Cloud & Networking
Reader small image

You're reading from  Team Foundation Server 2015 Customization

Product typeBook
Published inOct 2015
Publisher
ISBN-139781785888199
Edition1st Edition
Tools
Team Foundation ServerVisual Studio
Concepts
Servers
Right arrow
Author (1)
Gordon Beeming
Gordon Beeming
author image
Gordon Beeming

Gordon Beeming is an energetic and passionate person who always strives to find ways to increase and improve the productivity and friendliness of the systems he works with. He is currently a software developer and does all kinds of TFS administration, customization, and exploring as a sort of a hobby. He is part of the ALM Rangers family and has also been awarded an Microsoft ALM MVP for the past 2 years. Gordon currently works for Derivco, which is a very unique company to work for and is based in Durban, South Africa. He has a published book to his credit, called Team Foundation Server 2013 Customization (http://bit.ly/MX0yVb). Also, as part of the ALM Rangers, he has a book to his credit, called Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Online (http://bit.ly/1Pppi4g). You can find him mainly on Twitter using the handle @GordonBeeming, and he occasionally posts blogs at http://binary-stuff.com/.
Read more about Gordon Beeming

Right arrow

Why invest time in this extension model?

In the past, we were able to create plugins for web accesses such as Tiago Pascoal's Task Board Enhancer (http://pascoal.net/task-board-enhancer/). In essence, if you read Team Foundation Server 2013 Customization (http://bit.ly/MX0yVb), you will remember that we mentioned that the old way of creating these kinds of plugins is not supported by Microsoft. As new updates are released for TFS on premise, you could spend quite a lot of time refiguring out the APIs, as they can and do change as required by the product. You have to consider that has a risk when delving into that extension model.

With this new model, it is completely supported by Microsoft, so you can expect similar compatibility as you have today with Visual Studio and the client object model that Microsoft ships. This makes the model a lot more attractive, as you know that the time to update plugins will not be the reason to stay on older versions of TFS.

The other great reason for investing...

lock icon
The rest of the page is locked
Previous Page
Chapter 16 of 17, Page 3
Next Page
You have been reading a chapter from
Team Foundation Server 2015 Customization
Published in: Oct 2015Publisher: ISBN-13: 9781785888199
© 2015 Packt Publishing Limited All Rights Reserved

Author (1)

author image
Gordon Beeming

Gordon Beeming is an energetic and passionate person who always strives to find ways to increase and improve the productivity and friendliness of the systems he works with. He is currently a software developer and does all kinds of TFS administration, customization, and exploring as a sort of a hobby. He is part of the ALM Rangers family and has also been awarded an Microsoft ALM MVP for the past 2 years. Gordon currently works for Derivco, which is a very unique company to work for and is based in Durban, South Africa. He has a published book to his credit, called Team Foundation Server 2013 Customization (http://bit.ly/MX0yVb). Also, as part of the ALM Rangers, he has a book to his credit, called Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Online (http://bit.ly/1Pppi4g). You can find him mainly on Twitter using the handle @GordonBeeming, and he occasionally posts blogs at http://binary-stuff.com/.
Read more about Gordon Beeming

Personalised recommendations for you

Based on your interests and search pattern

Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions Exam Ref AZ-700 is an all-encompassing guide to the AZ-700 exam and contains all the information you need to succeed in the world of virtual networking with Azure. With this book, you will be fully prepared for the exam and the world of cloud networking.

BookAug 2023524 pages
Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration

The Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration is a comprehensive guide that helps you employ Microsoft 365's robust suite of features and empowers you to optimize your administrative tasks.

BookAug 2023630 pages
Zero Trust Overview and Playbook Introduction

Zero Trust Overview and Playbook Introduction

Get started on Zero Trust with this step-by-step playbook and learn everything you need to know for a successful Zero Trust journey with tailored guidance for every role, covering strategy, operations, architecture, implementation, and measuring success. This book will become an indispensable reference for everyone in your organization.

BookOct 2023240 pages
The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

This self-study book helps you master multiple clouds, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, and serves as a roadmap to becoming a certified cloud computing expert. The book will guide you to develop a professional cloud career by helping you build a broad cloud knowledge base, developing hands-on cloud computing skills, and getting cloud certified.

BookSep 2023472 pages
Technology Operating Models for Cloud and Edge

Technology Operating Models for Cloud and Edge

This book will help you build and create ownership of a technology operating model, as well as connect your leadership with engineering and operations, keeping your internal and external customers in mind. It provides practical tips on why, where, and how to make the cloud and edge platform paradigm sing for you, your team, and your organization.

BookAug 2023228 pages
Azure Architecture Explained

Azure Architecture Explained

Azure is the preferred platform to build mission-critical and secure apps. This book provides comprehensive coverage of essential Azure products, services, and solutions vital for every solution architect's success. Elevate your knowledge and master the critical components of Azure to excel in your role with Azure Architecture Explained.

BookSep 2023446 pages
Pentesting Active Directory and Windows-based Infrastructure

Pentesting Active Directory and Windows-based Infrastructure

This practical guide helps you explore the pentesting of Microsoft infrastructure in detail, and enhances your offensive skillset by showing you the different ways to perform security assessment. This book will help blue teamers and IT engineers get up to speed with possible security issues they may encounter in their Windows environments.

BookNov 2023360 pages
Practical Ansible

Practical Ansible

In Practical Ansible, you'll work with the latest release of Ansible and learn to solve complex issues quickly with the help of task-oriented scenarios. You'll start by installing and configuring Ansible to automate monotonous and repetitive IT tasks and get to grips with concepts such as playbooks, inventories, plugins, collections, and network modules.

BookSep 2023420 pages
Windows 11 for Enterprise Administrators

Windows 11 for Enterprise Administrators

Microsoft’s launch of Windows 11 is a step toward satisfying the enterprise administrator’s needs for better management and enhanced user experience customization. This book provides the enterprise administrator with the knowledge needed to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 11 Enterprise.

BookOct 2023286 pages
The Linux DevOps Handbook

The Linux DevOps Handbook

This book is for software and IT professionals seeking knowledge on Linux systems and DevOps practices. This book will provide you with guidance and tools to learn and gain proficiency in managing Linux-based infrastructures and knowledge of DevOps.

BookNov 2023428 pages2