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Once everything was setup I started to play. Here's how it went:

  1. Connected to the VSTS app server from Visual Studio
  2. Created a new Team Project
  3. Added a new task to Currituck to create the system design.
  4. Ran the All My Team Project Work Items Query (found 49, 1 was mine, the others are there by default)
  5. Ran the All My Team Project Work Items Query and sent it to MS Excel
  6. Modified the status of a task in Excel and synchronized back the server
  7. Created a new solution and added it to source control
  8. Right click on the solution and view the class diagram
  9. Created a class for person and address using the class diagram
  10. Checked in my changes
    1. When I did this I associated my code changes with the create architecture task.
    2. When I did this, it prompted me for who reviewed my code, I added a reviewer name, and re-checked in.

I really like the integration of everything.  I love that I can now link both tasks and bugs with checkins.  The system I use at work now is a pain because I have to modify code, check it all in and then go and modify the status of any bugs that I may have fixed.  With team system this will all be integrated with the checkin.  Very nice.

I also am impressed with the class diagram stuff.  It will make it much faster to quickly design classes and object models. 

Finally I love that you can enforce rules at checkin.  We all know that when deadlines get close, tasks like unit tests, code/pier reviews, and fxCop gets put on the back burner to turning out code.  If you define a policy up front and enforce it through the whole project, then you can't forget about those very important tasks. 

I can't wait to do a real project using Team System.

posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:54 PM
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