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Chat Topic: Chat with the VSTF (Team Foundation) team
Chat Room Status: Scheduled Chat in Progress
Paul_D_Murphy: shhh. I’m trying to watch TV…
hartmannp: oh goodie 
kyong: anyone have a guess to the release date?
hartmannp: I’m more interested in the cost…
Steven Borg: how about release date to Beta2
hartmannp: Is it going to be affordable for smaller size companies…?
Gauche: September I think
kyong: is sept. for beta2 or full release?
Jonesie: Get MSDN before the final release.
Gauche: beta2 last i heard
Gauche: been pushed back
hartmannp: Anyone have any clue as to the cost? From my understanding MSDN won’t cover the license fees
kyong: yeah read something on theserverside
Steven Borg: Ack! I’m looking forward to Beta2…
Steven Borg asked the experts: What Windows/AD permissions does an AD User need to connect to TFS?
Jonesie: Currently you have to have a domain account and the TFS admin has to add you to the approprate roles.
Montaque asked the experts: Is Sql server 2005 is necessary for tfs in the final release?
Steven Borg: The TFS groups Global Namespace Admins, Global TFS Everyone, Global Service Accounts, Project Administrators, Project Contributor, Project Reader are built-in. Are these groups stored in ADAM or SQL?
hartmannp asked the experts: Will MSDN Cover the licensing for TFS, or how will that work? Is it a solution thats viable for a smaller team (10-15 developers) without a large budget?
joelercoaster: anyway to make the names of Experts and Guests appear in diff colors?
Paul_D_Murphy: MSDN Universal subscribers will get thies choice of one SKU of team system.
Steven Borg asked the experts: The TFS groups Global Namespace Admins, Global TFS Everyone, Global Service Accounts, Project Administrators, Project Contributor, Project Reader are built-in. Are these groups stored in ADAM or SQL? (repost to ‘Submit a Question’)
Paul_D_Murphy: The whole Team Suite will be available for an upgrade price
Steven Borg: Woo hoo!!! How much is the upgrade price? 😉
hartmannp: Paul_D: What’s the pricing scheme look like?
Paul_D_Murphy: don’t know.
hartmannp: Paul: and what do you mean, one SKU of team system?
RHundhausen asked the experts: Akashm – what platforms will you be building migration tools?
Paul_D_Murphy: check the newsgroups, I’ll find the thread. Buck hodges made a post
hartmannp: Paul: aight, appreciate it
Bruce Lee: Hello, all.
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Can you categorize projects? If I have a large enterprise, I might want one huge scaled TFS with all projects. If so, how would I organize them?
Chris Menegay: wonder how Ed gets assigned all of these?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Can you limit the resource list in MS Project when working with work items. It seems to pull from AD?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Does source control store each version of the file, or only differences?
Paul_D_Murphy: hart: sorry it wasn’t Buck who made that post. It’s in teamsystem.general and the thread is titled ‘What MSDN Subscription Level?’
Chris Menegay asked the experts: When creating a new team project and branching, can you move over work items?
kyong asked the experts: is team system an overkill for a group of 10 – 15 ?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Heya Chris – can’t keep from volunteering, you know!
RHundhausen asked the experts: Still the constraint that VSTS is the only app on the SQL2005 box? How about just an instance?
Chris Menegay: cool Ed, if you didn’t work for MS – you’d be an MVP!
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: Will Team System be licensed to service providers to provide the platform to people not able to maintain thier own infrastructure?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Hehehe – I wish!
RHundhausen asked the experts: When do you plan to rename the databases and Web services? They are still codenames!
Montaque asked the experts: A question about the team test, does the test suite will cover Functional and Process testing? It seems that the current build include unit test, loading test and limited features.
Dan asked the experts: Any converter for StarTeam?
hartmannp asked the experts: Will the version control in TFS support true branching and merging unlike the control we have with VSS?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Can TFS be load balanced (Scale-out)? It’s just ASP.NET, right?
Bruce Lee asked the experts: How about the extensibility of Team Foundation? I mean can we use it with some other dev system, like a Java dev system?
Joy Wang: Can I run unit test without install TFS?
Silent Jay asked the experts: Along the lines of Dan’s question, any converter for Perforce?
Paul_D_Murphy: yes joy you can.
