I have to admit writing this post feels a bit "old skool". Prior to the last week I can't remember the last time I had to break out a Windows Service to solve anything. Regardless, for one cloud-based IaaS project I'm working on I needed a simple worker-type solution that was private and could post … Continue reading Continuous Deployment of Windows Services using VSTS
Category: Visual Studio Online
Tips on moving your Visual Studio Online from Microsoft to Organisational Accounts
If like me you’ve been a keen user of Visual Studio Online since it first came into existence way back in 2012 you’ve probably gotten used to using it with Microsoft Accounts (you know, the ones everyone writes “formerly Live ID” after), and when, in 2014, Microsoft enabled the use of Work (or Organisational) Accounts you either thought “that’s nice” and immediately got back to writing code, or went ahead and migrated to Work Accounts.
If you are yet to cutover your Visual Studio Online (VSO) tenant to use Work Accounts, here are a few tips and gotchas to be aware of as part of your switch.
The VSO owner Microsoft Account must be in Azure AD
Yes, you read that correctly.
Azure Active Directory supports the invitation of users from other Azure AD instances as well as users with Microsoft Accounts (MSAs).
If you haven’t added the MSA that…
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Retrieve Work Item Discussion History using Visual Studio Online’s REST API
At TechEd North America Microsoft announced the availability of a preview REST API for Visual Studio Online. Anyone who has spent time around Team Foundation Server will know that it's always had a strongly-typed C# SDK which can be used to extract and manipulate work items held in TFS. This REST API is new and … Continue reading Retrieve Work Item Discussion History using Visual Studio Online’s REST API
