Software tools

My notes on software tooling are roughly divided into the following categories:

• General Software Development Tool Topics
  A set of introductory notes and notes on topics that do not fit naturally into any of the other categories below.
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• Adventures in Build
  ... this is my very first time automating builds using Microsoft's Team Foundation Server(TFS),Visual Studio(VS), MSBuild, MSTest and Team Build tooling (all 2008 vintage, 2010 being only available as beta at the time)
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• MicroFocus Together
  One design tool I have become addicted to since first encountering it over a decade ago is MicroFocus's Together. MicroFocus Together was originally constructed to address the problem of design models and documents becoming out of date. Today Together has added enormously to this core ability and has become one of the most comprehensive software modelling solutions available, and a key component of a growing number of companies' design infrastructures.
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• MicroFocus StarTeam
  MicroFocus StarTeam provides a single integrated repository for version controlled source code, requirements, change requests, discussion topics, and tasks. Therefore, StarTeam’s integrated approach frequently provides a better platform for managing agile requirements than a traditional requirement management tool or a purpose-built 'agile planning tool'.
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