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Introducing a new Windows Dev Center experience
Since launching the Windows Dev Center in October, 2011, we’ve worked closely with developers and designers around the world to understand how we can provide the best guidance, inspiration, and samples...
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Meet the new Windows Dev Center
The Windows Dev Center just got a whole new look. We’ve made it easier to find the right content at the right time, with key tasks and resources to help you design, develop, and market your apps called...
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Xamarin Evolve 2013 Talk Video - How C# Saved My Marriage
In case you haven't heard, Xamarin is a fabulous company was amazing products and their Evolve 2013 conference was absolutely smashing.I was fortunate enough to speak at Xamarin Evolve 2013 in Austin...
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Known Issue and workaround for TFS 2012 Update 3 RC1
This post is to report a known issue with alerts in Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 3 RC1. There is a partial workaround below, which should be applied to the configuration database BEFORE upgrade...
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WCF Data Services 5.5.0 Prerelease
It’s that time again: yesterday we uploaded an RC for the upcoming 5.5.0 release. The 5.5.0 release will be another NuGet-only release.What is in the release:This release has two primary features: 1)...
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Enabling seamless integration with Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test...
Today I am happy to announce that in addition to the bi-direction synchronization between the HP ALM - TFS systems, OpsHub’s newest release v5.3 has added integration with test case management and...
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New Workflow Manager 1.0 Getting Started Tutorial
A new Getting Started Tutorial for Workflow Manager 1.0 has been posted here:Workflow Manager 1.0 Getting Started TutorialThis is a 3 step tutorial which covers creating a custom activity, using it in...
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New Windows Dev Center release
Yesterday we launched a new Windows Dev Center. You might ask “Why are you telling us about that, Brian?” Well, the answer is that my team is responsible for MSDN and much of the infrastructure...
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Creating a wizard-like experience for HTML client (Andy Kung)
If you have been playing with the new HTML client, you will know that LightSwitch provides a built-in screen template for creating data. It allows user to input data via a modal dialog. In some...
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Tips to grow your app revenue through in-app purchase
Your Windows Phone 8 app presents three potential sources of revenue: app sales, in-app advertisement, and in-app purchases. In a previous blog post I wrote about what you can sell in your Windows...
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Announcing the ability to Test Windows Phone 8 applications with Experitest...
For testing Heterogeneous and mobile environments we have relied on world class partners. SeeTest from Experitest now enables Microsoft developers test mobile applications inc WIndowsPhone8, iOS,...
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XAudio2 Performance and Battery Considerations for Windows Phone 8
This blog post was authored by Joao Lucas Guberman Raza, a program manager on the Windows Phone team.- AdamIn this post we cover important information for Windows Phone 8 developers who use the XAudio2...
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IE Dev Center: Finding the resources you need, quickly
Last week we launched a remodeled Internet Explorer Developer Center (msdn.com/ie) to make it easier for developers to find the comprehensive documentation quickly. Based on your feedback, we’ve...
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Use your HTML5 skills, port your PhoneGap app to Windows Phone, and win prizes
Many of you have heard about PhoneGap (aka Apache Cordova), the popular open source framework you can use to create mobile apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. PhoneGap has supported the Windows Phone...
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Use Your MSDN Benefit to Convert Your Office 365 Developer Preview
The easiest way to get started developing SharePoint apps with LightSwitch is to sign up for a free trial of an Office 365 Developer account at dev.office.com. Because Office 365 has moved from preview...
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Image Processing with C++ AMP and the .NET Framework
Image processing is a computational task that lends itself very well to GPU compute scenarios. In many cases the most commonly used algorithms are inherently massively parallel, with each pixel in the...
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Enter your app in the “Re-imagining Consumer Health with Windows 8 and...
Healthcare is rapidly evolving, and the opportunity for developers to create apps that can help improve the lives of people around the world is bigger than ever. On May 13-14, 2013, Microsoft sponsored...
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Testing your Windows Phone app – Part 2
This blog post was authored by Craig Horsfield, a Senior SDET on the Windows Phone Test and Operations team.- AdamTesting your app throughout the development process can help you create a really great...
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Final ALM Certification Jumpstarts May 28th and May 29th
Earlier this month Anthony Borton, Lead ALM Consultant at Enhance ALM, and Steven Borg, Co-founder and Strategist at Northwest Cadence, delivered a very successful Jumpstart for Microsoft Virtual...
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How to setup a Load Balanced Web Farm of Virtual Machines (Linux or...
A buddy of mine was thinking to move some of his Linux-based website to Azure. If you're running a Web Site that this node.js, ASP, ASP.NET, or PHP, it's easiest to use Azure Web Sites. I showed how to...
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