Visual Studio Achievements

Please make this available for VS11 too, or do you intend to wait until release?

Hi, 

I try install the new update, but i receive the follow error message:

he signature on the update version of 'Visual Studio Achievements' does not match the signature on the installed version. Therefore, Extension Manager cannot install the update.

This is a VS issue and there's a hotfix to address it: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=38654  

That link is broken.  Does anyone have the hotfix number for this link:  http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads

The link works fine and the hotfix resolves the issue. Maybe you need a Connect account.

@spiderM9 -- looks like you are missing the querystring

We just released version 2.0, which adds 15 new Windows Azure Achievements. Read more here: http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/C9Team/Announcing-Visual-Studio-Achievements-For-Windows-Azure 

No matter how many times I invoke 'Organize Using', it shows 0 of 50 finished.

Any ideas?

Are you perhaps using DevExpress Refactor Pro?
I noticed the organize usings fuction from DevExpress doesn't trigger the achievement.
When I use the native visual studio method it works fine.

I have the same problem.

I have assigned a key to remove and sort usings but, the achievement status does not update whenever i use it.

Is this behavior intended or is it a bug?
Thanks!

Always getting an error popup while browsing the achievements:

devenv.exe - Assert Failure

Expression: [mscorlib recursive resource lookup bug] Description: Infinite recursion during resource lookup within mscorlib.  This may be a bug in mscorlib, or potentially in certain extensibility points such as assembly resolve events or CultureInfo names.  Resource name: Security_Generic

Thanks - we are investigating

me too. Today

uninstall coderush(trail version),  then OK

I stub out methods all the time, typically with Resharper, and I noticed my Stubby achievement is showing "not started."  I've even attempted to consciously stub my methods out with the Intellisense Generate method (The short-cut via the purple arrow drop-down at the lower left of a non-existent method reference) No matter what I've tried, I only get "not started"

I had ReSharper installed long ago, and my Stubby counter says "1 out of 9 complete". I stub out methods once in a while, and I believe that that 1 counted when I was working on a test VM I recently deleted. It seems that ReSharper changes (or hooks to) the key bindings or something like that and Achievements is not able to detect the usage anymore, even after RS uninstall. Will try on a "clean" VS install... someday.

So I was irritated at this, and tried stubbing out methods in a virtual machine that had a clean VS2010 install, VS Achievements and no Resharper.  I stubbed a few methods, checked my stats, and it still says "0 of 9 complete"   :(

My assumption has been that it is supposed to track the action of:
1)  Write test case using methods that have not been created yet.
2)  Let intellisense add a squigle and a drop down, and select "Geerate Method Stub" and VS generates a stub.

Is it possible that there is another way to generate methods that is the only way this achievement is tracked?  If so, what methodology of Stubbing methods is tracked?

One other detail that might be pertinent:
The majority of my "generate from usage" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd998313.aspx) stubbing happens inside the same class, same code file, and typically not across files or classes.

Could there be a hook that only activates this achievement if the generate happens across files?

Could any-body who has gotten this achievement post how they did their stubbing when this extension creditted them with generateing a method for their Stubby achievement?

I imported some custom settings into VS, but this achieve didn't unlock.  Is there another way to do this, or am I missing something?  Thanks!

I installed the extension on my new laptop running VS2010 Professional, and I've unlocked a few achievements tonight. I haven't actually seen a notification pop up, though. I've seen them unlock on Channel9 and in the Tools->Achievements window, but nothing ever pops up. Any ideas?

Do you have a funky screen size or resolution? Sometimes that can be an issue...

Nope. Running at my screen's native 1920x1080.

Having Visual Studio windows organized and layed-out over 2, 3, or 4 monitor setups should be achievements :-)

Are you patting yourself on the back?

Does this extension play nice with Resharper installed? For example, I noticed one of the achievements is using 'organize usings' 50 times. But, Resharper does it for you, and a quick alt+enter gets rid of unused usings. Are some achievements, like this one, unreachable with a plugin like Resharper?

You can earn all the achievements with Resharper installed. However, you have to go through the VS way of doing things to get the achievement as opposed to the Resharper way. 

Similar to the above question, I can't seem to get the Organize Usings achievement to start.  I'm using the Edit > IntelliSense > Organize Usings commands (tried all three of them) and no matter how I do it, I can't seem to get past "0 out of 50" for the achievement.  I have Resharper installed, but I'm not using that on this file.  Is there something wrong with the Achievement or am I attempting this incorrectly?

@Kasperitis I share exactly the same problem with you.

I use Resharper, and have not had a problem with the organize usings (VS method)

However, I'm not recieving any credit for stubbing methods, or having 50+ projects in a solution.

Try a different method of Organize usings besides from the Edit menu...