As Microsoft continues to offer newer, more innovative data platforms in the cloud, the SQL Server flagship is languishing. Here's what Microsoft needs to do to ensure it moves forward.
- By Andrew Brust
- 04/07/2015
The .NET Framework has two collections that will guarantee your items are always sorted whenever you process the collection. Here's how to choose between the two and how to control the sort order (including supporting duplicate entries).
Availability, transparency of code is aimed at giving Visual Studio developers a leg up on debugging device drivers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/03/2015
If you think Bert is all talk when it comes to his decade of C# experience, you're wrong. He delivers…15 times.
Still in pre-release, updates are coming out fast for Application Insights SDK for Web Apps, including new ways to share customized charts.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/02/2015
Newest version of Windows Library for JavaScript improves on cross-browser-enabled features and aims for improved compatibility with Windows 10 look and feel.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/01/2015
Current Ultimate subscribers will notice a significant price reduction. Also: a Visual Studio 2015 timeline quick reference.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/01/2015
Microsoft has been running full steam ahead with its "open" development process. So what does it mean to those developing across disparate platforms? Scott Hanselman explains.
- By Wallace McClure
- 03/31/2015
Promises make asynchronous processing simple, consistent and easy to use. And, with TypeScript and Promises.TypeScript providing support for generic Promises, you get both type safety and IntelliSense support.
Azure API Tools for Visual Studio 2013 gives developers a quick path to connecting to third-party REST APIs.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/30/2015
Now that you know how to use them (see Part 1 if you don't), it's time to create custom ones.
- By Jason Roberts
- 03/26/2015
Microsoft debuts Node.js Tools for Visual Studio version 1.0 after a year of development.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/25/2015
Developers can start using the Azure-based App Service apps, with other cross-platform/cross-device services available in preview.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/25/2015
Windows Insider members can access the software development kit preview for building Universal Apps on the upcoming Windows 10 platform.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/23/2015
The upcoming Microsoft Build Engine that will be part of Visual Studio 2015 is now an open source project on Github.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/23/2015
Peter's convinced you're not using Shared and static members enough, but then he's also convinced that none of you know about all the ways you can use those two keywords.
The collection of templates and functions for building Eclipse apps running on Azure now has support for building apps from Mac and Ubuntu.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/20/2015
Microsoft's Brian Harry offers proof that TFVC is still alive and well.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/20/2015
The open source library for developing AJAX-Webified apps gets a much-needed face lift to get with the modern coding times.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/18/2015
Improvements to Kanban boards and bug fixes in this sprint means the march to final gets nearer and nearer.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/18/2015