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Back on work items, can I copy ALL of them. let’s say V1 is done and I want V2 of my project to a new “Team Project”, can I branch source code and copy all the work items when creating the new team project?
kyong: I’d like to start using team system as soon as possible and wanted to know if the code versioning and bug tracking sections were stable enough for production
RHundhausen asked the experts: Since all/most settings are persisted in the SQL 2005 database, what would be the pros/cons of having the application tier (Web Services) on each developer’s workstation, vice having the application tier on the SQL box?
Joy Wang: To Paul_D_Murphy: but in DEC CTP, I cannot do it.
kyong asked the experts: I’d like to start using team system as soon as possible and wanted to know if the code versioning and bug tracking sections were stable enough for production
hartmannp asked the experts: Along the lines of a converter for ClearCase, what about CVS which seems to be very dominate of the market today?
els asked the experts: You will have conversion from VSS and CC; what about for bug tracking tools?
Jonesie asked the experts: Can I tell TFS to use an existing Sharepoint or Reporting site rather than have it create new ones?
Paul_D_Murphy: joy: drop it on the newsgroups, it should work. Maybe we can figure it out.
RHundhausen asked the experts: (Follow-up) so, it’s ok to have other instances on the SQL 2005 box? How about other databases on that instance?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Joy – please use the “Submit a Question” radio button, that will get the question into the queue and on the transcript.
Montaque asked the experts: will TFS have an integration with pwa ?
Joy Wang asked the experts: Can I run unit test without install TFS? I know I can edit a unit test for some methods, but we can excute the selected unit test, it cannot run.
RHundhausen asked the experts: Shelving stores local or remotely? do you have a choice?
rz asked the experts: How does TFS support development teams located in different countries in the world? distributed architecture?
Joy Wang: Thank you very much
joelercoaster: we we get a transcript of this chat later?
RHundhausen asked the experts: Is ADAM required on both the AT and DT? Will the need for ADAM be dropped eventually?
Brian Randell: You mention that the AT uses in-memory session state. Couldn’t I just change the session state to SQL Server or the TCP State Server and then LB the severs?
RHundhausen asked the experts: Any plans to plug Hatteras into SQL Server 2005’s management studio interface as a VCC choice?
kyong: is there a doc describing the different flavors of teamsystem? I just saw a diagram with arch. test. etc.
Brent asked the experts: I looked at ClearCase, which has explorer integration – Can TS source control use explorer – would it look something similar to the way that ClearCase works?
RHundhausen asked the experts: What check-in policiess will be supported in V1? Pass unit tests? Code coverage? Others? Build my own?
Joy Wang: Will we provide a view to show the relationship of the work items. for example, some work items are root of another work items.
Joy Wang asked the experts: Will we provide a view to show the relationship of the work items. for example, some work items are root of another work items.
Brian Randell: With VSS the SSC interfaces for intergrating VSS were, let’s just say under documented. Are you documenting how a host can integrated with Hatteras? (such as a custom document tool)
RHundhausen: Hey Brian, good question — ask the experts, would you?
JHealy: will the source control system provide alerts/email notification?
JHealy asked the experts: will the source control system provide alerts/email notification?
jeffmir: will vsts support development processes directly eg RUP ?
Paul_D_Murphy: brian: check this out http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/6/5466ad0d-dd6d-4b2e-9402-63352bda1798/VSTF%201204%20CTP%20Extensibility%20Kit.msi
Brian Randell: Sorry, I’m a putz.
hartmannp asked the experts: BhavikS_MS: When I merge back in from the branch, I expect that to be kept in a record and hopefulyl viewable (as in CVS/Perforce/BitKeeper/SVN), as well file additions/removals to be automated.
RHundhausen: 🙂
Brian Randell asked the experts: You mention that the AT uses in-memory session state. Couldn’t I just change the session state to SQL Server or the TCP State Server and then LB the severs?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: I’m not asking this work item question well. How do i copy work items when creating a new project? Is it automatic when I branch? or is it manual?
Mike: hi
Brian Randell: Thanks Paul, I will.
JHealy: Does the source control system provide the ability to obsolete/archive versions, files, branches, releases.
joelercoaster: this is Joel Reyes I am with Microsoft
Bruce Lee asked the experts: Please make a quick comparison of TFS and CVS?
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: laby_ms: the question was will you provide a graphical view, not does it link.
JHealy asked the experts: Does the source control system provide the ability to obsolete/archive versions, files, branches, releases.
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): jeffmir can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
RHundhausen: Off topic, but is Whitehorse called the “SOA designers” or the “Distributed Application Designers”? anyone heard the latest?
