevOps demo using VSTS and Azure (Or DevOps Nirvana with VSTS and Azure), Part 5/5
As a TSP in DX at Microsoft, I am constantly asked to talk about DevOps and what DevOps means for Microsoft. Although there are many definitions of DevOps floating out in our industry, at Microsoft, DevOps is the merging of people, process and products such that we can continually deliver value to our end users. … [Read more…]
Setting up a DevOps demo using VSTS and Azure (Or DevOps Nirvana with VSTS and Azure), Part 4/5
As a TSP in DX at Microsoft, I am constantly asked to talk about DevOps and what DevOps means for Microsoft. Although there are many definitions of DevOps floating out in our industry, at Microsoft, DevOps is the merging of people, process and products such that we can continually deliver value to our end users. … [Read more…]
Setting up a DevOps demo using VSTS and Azure (Or DevOps Nirvana with VSTS and Azure), Part 3/5
As a TSP in DX at Microsoft, I am constantly asked to talk about DevOps and what DevOps means for Microsoft. Although there are many definitions of DevOps floating out in our industry, at Microsoft, DevOps is the merging of people, process and products such that we can continually deliver value to our end users. … [Read more…]
Setting up a DevOps demo using VSTS and Azure (Or DevOps Nirvana with VSTS and Azure), Part 2/5
As a TSP in DX at Microsoft, I am constantly asked to talk about DevOps and what DevOps means for Microsoft. Although there are many definitions of DevOps floating out in our industry, at Microsoft, DevOps is the merging of people, process and products such that we can continually deliver value to our end users. … [Read more…]
Setting up a DevOps demo using VSTS and Azure (Or DevOps Nirvana with VSTS and Azure), Part 1/5
As a TSP in DX at Microsoft, I am constantly asked to talk about DevOps and what DevOps means for Microsoft. Although there are many definitions of DevOps floating out in our industry, at Microsoft, DevOps is the merging of people, process and products such that we can continually deliver value to our end users. … [Read more…]
VSTS Extensions–Getting the latest pull request on a file
In the current VSTS extension that I am writing (Surface Owner of File Extension), one of the things I needed to do was given a file path in a git repo, I needed to display who was the last person to perform a code review/pull request on that file. After combing through the VSTS REST … [Read more…]
My VSTS Tasks–Config Tokenizer, Swap Web Slot, Dacpac Deploy
Some people have been asking for the source code to some of the VSTS agent tasks that I use in my demos. I posted them to github (https://github.com/abelsquidhead/VSTSTasks). In the repo are the power shell VSTS agent tasks that I use in my demos: ConfigTokenizer – Assuming there is a .token file right next to … [Read more…]