Have you ever struggled with the Database Developer (was DataDude) components of Visual Studio? Well I have…and now the ALM Rangers have released a new guide to help us all get the benefits. There is Guidance as well as Hands-On-Labs and even how to do WIX integration for deployment.
The Visual Studio 2010 Database Guide is available to download from Codeplex and you should try it out and submit some feedback. Wondering what this is all about? Well…
Practical guidance for Visual Studio 2010 Database projects, which is focused on 5 topic areas:
This release includes common guidance, usage scenarios, hands on labs, and lessons learned from real world engagements and the community discussions.
The goal is to deliver examples that can support you in real world scenarios, instead of an in-depth tour of the product features.
This guidance is created by the Visual Studio ALM Rangers, who have the mission to provide out of band solutions for missing features or guidance. This content was created with support from Microsoft Product Group, Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft Most Valued Professionals (MVPs) and technical specialists from technology communities around the globe, giving you a real-world view from the field, where the technology has been tested and used.
For more information on the Rangers please visit
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ee358786.aspx
and for more a list of other Rangers projects please see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ee358787.aspx
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The content is packaged in 3 separate zip files to give you the choice of selective downloads, but the default download is the first of the listed packages:
Obviously this type of work would not be possible without many people contributing their free time to make it happen.
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