Brent: We’ve invested a lot in the VSS API, how easy will it be to migrate our processes to VSTS / is there a similar API?
jeffmir asked the experts: will vsts support development processes directly eg RUP ?
Montaque asked the experts: TFS will conver every aspect of MSF, am I right. Say, DailyBuild, Risk Asserting and so on…
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Brent – can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Thanksm Jeffmir
Brent asked the experts: We’ve invested a lot in the VSS API, how easy will it be to migrate our processes to VSTS / is there a similar API?
JHealy: any shot there will be a facility for unix / *nix type clients to use the source control facility
kyong asked the experts: from the sound of it, tfs will be on one server utilizing session state, what happens in case of errors which require a restart? will changes be lost or will there be a restoreable log?
JHealy asked the experts: any shot there will be a facility for unix / *nix type clients to use the source control facility
Sita asked the experts: I am not able to create a team project the message referencing Rosetta. In the general newsgroup I was asked to verify if the reports server was working. When I get to the server, I get a message “Server installation was not initialized”. Need help.
RHundhausen asked the experts: Currently, I can configure a Project Model Hierarchy and Iterations with plenty of flexibility; other than just great record keeping when I create work items, how does TFS use these hierarchies?
hartmannp: To re-iterate earlier question, when merging from a branch, will history be retained in a tree like manner as (CVS/Perforce/BitKeeper/…) , and will new files, renames, and deletes be handled properly (VSS does not handle any of those cases cleanly)
Montaque asked the experts: the final release of tfs will work together with wss , so could it work well with sps next version? sps 2005?
Brian Randell asked the experts: Follow to “How does TFS support development teams located in different countries in the world? distributed architecture? ” What about clock sync–is everything stored in UTC and the offset based upon the clients time zone.
Dan asked the experts: Does TFS support cross-domain and workstation users, or only users in one domain? Is this working in Dec CTP?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): hartmannp – can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
JHealy asked the experts: will the source control use ITIL compliant terminology and structures
hartmannp asked the experts: To re-iterate earlier question, when merging from a branch, will history be retained in a tree like manner as (CVS/Perforce/BitKeeper/…) , and will new files, renames, and deletes be handled properly (VSS does not handle any of those cases cleanly)
RHundhausen asked the experts: Since both Excel and Project documents have the ability to Load Work Items, Make Changes, and then Publish/Synch — do we need to keep the .XLS or .MPP files around in the mean-time? best practice?
Brent asked the experts: Regarding ClearCase – Explorer integration, VSS does not host projects as folders in Explorer – that’s what I mean – why have two explorers, which behave pretty much the same – does VSTS have this facility?
hartmannp: Ed: sorry thanks, missed that I didn’t do that
Paul_D_Murphy: adamsi_MS: about deleting items from source control. Is there an option to hide the deleted entries? I created one project and screwed it up while playing around and I’d like to recreate it now that I know what I’m doing.
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: adamsi_MS: about deleting items from source control. Is there an option to hide the deleted entries? I created one project and screwed it up while playing around and I’d like to recreate it now that I know what I’m doing.
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): No worries, hartmannp – it happens at least 10 times per chat 😉
kyong asked the experts: a followup question: if items that are deleted from the available list but not from the database, when can files be removed from the db?
jeffmir asked the experts: will there be a tool for planning projects perhaps integrating project objectives/milestones and ms project data
kyong asked the experts: does it hold build version info for files? so I can revert to all the source from build x then revert back to build y ( more recent ) code?
RHundhausen asked the experts: Will we see any more work item types, besides QoS Requirement, Task, Bug, and Scenario? Or does this depend on how baked MSF/Agile is?
Sita: If the December CTP does not support reporting. It will be supported by Beta2 if not early…does that mean I cannot create a team project until then?
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Montaque asked the experts: I did not find any features about team architect in the CTP DEC Build, exceptit for a distributed system diagrams
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Sita – can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
RHundhausen asked the experts: Does anyone at Microsoft have a solid, step-by-step build guide for creating Virtual PC VHDs? Anything to get started.
hartmannp asked the experts: If currently stuck with VSS and having to do large branches/merges and finding doing this a very painful process, I have suggested a move to CVS for the company, with a very tight budget and about 10 people, would it be worth dealing with VSS till TSF?
Jonesie asked the experts: The current work items in a new project have no details. Presumably they will in B2 or later?
Montaque asked the experts: V1 of TFS requires WSS and will not run with SPS. so i can not get the document for the portal search results, Right?
