The Daily Grind 905

by Mike Gunderloy
Thursday, June 15, 2006

Roosters don't take a day off.

Pulse Automated Build Server - This Java-based continuous automation server is out of beta and now released. Trial download is here, $1500 per server to license.
sqlSentry - Software for managing complex SQL Server job schedules, events, and notifications across multiple servers. 15-day trial is here, pricing from $995 per server.
Runtime Object Editor - See and edit properties of objects within a running .NET application, including private properties. Also integrates with Reflector so you can view the underlying source code. (via Mitch Denny)
TeamLook - Personify Design's piece to integrate Outlook with VSTS is out now. Trial download is here, pricing from $99.95.
Red Gate Scream v0.2 - SQL Compare 5.1 snapshot support - Tool for using SQL Compare snapshots to do database development diffs in your source code control tool.
VSFileFinder2005 - Free add-in for quickly finding files in large projects.
CodeSMART 2007 for VB6 - A lot of tools vendors have given up on VB5 and VB6, but AxTools is not among them. This is an amazing add-in with all sorts of features, from a tabbed MDI interface to code analyzer to new designers and much more. Evaluation download available, pricing from $189.
AVIcode Introduces TFS Incident Management Connector - Create VSTS work items directly from Microsoft Operations Manager alerts.

Using Synonyms in SQL Server 2005 - There's not a lot to say about them, but I said it for Developer.com.
Building and Using a 3-Tiered Data Architecture with ASP.NET 2.0 - The first 10 of a big series of tutorials from Scott Mitchell.
HOWTO: Pick an open source license (part 1) - A good primer with a decision tree. (via Erik C. Thauvin)
What's New With Flock? - The Flock browser has gotten a batch of ink on their beta release. Solution Watch has a good detailed look.
Project Glidepath - New Web site and associated blog from Microsoft that promises to deliver "the workflow-based guidance, sample code, content and technology you need to create successful applications for Windows Vista." They're promising a software factory VS2K5 add-in to help MicroISVs build Vista and .NET 3.0 applications.

Agile-Book - James Shore is co-authoring The Art of Agile Development for O'Reilly, and you can review and comment on draft chapters here.

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