tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554166144204741789.post8154110196206987680..comments2023-12-31T02:16:32.747-08:00Comments on 1-800-MAGIC: Adventures in TFSSergey Solyanikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03811112928687191837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554166144204741789.post-49044392637509809702009-10-15T10:03:55.242-07:002009-10-15T10:03:55.242-07:00Now I know why the expression RTFM exist.
The Ins...Now I know why the expression RTFM exist. <br />The Installation Guide covers all your problems, it even tells you how to slipstream TFS to install it on 2008 (Windows Server and Sql Server).Juan Zamudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905622291685696581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554166144204741789.post-52779814219993116242009-03-06T10:25:00.000-08:002009-03-06T10:25:00.000-08:00This all sounds like fun and EXACTLY my point. Usu...This all sounds like fun and EXACTLY my point. <BR/><BR/>Usual M$ "shamans voodoo dance with drums". I performed it myself many times in some cases just to get say WinCE SDK to work. Not to mention a big amount of packages one have to "dig" on M$ website and MSDN, but it also require some reading about compatibility and issues and then Googling for tricks. What SP works with what .NET and what SP and pack.<BR/><BR/> Funny, you can not even get just, <BR/>"latest and greatest" ( compatibility, no longer working ... ) , not you can get one package. Not that every host OS will do, not every bits ( 32/64). <BR/><BR/>Some times it even more fun: after I installed Windows 7 beta on my 64 AMD box ( took almost a day) it started and then show message that this CPU type is not supported, duh :-)<BR/><BR/>I would not mention how it is done in other , smaller and more tite coupled and controlled companies, but if I would be put in charge of M$ instead of Steve Balmer I would surely change the way things done in M$: when one group do not give a flying fuck about other ( and users) and run on it own agenda and schedule it is a recipe for disaster. :-)<BR/><BR/>I am very surprised, that in most cases, after some "VODOO" things actually almost works.<BR/><BR/>So, bottom line: if you like to spend you free time in such IT games, that experience is priceless. Otherwise, it may look like a pain.<BR/><BR/>Here is my other point about Filemaker: you just install it and you are ready to go. No need to be certified M$ IT person.DzembuGaijinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060101061698045052noreply@blogger.com