It is a collection of Hotfixes and features.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
What does Service Pack mean in TFS ?
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What does Hotfix mean in TFS ?
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What does Release Vehicle mean in TFS ?
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This says how your product reaches your customer (Ex: Hotfix, Release, etc).
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What does Reverse Integration mean in TFS ?
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What does Forward Integration mean in TFS ?
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What is an Build Agent in TFS?
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It is a dedicated machine on which the build happens. It needs to have Build service installed in it.
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What are different TFS Editions ?
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How will you specify the Build Order for projects in TFS?
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Right-click in the project , Select “Project Build Order”. There you can specify the order in which your projects need to be built.
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How to suppress code violations in FxCop?
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You can suppress code violations in FxCop by providing using the attribute
System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage
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What is the namespace used to interact with the code analysis tools in .NET?
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What is the use of CompilerGenerateAttribute in FxCop?
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If this attribute is given to your code then FxCop will not raise warnings. Generally it is used to give for
compiler generated code.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
What is shelving in TFS?
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Shelving is a way through which you save your code to TFS without checking in. If you want you can unshelve it whenever you want. Generally it is used for reviewing purpose
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
What is the syntax which extracts the value of an item as a single string(ie scalar)?
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What is the syntax which extracts the value of an item as a list(ie vector)?
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What is the syntax which extracts the value of a property?
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What character is used in MS Build to represent the Escape sequence?
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Name some of the popular Metadatas of an Item in MS Build or TFS Build?
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What is a property in MS Build or TFS Build?
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What are the 2 popular ways to pass data to tasks and targets in MS Build or TFS Build?
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What is the main advantage of Clickonce deployment?
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What are the deployment methods available for Asp.net?
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1. XCOPY
2. Copy Website
3. Publish Website
4. ClickOnce
5. Setup Package
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
What is Build Automation ?
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It is a process of collecting, assembling, validating and auditing the artifacts that compirse your solution.
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What is a BVT ?
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Build Verification Test(BVT) is a type of automated test which is used to validate your team's work after build.
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What is TFSBuild.proj file?
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Does TFS store all the configuration data in TFSBuild.proj file itself ?
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No. Most of the data are stored in TFS databases.
Note: In VS 2005 all configuration data were stored in this file.
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What is Continuous Integration in TFS Build?
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What is a Build Retention Policy ?
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It is a policy using which you can decide how many build results Team Build can keep.
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Does the TFS 2008 support Queue Build ?
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What is "Partially Completed" option in TFS ?
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What is the purpose of the Managed API in Team Build 2008?
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Name any two Managed API Assemblies of Team Build 2008.
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1. Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.dll
2. Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.dll
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What is a WorkItem in TFS ?
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It is used to track anything related to your team Project, like bugs and tasks.
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What are the 2 process templates in TFS ?
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1. Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development version 4.0 (MSF Agile for short)
2.MSF for CMMI Process Improvement version 4.0 (MSF CMMI for short).
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
What is a Build machine?
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A Build machine is a computer which is dedicated for taking builds. It should have Build Service installed in it.
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What are the types of Build Plans generally followed ?
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There are generally 3 build plans followed in the industry, they are:
1. Basic
2. Standard
3. Advanced
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What are the phases in the Build process?
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There are 3 phases in the build process, they are:
1. Pre-Build Activities
2. Build
3. Post-Build Activities
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
How will you check whether automated build is successful and call a custom task on successful build?
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You can do that by providing the following config entry in the MS Build or TFS Build config file,
<GetBuildProperties TeamFoundationServerUrl="$(TeamFoundationServerUrl)"
BuildUri="$(BuildUri)"
Condition=" '$(IsDesktopBuild)' != 'true' ">
<Output TaskParameter="CompilationSuccess" PropertyName="LocalCompilationSuccess" />
</GetBuildProperties>
<Exec Condition="'$(LocalCompilationSuccess)'=='true'" Command="do_the_voodoo"/>
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
What are the new Features in Team Build 2008 ?
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
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1. Continuous Integration
2. Build Queuing
3. Scheduled Builds
4. Build Agent Management
5. Build Definition Editing GUI
6. Better Build Management
7. Managed object model
8. Improved extensibility
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
What are Targets in MS Build?
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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How will you build using MS Build command line ?
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What are Tasks in MS Build?
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Tasks are reusable units of executable code used by MSBuild projects to perform build operations. They are declared inside the Target element.
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How will you refer properties in a project file?
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How will you refer item collections in a project file?
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Give an example for PropertyGroup
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Give an example for ItemGroup ?
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What are Properties in MS Build?
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They are key/value pairs which are used to configure the build. They are created by declaring a property element inside PropertyGroup element.
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What is an ItemGroup in MS Build ?
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Items represent inputs to the build system and they will be added as collections which are used as
parameters for tasks. They are available inside the ItemGroup element.
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What is Team Foundation Proxy Server ?
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It is used to develope a single application from many places around the world at the same time.
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What is MS Build ?
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It is a build tool for Visual Studio. It will build the software in environments where even visual studio is not installed.
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In TFS if you Branch A to B , then B to c. If you delete branch B , then is it possible to
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When are Changeset Type branching used ?
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It is used on situations like maintenace or bug fixing , ie., you knew where the break occured.
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When are Date Type branching used ?
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When are Latest Version Type branching used ?
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It is used on situations like hotfix where you need the stable lastest version.
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When are Workspace Type branching used ?
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Workspaces are mapped from developer's machine to server , so this type will reflect local
files.
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When are Label Type branching used ?
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It is not time-based, instead used on such situations where branching needs to be done based on
a collection of files grouped by a user.This type of branching is for the needs of an individual
user.
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What are the options available on creating a branch?
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There are 5 options available on creating a branch, they are :
1. Changeset
2. Date
3. Label
4. Latest Version
5. Workspace version
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
What is Build Automation ?
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It is a process of collecting, assembling, validating and auditing the artifacts that compirse your solution.
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What is a BVT ?
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Build Verification Test(BVT) is a type of automated test which is used to validate your team's work after build.
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