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  • Productivity

    TeamPulse TFS Sync Tips & Tricks

    In my previous post I went into detail about how TFS process templates affect the sync process and in this post I’ll give some pointers on how to make the TFS sync experience in TeamPulse even better by explaining some of the finer points and also show you how to make sync work faster. You can test the TFS sync by downloading the TeamPulse trial and installing it on your machine. Using a TFS query to speed up sync If you have a big project, as we do, the sync process can take a while. The part that takes the ...
    January 09, 2024 3 min read
  • People

    Top 10 Moments from BUILD Day 1 Keynote

    When a keynote is being streamed live to the interwebs, there's really little point in live blogging. Back when I first started Telerik Watch, live streaming events were very rare, so live blogs made more sense. That said, if you're like me, sometimes you don't have time to suffer through a 90 minute event just to catch the few bits of interesting news. What you really want is a summary that tells you everything you need to know to capture the overall jist and important news in a few short minutes. Thus, this post. Rather than bring you blow-by-blow typed updates as the...
    May 27, 2021 5 min read
  • Mobile

    Mango and System.Reflection.Emit – new optimizations in RadControls for Windows Phone

    One of the tasty new features of the new “Mango” update of the Windows Phone developer tools is the presence of System.Reflection.Emit. This allows us, developers, to do some nice tricks to boost the overall app performance in corner cases. As some of you may be familiar with our RadChart for Windows Phone API, there are two types of DataPoint bindings, allowing you to MVVM-bind the chart:  PropertyNameDataPointBinding GenericDataPointBinding<T, TResult>  As the name hints, the first type of binding uses the name of a property in order to retrieve the corresponding value, while the second one uses a generic Func<T, TResult> delegate to get...
    May 27, 2021 3 min read
  • People

    EuroStar Virtual Conference for Test Studio Running Today!

    We have a special virtual room running today as part of the broader EuroStar virtual conference series. Telerik’s virtual conference room gives folks interested in automated testing a spot to come and see demos and ask questions of our team. We’re also raffling off a license for Test Studio – all you’ll need to do is go download a trial copy of Test Studio and install it. Let the folks in the virtual conference room know what e-mail address you used to register Test Studio and you’ll be entered in the raffle! Come stop by our virtual booth and say ...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Release

    Telerik: Delivering More than Expected at //build/….in a Lamborghini Gallardo

    How are you getting to //build/? Need a ride from your hotel to the conference center? Not too inspired by shuttle buses? How about a Lamborghini Gallardo?  If you’re at //build/, you’ll likely witness the unveiling of something so new and exciting that it will change your life, as well as millions of other developers worldwide. To celebrate the anticipated ‘big news’ from Microsoft, Telerik will be giving random //build/ attendees rides to the conference center in a Lamborghini Gallardo driven by our Vice President, Doug Seven (@dseven). Just wave your attendee badge at Doug and he will swing over and give...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • People

    Discounts for Agile Testing Days in Germany!

    Are you going to, or considering going to, Agile Testing Days in Berlin, Germany on 14-17 November? I’ve got a limited set of discount codes that will get you 25% off the ticket price! Please contact me via e-mail: jim.holmes@telerik.com if you’d like some. No strings attached, although we'd love to meet up with you while we’re there! (BTW: I’ll be doing a 25 minute session on Tuesday, 15 Nov. at 15:20 in room D3. I’ll be covering common test automation woes.) About the author Jim Holmes Jim Holmes has around 25 years IT experience. He is co-author of ...
    May 27, 2021 1 min read
  • Release

    What Comes Next

    There has been a fair share of speculation and rumors around the upcoming Build conference lately, nobody can deny that. As of writing this blog post (Thursday, September 8th) Microsoft has managed to sell out a conference only just recently letting attendees know that there will in fact be two keynotes, Big Picture Sessions, and a few get-togethers. Folks are excited, excited about Windows development, and this is a good thing for everyone. Yup, that’s right—a Silverlight MVP is excited about what comes next. “Why?” You ask. Well, because I work with some very smart people. “Who?”...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
  • Web

    Easy Charting with JavaScript and HTML5

    One of the coolest things that HTML5 brings to the table is technology for doing rich visualizations directly in the browser. Think about it. For years, web developers have been forced to do one of three things if they want to present a rich visual element...
    May 27, 2021 7 min read
  • Productivity Testing

    Performance Testing: Laying the Groundwork

    Performance testing isn’t something you can slap together and figure out as you go. While you certainly can (and likely will!) adjust your approach as you move through your project, you do indeed need to sit down and get some specifics laid out around your testing effort before you begin working. First and foremost: set expectations and goals. Ensure everyone’s clear on why you’re undertaking the performance testing project. If you are looking to meet specific metrics for delivering your system then you’ll need to be extremely detailed and methodical in your initial coordination. Does your system have specific metrics ...
    May 27, 2021 5 min read
  • People

    The LOB Chronicles Episode 6 - Development Best Practices

    It is hard to believe that we are already moving into the sixth installment in this series. It seems like only yesterday we were musing over UX, utilizing our UX base to craft plans for a better UI, and making data considerations in regards to a model and an ORM. Crazy how time flies and how much work goes into a sample demo application before we even begin development! In honor of the Build conference next week I wanted to dive into our current codebase (TFS + Get Latest Version is our friend here, the developers don’t know I’m...
    May 27, 2021 5 min read