NoSQL .NET Core development using an local Azure DocumentDB Emulator
I was hanging out with Miguel de Icaza in New York a few weeks ago and he was sharing with me his ongoing love affair with a NoSQL Database called Azure DocumentDB. I've looked at it a few times over...
View ArticleBing Celebrates the Spirit of Giving this December
Can’t wait to share some holiday cheer? Starting December 1, the Bing homepage transforms into a delight-delivery device: each day of December will reveal a new seasonal treat. Just click the gift icon...
View ArticleAzure Notebooks now support F#
Last week I blogged about the availability of the new Data Storage and Data Science workloads in Visual Studio 2017 RC. The Data Science workload specifically provides support for the following:R...
View ArticleReengage your customers with UWP ad campaigns and push notifications
We’re pleased to announce that all developers can now use new features in Windows Dev Center to engage with customers of their UWP apps. Developers can build segments of their customers and use them...
View ArticleThe week in .NET – On .NET on MyGet – FlexViewer – I Expect You To Die
To read last week’s post, see The week in .NET – Cosmos on On.NET, GongSolutions.WPF.DragDrop, Transistor.On .NETLast week, we had Xavier Decoster and Maarten Belliauw from MyGet on the show:This week,...
View ArticleAgent-based deployment in Release Management
Agent-based deployment in Release ManagementOur approach in Release management so far has been to integrate with various deployment tools and platforms while providing rich control over the flow of...
View ArticleAnnouncing TypeScript 2.1
We spread ourselves thin, but this is the moment you’ve been awaiting – TypeScript 2.1 is here!For those who are unfamiliar, TypeScript is a language that brings you all the new features of JavaScript,...
View ArticleDecember Hosted Build Image Updates
Over the next few days we will roll out a new build image with the following software updates..NET Core 1.1Android SDK v25Azure CLI 0.10.7Azure PS 3.1.0Azure SDK 2.9.6Cmake 3.7.1Git for Windows...
View ArticleConversion options for bringing your existing desktop app to the Universal...
With this summer’s release of the Windows 10 Anniversary update and the recent announcement of the Store supporting apps built with the Desktop Bridge technology, we are receiving much interest from...
View ArticleAwesome, legal, wireless retrogaming with a Hyperkin 5 and 8bitdo's nes30pro
My kids and I are big fans of retrogaming. We have a whole collection of real consoles including N64, Dreamcast, PS2, Genesis, and more. However, playing these older consoles on new systems often...
View ArticleICYMI – Build 14986, BUILD 2017, and Windows 10 on ARM-based computers!?
What a time to be a Windows developer.This week we got a new Windows Insider Preview Build, new options added to the Desktop Bridge, expanded access to customer segmentation and notifications, and...
View ArticleExploring Wyam - a .NET Static Site Content Generator
It's a bit of a renaissance out there when it comes to Static Site Generators. There's Jekyll and GitBook, Hugo and Hexo. Middleman and Pelican, Brunch and Octopress. There's dozens, if not hundreds of...
View ArticleUpdating Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate
We announced the availability of Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate a few weeks ago at Connect(); 2016. For those of you who tried it, let me start by saying, “Thanks!” Already you’ve submitted...
View ArticleUpdating Visual Studio 2017 RC – .NET Core Tooling improvements
This post was co-authored by Joe Morris, a Senior Program Manager on the .NET Team and David Carmona, a Principal Program Manager Lead on the .NET Team.Today, an update to Visual Studio 2017 RC was...
View ArticleThe Visual Studio Modeling SDK is now available with Visual Studio 2017
You might want to use the Visual Studio Modeling SDK if you have one of these requirements:Create Graphical or Form-Based modeling designers. For these, you can use the DSL ToolsEnable transformation...
View ArticleDecember Update for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension
At //Build this year we launched the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. Keeping with the monthly release cadence and goal to continuously respond to your feedback, this December update introduces...
View ArticleHow to recreate the TFVC team project folder
We’ve had a handful of support calls lately from customers who deleted their team project folder in TFVC. tf.exe makes it easy to do, but not easy to undo. Fortunately, the fix is straightforward, and...
View ArticleDesigning and Prototyping Apps with Adobe Experience Design CC (Beta)
Adobe Experience Design CC (Beta) or Adobe XD, is a new creative tool from Adobe for designing high-fidelity prototypes of websites and mobile apps. You can try a new public preview released today of...
View ArticleDecember 2016 Update for .NET Core 1.0
December 2016 Updates for .NET Core 1.0Today, we are releasing a new set of reliability and quality updates for .NET Core 1.0. This month’s update is our second Long Term Support (LTS) update and...
View Article.NET Framework December Monthly Rollup is Now Available
Today we are releasing a new Security and Quality Rollup and Security Only Update for the .NET Framework. This release resolves a security vulnerability and includes two new quality and reliability...
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