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  • Azure DevOps Services & Server Alerts DSL - an alternative to TFS Aggregator?

    calendarOct 30, 2018 · 3 min read · Build Pipelines Pipelines Release Management VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Whilst listening to a recent Radio TFS it was mentioned that TFS Aggregator uses the C# SOAP based Azure DevOps APIs; hence needed a major re-write as these APIs are being deprecated. Did you know that there was a REST API alternative to TFS Aggregator? My Azure DevOps Services & Server Alerts DSL is out there, and …


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  • Major new release of my VSTS Cross Platform Extension to build Release Notes

    calendarApr 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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  • Using VSTS Gates to help improve my deployment pipeline of VSTS Extensions to the Visual Studio Marketplace

    calendarMar 20, 2018 · 5 min read · Release Management Release Management Tech Tips Technical 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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  • New release of my 'Generate Parameters.xml tools to add support for app.config files

    calendarFeb 13, 2018 · 2 min read · DevOps DevOps Release Management Release Management  ·
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    I recently released an updated version of my Generate Parameters.XML tool for Visual Studio. This release adds support for generating parameters.xml files from app.config files as well as web.config files Why you might ask why add support for app.config files when the parameters.xml model is only part of WebDeploy? …


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  • Creating test data for my Generate Release Notes Extension for use in CI/CD process

    calendarJan 19, 2018 · 2 min read · Build Build Git Git Powershell Powershell Release Management Release Management Tech Tips Technical Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    As part of the continued improvement to my CI/CD process I needed to provide a means so that whenever I test my Generate Release Notes Task, within it’s CI/CD process, new commits and work item associations are made. This is required because the task only picks up new commits and work items since the last successful …


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  • Announcing a new VSTS Extension for Starting and Stopping Azure DevTest Labs VMs

    calendarNov 30, 2017 · 4 min read · DevTest Labs DevTest Labs Release Management Release Management Tech Tips Technical Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Background I have recently been posting on using Azure to host private VSTS build/release agents to avoid agent queue deadlocking issues with more complex release pipelines. One of the areas discussed is reducing cost of running a private agent in Azure by only running the private agent within a limited time range, …


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  • Creating a VSTS build agent on an Azure DevLabs Windows Server VM with no GUI

    calendarNov 23, 2017 · 3 min read · Build Build Release Management Release Management Tech Tips Technical Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Updates 28th Nov 2017: Also see this second post Creating a VSTS build agent on an Azure DevLabs Windows Server VM with no GUI - Using Artifacts 30th Nov 2017: Also see associated post Announcing a new VSTS Extension for Starting and Stopping Azure DevTest Labs VMs As I posted recently I have been trying to add more …


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  • Major update to my CI/CD process for VSTS extensions

    calendarNov 9, 2017 · 3 min read · Build Build Release Management Release Management  ·
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    As time passes I have found there is a need for more cross platform VSTS extensions as there is more uptake of VSTS beyond it’s historic Microsoft platform based roots. Historically most of my extensions have been Powershell based. Now this is not a fundamental problem for cross platform usage. this is due to the …


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  • Putting a release process around my VSTS extension development

    calendarMay 6, 2016 · 4 min read · Release Management Technical Tips VSTS  ·
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    Updated: 5th Aug 2016 added notes in PublisherID I have been developing a few VSTS/TFS build related extensions and have published a few in the VSTS marketplace. This has all been a somewhat manual process, a mixture of Gulp and PowerShell has helped a bit, but I decided it was time to try to do a more formal approach. …


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