Sita asked the experts: The December CTP does not support reporting. It will be supported by Beta2 if not early. …does that mean I cannot create a team project until beta2?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Thanks, Sita – just want to make sure you get your question answered
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: adam: about delete. I think you misunderstood. Currently the UI shows deleted items as greyed out files. Is there any way to hide these?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: does VSS 2005 use utilize Windows Integrated security as well as Domain in Active Directory?
Sita: Thanks
Dan: What permissions and procedures have to be done for a user to be able to checkout and make changes to the sources that he didn’t create originally? Is this working in the Dec CTP?
RHundhausen asked the experts: I haven’t checked, but are the Excel and Project Work Item toolbars and functionality based on Whidbey/VSTO bits? or something else (VBA)?
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Dan – can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
Dan asked the experts: What permissions and procedures have to be done for a user to be able to checkout and make changes to the sources that he didn’t create originally? Is this working in the Dec CTP?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: I haven’t looked closely, does WIT support start date (so a dev knows what is first of his 10 work items)?
Montaque asked the experts: does the tfs will conver the full features of UML, or just a limited implementation instead?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: Will developers be able to use existing Sharepoint team sites with team system or will we be required to update sharepoint team services in order to leverage the integration?
Jonesie asked the experts: Is GotDotNet the source for MSF Agile or MSDN (cause GDN is soooo unreliable).
Dan asked the experts: Can VS 2003 coexist with TFS on the same machine?
jeffmir: i wonder if itll facilitate collecting statistics, for instane team member check-in frequency etc
jeffmir: and a nice generated report on demand
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): jeffmir – can you use the “Submit a Question” radio button to get the question in our queue please?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: Are there any plans to integrate ORM into the VSS Team architect tool?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: create date is different than start date – the PM is going to be rearranging work on the project plan, regardless of when the work item was created. So there needs to be a start date, not a create date?
Salferrer: Would anyone happen to know how to access shared folder on a network
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: Brain, I feel like that answer regarding UML is misleading. So far as i can tell the Team Architect stuff is simliar to UML but is not UML at all. Am I wrong?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: Will Team System be able to install on an Oracle 10g database?
Chris Menegay: I haven’t seen any UML in Team Arch
RHundhausen asked the experts: (Wishlist) When I created a new document library folder in Team Explorer it creates a document library in WSS – cool. Could I have a property or check-box or default behavior to create it as a Quick Launch item to the left side of my WSS site?
Paul_D_Murphy: me neither
JHealy: subset of uml = orm class designer?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: ORM > UML
Salferrer: help?
RHundhausen: Object Relational Mapping or Object Role Modeling? I hate overloaded acronyms!
Chris Menegay: bad timing Salferrer
Sita asked the experts: We actually did what you suggest above. (this above the Rosseta plugin and report server not initializing message)
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Salferrer – are you asking about VSTS?
AnthonyB asked the experts: Is a TFS SCC plugin planned for VS2003 so it can support existing apps that won’t be updated?
Sita asked the experts: We actually did what you suggest above. (this above the Rosseta plugin and report server not initializing message)
ThomasG HP: Object Role Modeling…
RHundhausen: very cool! Long live Fact Types
Paul_D_Murphy: in fact Booch and a bunch of MS people are having a blog war over which is better. 
Salferrer: No! simple file sharing
ThomasG HP: Akashm: You can use VSS6 with Team Server
Chris Menegay: Salferrer : \machinenamesharename
RHundhausen: There’s a cool professor in Salt Lake at a certain high-tech university that can settle that blog war
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Thanks Chris, beat me to it…
JHealy asked the experts: will the source control use ITIL compliant terminology and structures
ThomasG HP: blog war?
hartmannp asked the experts: If we have a scheme, where before anyone is allowed to checkin, the code must be reviewed, will TFS allow for such a scheme to enforced?
Paul_D_Murphy: greenfield -vs- booch http://weblogs.asp.net/JackGr/archive/2004/12/20/327726.aspx
ThomasG HP: wha blog war?
Salferrer: type that where
Brent asked the experts: We’ve an extensive deployment setup, tracking built versions of files through development, QA and deployment installations, where we can see what tasks are outstanding deployment from one area to the next. Does VSTS cover anything like this?
JHealy asked the experts: can you comment on sarbanes oxley compliance in the reporting aspect of source control
RHundhausen asked the experts: I hate to ask, but how solid is your Web Service API at this point? Database structure?
