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View ArticleVisual Studio Tools for Unity 3 Preview
Today at Connect() we announced the release of the Visual Studio Tools for Unity 3 Preview. VSTU is Microsoft’s free Visual Studio add-on that enables a rich programming and debugging experience for...
View ArticleWhats’s new for iOS and Android developers using JavaScript?
With the release of Visual Studio 2017 RC this week, we’re introducing you to the latest and greatest release of the Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO). In this release, we’re tackling the...
View ArticleAzure App Services Continuous Delivery
We are continuously working on improving and simplifying the deployment experience to Azure from Visual Studio Team Services. As a part of that effort, we are excited to announce preview of the...
View ArticleTeam Services November Extensions Roundup
This month, I’ve got two fun new extensions that have lots of potential; both of them are highly trending – taking some of the top spots for our most downloaded extensions over the last 30 days. I hope...
View ArticleThe Data Science Workloads in Visual Studio 2017 RC
From getting an automatic photo tag on Facebook, to a product recommendation online, to searching your photos using keywords, or getting a fraud alert on your credit card, … Machine Learning and Data...
View ArticleLive Unit Testing in Visual Studio 2017 RC
We are very proud to introduce a new feature in Visual Studio 2017 called Live Unit Testing ! This feature will make it easy for you to maintain quality and test coverage during rapid development and...
View ArticleAnnouncing UWP Community Toolkit 1.2
Following our commitment to ship new versions at a fast pace, I’m thrilled to announce the availability of UWP Community Toolkit 1.2. If you want to get a first glance, you can install the UWP...
View ArticleICYMI – Microsoft Connect, Linux, WIP and a new Insider Preview Build
Just when you thought you’d seen it all at the MVP Summit, we come back with a few exciting announcements from Connect. We want to thank you again for joining us, and if you couldn’t make it this time,...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 14965 Released
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Anniversary SDK Preview to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 14965 or greater). The Preview SDK is a pre-release and cannot be used in a...
View ArticleWindows Ink 1: Introduction to Ink and Pen
Using a pen and computer has an interesting history that goes farther back than you’d think. In 1888, the first patent for a “electric stylus device for capturing handwriting” was issued to Elisha Gray...
View ArticleThe week in .NET – .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, EF Core 1.1 – Docker – Xenko
To read last week’s post, see The week in .NET – Mitch Muenster – Stateless..NET Core, ASP.NET Core, EF Core 1.1, VS for Mac Preview, VS 2017 RC, SQL Server on Linux, Tizen, Google joins .NET...
View ArticleWindows Ink 2: Digging Deeper with Ink and Pen
In the last post, we explored a brief history of pen computing and introduced you to how easy it is to get started with Windows Ink in your Universal Windows Platform app. You saw that you can enable...
View ArticleWindows at Microsoft Connect(); // 2016
During the Connect(); // 2016, the Windows team talked about the Universal Windows Platform and about some of the great tooling improvements that have happened in recent months.Kevin Gallo, VP and...
View ArticleTest Controller, Test Agent versions and their usage in different scenarios
There have been several questions on the different scenarios related to running automated tests in various workflows and which versions can / cannot be used.Let’s broadly use the following 2 categories...
View ArticleWindows Ink 3: Beyond Doodling
In the first post in this series, we took a quick look at Windows Ink using the InkCanvas and saw that it can be as simple as one line of code to add inking support to your application. In the second...
View ArticleFollow a PR, task versioning, and search for commits in branches – Nov 23
Note: The improvements discussed in this post will be rolling out throughout the next week.We have a bunch of new features rolling out this sprint.Search for commits in branchesYou can now search for a...
View ArticleDev Projects for the Long Weekend
Find your favorite chair, kick your feet up and grab yourself a cup of coffee. It’s finally time to pick up some of the dev projects you’ve been eyeballing from behind the hazy fog of pre-vacation...
View ArticleSearch Bing to Find Holiday Hours for Local Businesses
Many businesses change their hours of operation during the holiday season. Some stores close on Thanksgiving, some restaurants shorten their service hours, and some national retailers even open the...
View ArticleThe 2016 Christmas List of Best STEM Toys for your little nerds and nerdettes
Last year my 9 year old asked, "are we nerds yet?" Being a nerd doesn't have the negative stigma it once did. A nerd is a fan, and everyone should be enthusiastic about something. You might be a...
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