Amanda Silver's opening keynote on the Open Microsoft Developer Platform, along with a slew of other selected developer sessions, will be live-streamed during next week's conference at the Microsoft campus.
- By Michael Domingo
- 08/04/2016
The container technology company has made its tools that allow for streamlining the process of spinning up and managing Docker containers on Windows and Mac environments generally available.
- By Michael Domingo
- 08/02/2016
First previewed at Build 2016, this GA version comes with a number of samples for getting started with building Node.js apps that can take full advantage of Azure Blob, File, Table and Queue storage.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/21/2016
Microsoft offers up a new dashboard widget for Visual Studio Team Services that monitors performance, and updates the Azure Toolkit with support for Java Web Apps.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/19/2016
Finalized versions of Microsoft's venerable software technologies are now generally available, and for Visual Studio 2015 U3, it includes the resolution of some high memory consumption issues that bedeviled some larger VS customers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/27/2016
A preview of the extension for spinning up Azure development and test environments right from within Visual Studio Team Services is now no longer a preview.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/21/2016
That "other" cloud company is a popular option due to the breadth of tools and capabilities. So, it only makes sense that there are a number of Windows developer tools available for those who want to hop on the AWS cloud.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 06/14/2016
WinDocks is now available for .NET developers looking for a smoother solution for spinning up Windows Server 2012-based Docker containers in the AWS cloud.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/03/2016
Azure Test Drives gives developers the ability to test out apps in the cloud without any commitment whatsoever.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/01/2016
Developer targeting cloud deployments can now use Azure DevTest Labs for development and testing and control costs at the same time.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/31/2016
Docker is open sourcing developer tools used to facilitate standing up containers targeted for Windows and Mac platforms.
As Microsoft Learning slates two exams for the MCSD: UWP for retirement next year, two more skills-focused exams will take their places.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/18/2016
New updates mainly fall into the performance and reliability categories, but the .NET engineering teams also inlcude an update to the .NET Core SDK, dubbed 'Preview 1.'
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/16/2016
The support and community development portals for Microsoft developers and IT specialists is getting a cloud upgrade, starting with a preview of services around Microsoft's enterprise mobility technologies. Bonus: It's being open sourced.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/05/2016
Microsoft Azure has become one of the top cloud computing environments and we've got 14 essential tools for integrating Azure right into your development environment.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 05/02/2016
Latest updates allows more incremental improvements to work items, such as alerts for keeping up with them and ability to move between projects, as well as the simple act of changing their types.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/19/2016
The online cross-platform editor is now a finished product, now that the company has appended its name with a version 1.0.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/14/2016
Microsoft said it will add tooling to Hyper-V containers in Windows 10 that will allow developers to bypass complex VM machinations to support development activities. Coming PowerShell module for Docker is also aimed at devs.
A new tool that ingests every piece of Application Insights and turns it into reportable information is now getting its public preview. It's also got a name.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/05/2016
Microsoft's Qi Lu and his team showed off a few new developer features that will make Office 365 integration a much easier prospect, including Skype SDKs that open up communication capabilities.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/01/2016