Ryan McElroy

A tool that aligns TFS test cases that have been migrated using TCM.exe. For example, it migrates information like path, history, and comments. I wrote this console application six years ago as part of my work as a consultant, and it's one of many applications I wrote during my career.

One thing that's changed over the past few years is that TFS has evolved from an on-premise service with niche needs and customization to a true SaaS platform with a good API. So, doing things like migrating test cases is easy now—but, back then, you had to dig through dead links and poor documentation to build something reasonable.

This project involved working with one of the most popular technical blogs in the world and assisting a host of international authors with their posts.

I would join in at the ideation stage, talking with each blog author about their strengths and helping produce outlines that would be popular. I'd review and approve these outlines.

Then, the editing cycle would begin. For some authors, this would be grammar and tone fixes. Others would require significantly more intervention, including a total rebuild/ghostwriting (with their permission).

In addition, I was tasked with learning new technologies and testing the walkthrough portions of each blog. These ranged from the mainstream to the esoteric.