Pro Visual Studio 2005 Team System - Become an expert in the software development life cycle with Visual Studio Team System

It is clear that Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) is the future of development from Microsoft's perspective. Development is no longer a personal pursuit by one developer in a darkened room; it is a collective effort by a team of peers. VSTS supports this broader vision by providing a complete collaboration platform for the entire project team. VSTS takes a service-oriented approach, leveraging Windows SharePoint Services and the SQL Server Business Intelligence suite. Additionally, VSTS makes the entire software development life cycle part of the integrated suite.

This book will guide you through the entire breadth of VSTS. If you are a stakeholder, you have a portal that gives you instant access to project documents and status. If you are primarily a project manager, you will learn how to create, manage, and assess the team performance. With Microsoft Office integration, you can quickly assign tasks and gather work status. Reporting from the data warehouse gives you real-time views of all project metrics. If you are a developer, you will be able to write higher-quality code by making sure that the code works and performs well. VSTS also supports test-driven development. If you are an architect, you will find the new set of domain-specific modeling tools make it easy to visualize systems, determine application relationships, and deploy into a logical datacenter. For testers, Microsoft's new suite of test tools provides a powerful web-testing environment with virtually unlimited extensibility. In addition, the new load-testing tools allow you to perform world-class scalability testing. If you are just considering adopting VSTS, you will find the comprehensive overview very informative. You will also be able to dive into any area to get detailed information.

Roll up your sleeves and get ready for a new way of developing solutions!