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Tablet Emulator for Windows Store Apps

Tablet Emulator for Windows Store Apps
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Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Sep 13, 2012
1 minute read
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Tablet Emulator for Windows Store Apps

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Visual Studio 2012 provides a tablet emulator in which developers can run and test their Windows Store apps.


Unit Testing

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Unit testing is a key component of the development acceleration and quality enablement features offered by Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012.


Team Web Access

3

Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 provide developers clear lines of sight into a project’s progress through team Web access.


Task Board With Dragging

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Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 enable developers to assign work times through a drag-and-drop interface.


Sprint Planning

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Agile team practices are integrated throughout Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012, including enabling development teams to assign and monitor work items during sprints.


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Product Backlog

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Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 enable development teams of any size to work together more efficiently, including viewing product backlog items during sprints.


PowerPoint Storyboarding

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A PowerPoint storyboarding tool enables developers to accelerate the process of developing and defining application specifications and capabilities.


Analyzing IntelliTrace File From Production

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Visual Studio 2012 enables developers to analyze IntelliTrace files from production, increasing the speed and efficiency of debugging an application.

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