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Making sure when you use VSTS build numbers to version Android Packages they can be uploaded to the Google Play Store
Richard Fennell May 12, 2018 · 3 min read · Android Android DevOps DevOps VSTS VSTS ·
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Background
I have a VSTS build extension that can apply a VSTS generated build number to Android APK packages. This takes a VSTS build number and generates, and applies, the Version Name (a string) and Version Code (an integer) to the APK file manifest.
The default parameters mean that the behaviour of this task is to …

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Extending the DDD 13 Deadline to 16 May!
Robert Hogg May 8, 2018 · 1 min read · DDD MVP Uncategorised ·
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So as there has been some issues with submission, and because we are still keen to drive some Designer sessions to DDD 13, we have decided to extend the submission deadline for 1 week, to the 16th May. Please take this opportunity to get some great content in there, so we can build the best DDD we can. Submit here: …
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DDD Submission Issues
Robert Hogg Apr 29, 2018 · 1 min read · Uncategorised ·
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Some people have reported issues submitting sessions for DDD. if you do have a problem, please tweet us a message and we will get in touch
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DDD is coming up fast: things you might want to know
Robert Hogg Apr 29, 2018 · 1 min read · DDD DDD ·
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DDD is winging its way to Reading in June, We already have some great sessions submitted but it would be great to get even more. If you have something to say we would love to hear it.
Also we are still looking for designer orientated sessions.
If you are a new speaker let us know and we are trying to get some speaker …

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Major new release of my VSTS Cross Platform Extension to build Release Notes
Richard Fennell Apr 27, 2018 · 1 min read · Release Management Release Management VSTS VSTS ·
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Today I have released a major new release, V2, of my VSTS Cross Platform Extension to build release notes. This new version is all down to the efforts of Greg Pakes who has completely re-written the task to use newer VSTS APIs.
A minor issue is that this re-write has introduced a couple of breaking changes, as detailed …

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Backing up your TFVC and Git Source from VSTS
Richard Fennell Apr 20, 2018 · 3 min read · VSTS VSTS ·
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The Issue
Azure is a highly resilient service, and VSTS has excellent SLAs. However, a question that is often asked is ‘How do I backup my VSTS instance?’. The simple answer is you don’t. Microsoft handle keeping the instance up, patched and serviceable. Hence, there is no built in means for you to get a local copy of …

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Opps, I made that test VSTS extension public by mistake, what do I do now?
Richard Fennell Apr 14, 2018 · 2 min read · Tech Tips VSTS VSTS ·
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I recently, whilst changing a CI/CD release pipeline, updated what was previously a private version of a VSTS extension in the VSTS Marketplace with a version of the VSIX package set to be public.
Note, in my CI/CD process I have a private and public version of each extension (set of tasks), the former is used for …

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Fix for 2755 and 1632 ‘The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible’ errors
Richard Fennell Mar 21, 2018 · 1 min read · Tech Tips ·
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Whilst trying to install an MSI package we kept getting the errors 2755 and 1632 ‘The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible’.
After much fiddling we found the problem was that the %systemroot%installer folder was missing. Once this was manually re-added the MSIs installed without a problem. The …

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Using VSTS Gates to help improve my deployment pipeline of VSTS Extensions to the Visual Studio Marketplace
Richard Fennell Mar 20, 2018 · 5 min read · Release Management Release Management Tech Tips VSTS VSTS ·
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My existing VSTS CI/CD process has a problem that the deployment of a VSTS extension, from the moment it is uploaded to when it’s tasks are available to a build agent, is not instantiation. The process can potentially take a few minutes to roll out. The problem this delay causes is a perfect candidate for using VSTS …
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Fixing a ‘git-lfs filter-process: gif-lfs: command not found’ error in Visual Studio 2017
Richard Fennell Mar 9, 2018 · 3 min read · Git Git Tech Tips ·
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I am currently looking at the best way to migrate a large legacy codebase from TFVC to Git. There are a number of ways I could do this, as I have posted about before. Obviously, I have ruled out anything that tries to migrate history as ‘that way hell lies’; if people need to see history they will be able to look at …
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Background

The Issue