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  • Productivity

    The Importance of Good Tools

    Making a slight deviation from the more code-happy posts I normally do, I want to take a chance to talk about something which is very important to .Net developers, specifically those of us working in the Xaml space – the importance of tooling in a development environment. (Hint, the above image was edited using a Telerik Xaml tool!) Good Tools As developers, these help us to create better products, internal applications, and websites.  With them we can achieve better results faster, complete with more code coverage for tests and better looking UIs on top of it all, all while making a more efficient...
    July 01, 2011 4 min read
  • Productivity Testing

    Execute Your Tests in Firefox 5

    What was wrong with the old Firefox versioning? Do they need just to follow someone else? Anyway, no matter what Mozilla (or anyone else) does, we at Telerik should be ready to meet the news. The latest internal build of our Automated Testing Tools solves the compatibility issues with Firefox 5 so tests are now played back there just fine. We will support Firefox 5 officially with the 2011 R1 Service Pack 2 due in a couple of weeks. Enjoy! -Konstantin
    June 24, 2011 1 min read
  • Productivity

    Managing Multiple Concurrent Iterations (Sprints) with TeamPulse

    Our projects should always strive for simplicity in the way they are structured and organized.  This is especially true for the organizations of release and iteration plans.  With iterative development using agile methodologies such as Scrum, we emphasize breaking down a project or a software release into time boxed iterations (called Sprints in Scrum).  It’s very important to note that iterations truly represent a “bucket” of work – the capacity of this bucket determined by the fixed length of the iteration (usually ranging from 1-4 weeks) and the amount of work your team can get done in that period of ...
    June 22, 2011 3 min read
  • Productivity Reporting

    Running Telerik Reports in the cloud with Windows Azure Part 2

    Download Telerik_Reporting_in_Azure (C# VS2010) - 1.69 MB As we bragged in the SP1 of Telerik Reporting Q1 2011 Available post, besides the improved performance and optimized server resources, the XAML rendering extension can now be used in Windows Azure. That is why we decided to update our cloud demo to show the reports in the Silverlight report viewer as well (which utilizes the XAML rendering). You can learn how to use the Silverlight report viewer from the Getting Started with the Silverlight Report Viewer for Telerik Reporting video. The updated demo site can be seen at http://telerikreporting.cloudapp.net/. The good news is there is nothing specific that has...
    June 22, 2011 2 min read
  • Productivity

    My Perspective, What Happens After the Planning Meeting

    The Product Owner has the responsibility of the “what” so that the team can determine the “how”. It is a fine line that we often ride but never cross. I’ve always compared this to the strategy the military takes to fight wars. The entire team has the responsibility of winning the war, the product owner has the responsibility of determining the strategy but it’s the team’s duty to win each battle. To win battles, the cross-functional team has to fully understand the strategy in order to determine the best tactical approach. Without a clear understanding of what needs to be ...
    June 10, 2011 3 min read