Tech Ed 2008 included some major announcements for database development folks. One of the biggees was this - and announcement that Database Edition is going to support DB2 development! Gert and the team have been working hard to expand the underlying architecture and functionality of Database Edition (making it extrememly difficult for ...

My first e-book is out! Mastering VS 2008 Team System Database Edition, Vol 1: Creating and Deploying Database Projects is available at Solid Quality Press. Volume 1 of the Mastering Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition series focuses on creating and deploying database projects. The goal of the manuscript is to provide ...

ScottGu has a great post about enhancements in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, released today in Beta. Of particular interest to database developers: SQL Server 2008 support, a built-in Entity Data Modeler, and REST support! :{> Andy

Back home now, and I have a moment to get the photos downloaded from my camera and uploaded to my blog. Next time I'll take my SD card reader with me. As you can see, registration was quite busy. I heard that there were 4000 people there, but didn't count them myself. The long lines delayed the keynote by about an hour: ...

In this, my first post of (hopefully) several today, I'm sitting in the keynote session (next to Douglas McDowell), listening to Tom Brokaw warm up the audience. What a nice surprise. It definitely stopped all the geeks in their tracks, to listen to his wise words, gathered from years of experience in all matters mankind. I ...

This is cool! Microsoft is giving away software - including SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition, Windows 2003 Standard Edition, and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Professional Editions - to college students. It's called DreamSpark and it puts professional software tools in the hands of students interested in learning more about designing and ...

Gert and team announce the availability of Power Tools for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition! Cool new stuff includes a couple new test conditions, file- and XML-based data generators, and (my favorite) SQL Static Code Analysis integrated into MSBuild / Team Build! Download ...

I know. I know. This doesn't sound like a very interesting post, but it saved me time, and hopefully it can save you some too. When you install Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft creates a ''Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt'' shortcut, under that program group. I like to take this shortcut and drop it on my Quick Launch ...

I am honored to be the guest of a .Net Rocks! show on Database Testing! Richard Campbell, Carl Franklin, and I recorded the show last night and I had a lot of fun! Richard and I commiserated about the ''DBA condition'' in the enterprise. Everyone shared ''war stories'' about projects. A good time was had by all. I have to thank ...

Microsoft released a couple Visual Studio 2008 Team System VPC images over the holidays - one loaded with Team System 2008, Team Explorer, and TFS 2008; the other with TFS 2008 and Team Explorer only. The images expire 1 Apr 2008 and provide a cool way to tinker with the new stuff without the hassles of installation and ...