TFS Check-in Validation Tool

BuddyBuild.zip (110,8 MB)
The TFS Check-in Validation Tool extends TFS Team Build 2008 by enabling buddy build queuing (pre-checkin), validating checkins using shelvesets, and build agent pooling, all from the VS 2008 IDE.

Employee Info Starter Kit

eisk.zip (57,3 MB)
Employee Info Starter Kit is an open source project that is highly influenced by the concept ‘Pareto Principle’ or 80-20 rule, where it is targeted to enable a web developer to gain 80% productivity with 20% of effort with respect to learning curve and production.

NetBuildConfigurator

A re-usable framework and Toolsets to integrate MSbuild,MSTest,Nunit,SVN,VSS,VSTS,NCover,VstsCodeCoverage,Ndepend,Fxcop,StyleCop,CAT.net,IIS deployment tasks,DB tasks from a cool WebInterface.

NUnitForVS

NUnitForVS.zip (4,4 MB)
NUnitForVS is a NUnit integration in Visual Studio 2008. Compared to other NUnit runners for Visual Studio that allow you to just run the tests, NUnitForVS integrates NUnit tests in Visual Studio Unit Test Runtime. This allows you to run your tests along with other tests (ex. VSUnit, TestComplete etc.) during TFS integration builds and publish the results on Team Foundation Server. It also supports Code Coverage feature of Visual Studio.

Power Toys Pack Installer

The Power Toy Pack Installer is your one-stop download utility for all things power toys. Get latest releases and updates from just a single executable.

.NET Reflector Add-Ins

Add-Ins for .NET Reflector

Resource Refactoring Tool

Resource Refactoring Tool is an add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard or above that allows developers to refactor string literals in to resource files directly from the code window.

Search Work Items

This plugin for Team System puts a little search box right into Visual Studio to make it easy to find work items. It is an addin for Team Foundation Client (Team Explorer) and is accessible from the Team menu when you're connected to a Team Foundation Server and is also available from a VS Toolbar. You just type in some search text and it runs a work item query for you showing you results across the work item store, or enter a work item ID to immediately open a specific work item.

SQL Load Test

This tool takes a SQL Profiler trace file and generates a unit test that replays the same sequence of database calls found in the trace file. The unit test is designed for Visual Studio Load Test. The code generated is easily modifiable so that data variation can be included.

TFS Collaboration Providers

tfscollab.zip (16,0 MB)
Enable support for 3rd party instant messenger clients on the TFS Power Tools 2008, 2010 and 2012.

patterns & practices: Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

TFSGuide.zip (11,9 MB)
Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

Visual Studio ALM Quick Reference Guide

The VS ALM Guidance is a library of compact how-tos for TFS and VS for ALM experts who have no time and would like a "quick" overview.

Visual Studio Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide

VSPTQRG.zip (9,1 MB)
A quick reference guide to help with performance testing aspects of Visual Studio

Visual Studio Team System - Code Samples for Book

VSTSCode.zip (283 kB)
Code Samples from the book 'Visual Studio Team System - Better Software Development for Agile Teams' (Stott/Newkirk, Addison Wesley 2007)

patterns & practices: Visual Studio 2005 Team System Guidance

The purpose of this project is to build some insightful and practical guidance around using Visual Studio Team System 2005. It's a collaborative effort between patterns & practices, VSTS team members, and industry experts.

WCF Load Test

This tool takes a WCF trace file and a WCF client proxy, or a WCF interface contract, and generates a C# unit test that replays the same sequence of calls found

XP for Team System

Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Process Framework for Extreme Programming. This project was originally called MSF4XP and extends the modifications to the MSF Agile Process Framework suggested in the book 'Visual Studio Team System - Better Software Development for Agile Teams' (Stott/Newkirk, Addison-Wesley, 2007). Further information about XP for Team System is available from the book's companion website: http://www.bettersoftwaredevelopment.org.