This latest build is the first update since Silverlight 5 was released in December 2011.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/11/2012
In Microsoft's last fiscal third quarter, Server and Tools delivered $4.57 billion in revenue to the company, up 14 percent. The division is large, growing and increasingly profitable
Microsoft hears its developers, and colorizes the monochrome look of Visual Studio 11 beta.
In the upcoming versions of Microsoft Web development tools, ASP.NET makes data binding more flexible while ASP.NET MVC makes creating AJAX applications and building mobile applications easier, among other goodies in both environments.
Peter introduces WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets first by describing why you care and then by setting up to build a bi-directional service using Windows Server 8, and Visual Studio 11.
The company's latest product suite offers powerful data components, mobile UX and metro-themed controls across multiple platforms.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 05/03/2012
While Windows Communication Foundation 4.5 has lots of little improvements, the ASP.NET Web API is a very big change. You'll probably end up taking advantage of both, so here's what's in the pipeline for you.
PowerPoint Storyboarding, a new feature of Visual Studio 11, brings new dimensions to UI design.
- By Mark Michaelis
- 05/01/2012
Time is causing Windows to evolve, but those changes offer new opportunities for app developers.
The "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 is expected at about the same time.
Nick Randolph continues to look at building applications across both Windows Phone and Windows 8, this time focusing on the navigation model.
- By Nick Randolph
- 04/24/2012
Visual Basic 11 contains many enhancements you may not have noticed.
Only three editions for Windows 8 on traditional devices.
When Microsoft talks about application lifecycle management (ALM), it's always in the context of its Visual Studio IDE, especially with Visual Studio 11.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/16/2012
Migrating a photo-sharing Windows Phone application to run under Windows 8.
- By Nick Randolph
- 04/16/2012