Visual Studio Team Services Manual Testing Tips: Charts, Iterations and Runs
I seem to get these three questions about Manual Testing on a regular basis and thought i would share the answers: 1. How to get the column/row data populated in the test chart dialog?(Menus are:...
View ArticleVisual Studio Team Services – Testing Tools Roadmap
Over the last few months, there has been a consistent ask for Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) / Team Foundation Server (TFS) Testing Tools roadmap. I would like to share our strategic direction,...
View ArticleUWP porting guidance for Android and iOS developers
Today, we are pleased to introduce a new app development concept map for app developers that aligns software development concepts across the iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. App developers new to...
View ArticleMixing and Matching UIKit with XAML and the Windows Bridge for iOS
In part one of the Windows Bridge for iOS series, we created a simple to-do list app in Xcode and used the Windows Bridge for iOS to bring it over to Windows 10. In part two of the series, we went on...
View ArticleFirst Look: Authentication in ASP.NET Core
With the coming changes in ASP.NET Core, our friend and intrepid reporter Seth Juarez sat down with ASP.NET Program Manager Pranav Rastogi to discuss the updates and improvements in the new ASP.NET...
View ArticleSupport Ending for Visual Studio 2005
In October 2005, before Twitter, jQuery, Blu-Ray movies, Xbox 360, Amazon AWS, Internet Explorer 7, and Google Analytics, we released Visual Studio 2005. A lot has happened in software development...
View ArticleCount Down is On to Getting the Edge on NCAA® March Madness®
Three…..Bracketologists, our favorite time of the year is finally here. The conference tournaments are coming to a close. The at-large bids are patiently waiting for their tickets to get punched. And...
View ArticleAnnouncing v16.1 of the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
We are very happy to announce along with our partners at DevExpress, a new version of the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is now available. This version, labeled 16.1 delivers some documentation...
View ArticleBing Predicts: Making Sense of NCAA March Madness
With the arrival of spring, everyone knows it is time for warmer weather, blooming flowers, and beating your friends with your March Madness® brackets. While we can’t help with picnic plans or allergy...
View ArticleWhen to use a HTTP call instead of a WebSocket (or HTTP 2.0)
WebSocket icon by w3.org (CC BY)It isn’t always easy to know when it might be better to use HTTP request/responses versus WebSockets for your project, Universal Windows Platform app or not, especially...
View ArticleCelebrate Pi Day with interactive math answers from Bing
Today is the annual celebration of Pi Day. In honor of this day, and to help students of different ages learn and practice mathematics in an immersive way, the Bing Education team developed a number of...
View ArticleBing Predicts Recaps the Primaries, Shares Mid-March Predictions
Two weeks after Super Tuesday, candidates and voters are gearing up for another busy Tuesday as five states will vote today. While Clinton and Trump are coming in as front runners based on the last 46...
View ArticleSquash: A Whole New Way to Merge Pull Requests
Are you the type of developer that loves to keep your repos neat and tidy? Are you a fan of interactive rebase and fixing up your commits until they’re just right? Do you wish you had an alternative...
View ArticleThe week in .NET – 3/15/2016
To read last week’s post, see The week in .NET – 3/8/2016.On.NETLast week, we had Nick Craver on the show to talk about StackOverflow. It was lots of fun, and I highly recommend watching if you’re...
View ArticleAnnouncing the developer preview for Bing’s new Search APIs
The Bing team knows that developers want solutions that are easy to understand, simple to implement, and can make their apps and experiences smarter and more engaging for end users. We have created...
View ArticleGet Started with ASP.NET Core Authorization – Part 1 of 2
After learning about Authentication in ASP.NET Core, our intrepid reporter Seth Juarez wanted to dig deeper into the ASP.NET Authorization story. In the following video, he speaks with ASP.NET...
View ArticleGetting started with app design
This blog is the first in a multi-part series on app design for developers. We’ll introduce you to the tricks of the design trade so you can create more attractive and more successful UWP apps.There is...
View ArticleBuilding Visual Studio Code on a Raspberry Pi 3
I picked up a Raspberry Pi 3 recently for MarchIsForMakers. The Raspberry Pi 3 is a great starter computer for makers not just because it is faster than the Pi and Pi 2, but because it has Wifi built...
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