‘Paste JSON As Classes’ in ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 RC
‘Paste JSON As Classes’ is a cool feature in ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 RC. This feature will help you generate strongly typed classes in C# or VB.NET from valid JSON text.With ASP.NET and Web Tools...
View ArticleTeam Explorer Everywhere Update 1
I recently posted about the Team Foundation Server Update 1 release alongside Visual Studio Update 1, but I also wanted to take some time to call out that we also shipped Update 1 of Team Explorer...
View ArticleEnhancing LightSwitch Controls with jQuery Mobile (Michael Zlatkovsky)
One of my favorite things about the LightSwitch HTML Client is how easy it is to create forms over data the “LightSwitch way”, and then jump straight into HTML for a bit of custom tweaking. Because...
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View ArticleMVC Single Page Application Template Update for ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 RC
We added a C# MVC Single Page Application (SPA) template in ASP.NET Fall 2012 Update BUILD Preview. John Papa had written a detailed blog about the preview version. With help of John Papa’s detailed...
View ArticleNeed funding for a great app idea? AppCampus is here to help
Does down time during the holidays have you thinking about creating the next great app for Windows Phone? If so, we have a program that might help make the season bright. Through a joint project with...
View ArticleSimulation Dashboard for Windows Phone Apps
Hi folks, I’m Jonathan, the PM Lead for the Windows Phone Tools and SDK team. A wise man once said “your code’s as good as your people, and your people are as good as their tools.” We believe that...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 C++ CppUnitTestFramework targeting the Visual Studio C++...
Slow news day here at Microsoft; trolling my inbox noticed two things that might be of interest to the ALM Community. Using the C++ Unit Testing Framework targeting the 2010 complier and we have (found...
View ArticleNew Tutorial Series and Sample Application for ASP.NET MVC 4 with Windows...
On December 19 we published a new tutorial series and accompanying sample application that shows how to work with Windows Azure Storage tables, queues, and blobs in a multi-tier application that uses...
View ArticleNetwork Monitoring for Windows Phone Apps
This blog post was authored by Rahul Bagaria, a program manager on the Windows Phone developer tools team.- JonathanConsumers and businesses are increasingly becoming dependent on the continuous...
View ArticlePenguin Mark: Blazing Fast Holiday Fun
We don’t want the holiday season to pass without sharing another new HTML5 experience that makes the most of your PC hardware and the new touch capabilities in Windows 8. Check out Penguin Mark and...
View ArticleCreating a Bootstrapper package for an Office 2013 VSTO Add-in with Visual...
At the SharePoint Conference last month, Preview 2 of the Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 was announced. The release offers a number of enhancements for VSTO developers: in particular,...
View ArticleTFS 2012 Update 1: Permissions lost on attaching a collection (fix available...
We want to let you know that we’ve discovered an issue where permissions are lost on attaching a collection to a server that is running TFS 2012 Update 1 or executing tfsconfig changeServerId (that...
View ArticleReflecting on 2012: scale and opportunity
As the year draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect on what we’ve accomplished together in 2012. Our big goal this year was to establish a new, scalable platform on the phone and in the cloud upon...
View ArticleContent Index for Coded UI Test
I have been collecting various resources related to Coded UI Test since its release. I have updated this Content Index for features we released in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1. Check it out -...
View ArticleWhen in doubt, turn on Tracing
One of my favorite posts that I've done is "The Internet is not a black box. Look inside."I really want to encourage folks to look inside "black boxes" - or more accurately, what they perceive as black...
View ArticleRetrospective on TFS 2012 Update 1
In late November I made a tour of a few cities in Europe, speaking about VS/TFS 2012 and application lifecycle management. One of the talks I gave a couple of times was about how we are managing our...
View ArticleTeam Explorer Extensibility
We redesigned the Team Explorer window in TFS 2012. Previously, it was simple tree control with limited flexibility. In 2012, we made it richer page navigation system that enables much more control...
View ArticleRoaming Settings: Give Us Your Feedback!
Let's kick off 2013 with a survey JWe have been researching roaming Visual Studio settings and have a few questions that will help gain insights into what the best experience would be. We have created...
View ArticleMyGet build services now integrated with CodePlex
MyGet is a pretty cool service that allows you to host your own NuGet feed. During the holidays the team at MyGet enabled integration with CodePlex.MyGet announced their public beta of a build service...
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