Salferrer: sorry of the ignorance
Dan asked the experts: Is there a Team Foundation Client outside of Visual Studio? When will it be available if it’s not in Dec CTP?
jeffmir asked the experts: will vsts facilitate statistics collection eg frequency of checkin by team members and be able to generate a nice project activity report on demand
ThomasG HP: Bhavik: that’s not ture
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Salferrer – Start/Run \machinenamesharename
Chris Menegay: Salferrer: Start Menu -> Run
Silent Jay asked the experts: Need to go, so just a comment – I’ve tried several times now to install TFS and have not yet succeeded. I hope that you continue to simplify the installation with each CTP so that us not-so-smart folks get an early chance to explore this technology. thx!
Brian Randell asked the experts: How are we for feature cuts at this point? Are features solid? (This seriouly affects books, courses, training materials, etc.)
RHundhausen asked the experts: Are you using any managed pieces in the SQL 2005 backend? leveraging any of the new features? XML data types, SOAP end-points, varchar(MAX), etc?
Robert M asked the experts: Will there be any problems/issues with VSTS with SQL 2005 and Oracle 10g installed on the same server
RHundhausen: Brian, you read my mind!
els asked the experts: Any extimates/guesses/stats on the sort of startup effort and ongoing effort required to manage TFS? We have a dev team of about 30 people; should I expect to dedicate 1 FTE? 1/2 FTE? 5 FTE? to managing TFS?
ThomasG HP: You can register the VSS6 client with the VSS 2005 SCC libraries.
Joy Wang asked the experts: How to add or remove memebers from organizational unit? and how to build a organizational unit? In create a team project wizard, we should select a organizational unit first.
ThomasG HP asked the experts: What’s the target RTM date for TFS?
RHundhausen: My understanding is that any UML capability will continue to come through Visio, and not VS?
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: I don’t want to get into a debate, but UML is not about designing classes. Class design is a steotype implementation for coding, that’s all.
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Ok, the TFS session data is making me worry. If I lose power to my server, or hard-crash. What an I losing? It doesn’t sound like you guys are utilizing ASP.NET best practices…
ThomasG HP: hehe
ThomasG HP: Paul… UML is for logical design, yeah? 
Paul_D_Murphy: you can model factory workflow with UML
Paul_D_Murphy: it’s an abstract modeling language, that’s all. Has nothing to do with code specifically. It’s commonly used for that, but it’s much more abstract.
RHundhausen: you go Paul!
Paul_D_Murphy: sry, I love that stuf..
ThomasG HP: I have to agree, class diagrams are more physical design. But then again… Visio allows you to generate C# code from UML diagrams, no? 
Paul_D_Murphy: even the UML in Visio isn’t ‘real’ UML. If you want ‘real’ UML you need Rose.
ThomasG HP: oh… it’s not ‘real’
ThomasG HP: UML is much more basic, right?
Paul_D_Murphy: /me wonders why he always seems to get into spats…. I would say abstract not basic.
I would say abstract not basic.ThomasG HP: lol
ThomasG HP: -use
Gauche: Paul, what resources do you suggest for best learning the full details of UML. Not just from a development viewpoint but the whole shebang.
Paul_D_Murphy: it would be hard to model a business process with the UML tools in visio, it would be easy in Rose.
rz asked the experts: For globally distributed teams, do you have to use just one central SQL database? What if teams in other countries lose internet connection to the central database?
JHealy asked the experts: where’s this chat going to be archived and when should we be able to download it…
jeffmir: the omg has the full uml specifications online
jeffmir: there are a number of “good” uml books
Gauche: such as?
ThomasG HP: Gauche: don’t you know that books don’t teach you anything
RHundhausen: UML Distilled is a personal favorite
jeffmir: aw uml distiled
Gauche: Thanks. I’ll look into it.
Steven Borg asked the experts: When will the reporting be available? Beta2? What types of reports are going to be available? I see 5 on the VSTS MSDN sites.
Sankar: Is vsts integrated/going to be integrated into VS 2005 better than VSS6?
Brian Randell asked the experts: Another issue with teams in different areas: any chance of using SQL Replication?
Paul_D_Murphy: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/uml/ now that said, where Microsoft is going with doman specific languages and thier take on modeling is better IYAM.
Paul_D_Murphy: but UML and what Microsoft are doing are cousins not twins.
Dan asked the experts: Where are the team project files located? Is project deletion working in Dec CTP?
Robert M asked the experts: Q: The December CTP does not support reporting. It will be supported by Beta2 if not early. …does that mean I cannot create a team project until beta2?
