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Custom work item types on Team Services
With the latest deployment to VSTS, you can now create your own custom work item types (WITs) and place them on the backlog and board level of your choice. Read on for a walk through of the...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Git for Windows 2.10?
It has been a busy time since my last post. There have been nine public releases of Git for Windows in the meantime. And a lot has happened.Most importantly, Git for Windows v2.10.0 has been released....
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Gradle build task supports Checkstyle analysis
A few sprints ago we enabled SonarQube and PMD analysis on the Maven and Gradle tasks. We are continuing to add code analysis tooling the main Java build tasks with Checkstyle support for...
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Windows 10 IoT Core Blockly
In this blog post you’ll learn about IoT Core Blockly, a new UWP application that allows you to program a Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 and a Raspberry Pi Sense Hat using a “block” editor from your browser:You...
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Dealing with Technology Burnout? Or just life's cycles?
Sarah Mei had a great series of tweets last week. She's the Founder of RailsBridge, Director of Ruby Central, and the Chief Consultant of DevMynd so she's experienced with work both "on the job" and...
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Bing Maps V8 August 2016 Update
This is the second regular monthly update to Bing Maps Version 8 control (V8) since its release in late June. In last month’s update, we saw many new features such as draggable pushpins and spatial...
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The week in .NET – 9/7/2016
To read last week’s post, see The week in .NET – 8/30/2016.On .NETLast week, Ayende Rahien was on the show to talk about RavenDB and .NET:This week, we’ll speak with Benjamin Fistein and Jakub Míšek...
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Move The Chain With Bing's Football and Fantasy Predictions
Professional football is finally back and, as in previous seasons, and the Bing Predicts team has you covered. We will provide weekly predictions for your favorite team as well as the other 31 teams,...
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Introducing Arduino Wiring on Windows 10 IoT Core
Developers targeting Windows 10 IoT Core can use a programming language of their choice. Today, this includes C#, C++, Visual Basic, JavaScript, Python and Node.js, but we’re not stopping there....
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Windows IoT Core Extension for Visual Studio Code
About the Windows IoT Core Extension for VS CodeVisual Studio Code is the first code editor and first cross-platform development tool – supporting OS X, Linux, and Windows – in the Visual Studio...
View ArticleDevice to Device Communication with Azure IoT Hub
We’ve already seen how to get your devices to send data to the cloud. In most cases, the data is then processed by various Azure services. However, in some cases the cloud is nothing more than a means...
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Road to Rio: Our Summer At Bing
In the Photo (left to right): David Ku, CVP IPG Melissa Du, Intern Shannon Phu, Intern Grace O'Brien, Intern Derrick Connell, CVP @ Bing, Cortana Road to Rio: Our Summer at Bing “We’re in full Olympics...
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More Intelligent Autocomplete: Academic and Move Search
Have you ever tried to remember the title of paper you read in an academic journal? You know the author’s name, but not how to spell it? Or, you’re sure that a certain actor starred in a movie directed...
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Tailoring your app for Xbox and the TV (App Dev on Xbox series)
As promised, we are continuing the wave of sharing what we kicked off last week during the “App Dev on Xbox” event. Every week for the next two months, we will be releasing a new blog post where we...
View ArticleTeam Services Update – Sept 2
Yes, I’m a bit late on this one. I was traveling to India and Israel in early Sept and didn’t have a change to post about this.A little over a week ago we deployed the sprint 104 work to Team...
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Creating Beautiful Effects for UWP
The Composition APIs allow you to enhance the appeal of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app with a wide range of beautiful and interesting visual effects. Because they are applied at a low level,...
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Team Services September Extensions Roundup – App Stores!
Windows, iOS, and Android, oh my!This month the roundup focus is on app stores. Whether you’re building apps for the Windows Store, the iOS App Store, or Google Play, these extensions provide build...
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Visual C++ for Linux 1.0.5 Updates
The Visual C++ for Linux announcement post has been updated with the content below. If you are already familiar with this extension this post covers what is new since our last update.We recently posted...
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Accessibility and your app design
Accessibility is about making your app usable to the largest possible audience. For some apps, accessibility is required by law. For others, it’s part of the service you are offering to a specific...
View ArticleAnnouncing September 2016 Updates for .NET Core 1.0
Today, we are releasing a set of reliability and quality updates for .NET Core 1.0. The quickest way to get the updates is to head over to dot.net/core and follow the updated install instructions for...
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