I just read Professional Team Foundation Server and thought I'd compile a quick review.

If you consider yourself an experienced TFS user, then avoid this book. It's fairly lightweight and tries to cover just about everything in TFS in around 400 pages. If you are a beginner, then go ahead, the book provides an easy read and you can use online resources to further your knowledge in specific areas of the product. One criticism I do have of the book is Chapter 8 'Managing Schemas Using Team Edition for Database Professionals'. What is this chapter doing in a book titled 'Professional Team Foundation Server'? Team Edition for Database Professionals is a great product, and covering it in 25 pages is an injustice. Sticking it in the wrong book is even worse.

My Rating:

• For Beginners: 4 / 5
• For Experienced Users: 2/ 5

The WPS documentation pack comes with a Windows PowerShell Language Quick Reference in the form of 'a handy, one-page foldable guide'. It's a great guide, but the format didn't suite me so I've summarised the Quick Reference into a DeskSheet.

There are now three DeskSheets available for download:

1. Windows PowerShell 1.0 DeskSheet
2. SQL Server 2005 Query DeskSheet (still working on the Programming DeskSheet!)
3. Visual Studio Team & MSBuild DeskSheet

My experience with PowerShell is still limited, so I fully expect to revise the PowerShell DeskSheet in the coming months... FTD