Sankar asked the experts: Is vsts integrated/going to be integrated into VS 2005 better than VSS6?
els asked the experts: I keep seeing talk of Beta 2. Has there been a B1 already? is it the same as the Dec CTP? when should I expect B1? B2?
ThomasG HP: too bad rational tools do not work with .NET
RHundhausen: Rational XDE? or you mean Rose?
ThomasG HP: Rational Software Architect
Jonesie asked the experts: You guys have been busy. It’s an impressive product so far. How many lines of code in TFS and/or VS ?
jeffmir: more importantly too bad rational products cost an arm and a leg
Paul_D_Murphy: Rose, XDE is crap.
Robert M asked the experts: There was a question eariler regarding the installation of SQL2005 and IIS from Sita. What would the proper un-install procedure and re-install procedure with Oracle 10g on the same server?
Sankar asked the experts: Are there videos/screenshots/presentation that show the integration for people like me that don’t have this system setup?
Paul_D_Murphy: if you do software, check out the Microsoft stuff it’s better for software. Team Architect rocks for software.
Steven Borg: THANKS for the list of reports!!!
RHundhausen asked the experts: Maybe this was answered earlier, but asked a different way – with the bits available today, is it possible to have two VS or AT boxes working with a single DT back-end? So we can simulate an actual team? or is it Cowboy architecture for a while?
Joy Wang asked the experts: Does Source control use SQL Server 2005 database to store project items?
ThomasG HP asked the experts: When is Microsoft planning to update the Microsoft Solutions Framework to include team foundation specific features? Will we be seeing a guide on how to map the phases of the MSF into the TF itself?
Gauche asked the experts: Are there plans to support databases other than SQL Server? Is there the ability for developers to provide their own persistence layer to store data where and how they like?
Chris Menegay asked the experts: Back on my session state and VSTF question. Earlier it was stated (by BrianW), that you didn’t support load balancing because of data stored in memory. I’m trying to figure out what is stored there in case of server crash.
RHundhausen asked the experts: Philosophical: are you buidling Team System to fit MSF/Agile, or MSF/Agile to fit Team System? I know you can plug-in any methodology you want, but how tightly coupled (0-100 is MSF/A with Team System the tool?
ThomasG HP: Gauche: great question. I thought that was microsofts whole initiative around nTier architecture and having the data tier, so you could swap out the server.
jeffmir asked the experts: is there a developers notebook, non formal documentation management eg annotated quick notes to other developers about a piece of the project
Robert M asked the experts: According to your response that maybe some of the SQL option were missed during Install or SQL2005 was installed before IIS. I Have Oracle 10g installed on the server too. I know the instances are different,
Montaque asked the experts: Improved WIT Experience, what does the WIT Experience mean here?
RHundhausen: Robert – that’s why I was asking if SQL2005 was using any of the new, specific features
Sita asked the experts: Is there a way to forward more information, I have pasted the error reports in the general newsgroups
RHundhausen asked the experts: What’s the Permissions button for on the Project and Iteration tab inside Team Explorer?
Paul_D_Murphy asked the experts: Will ‘Test’ be a first class citizen in guidance packages like ‘scenario’ or ‘bug’?
RHundhausen asked the experts: When will the December CTP bits expire? Will they?
RHundhausen: Thanks Ling!
Montaque asked the experts: thanks u ,Ling_bao
Bruce Lee: Thanks.
Montaque asked the experts: About the web reporting, CR.net and Reporting service, which one is more powerful?
Brian Randell asked the experts: Thanks Team for taking the time for the chat!
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Wow, thanks all – busy chat! We’ll see you all in the morning for session 2, right?
RHundhausen: BrianW – good enough answer for me
Montaque asked the experts: or what’s the future of reporting service with vs.net , will it replace cr.net in web reporting?
ThomasG HP: man this chat app p0wnz
Sankar asked the experts: does anyone know approximately when beta2 is going to be out?
Montaque: thank u all
ThomasG HP: uh huh
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Thanks, ThomasG HP – a lot better than the old one for sure!
Paul_D_Murphy: chao
ThomasG HP: This code paster is just sick
Paul_D_Murphy: karate explosion
ThomasG HP: haha
Robert M asked the experts: If I have questions with the Install is there someone I can contact via email or by phone……I have tried the BLOGS….not fast enough
Ed_H_MS (Moderator): Code paster – you mean Visual Notepad? 🙂
