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
Python Tools for Visual Studio adds a number of user-requested features, including a centralized comments window, and the ability to launch and configure multiple Python environments.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/16/2015
Upcoming release will include some developer-requested features integrated into ADAL .NET and .NET Core to streamline use of OpenID and OAuth app protocols.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/16/2015
You don't have to give up on creating dynamic queries just because you're using Entity Framework. Entity SQL and ObjectQuery will let you generate queries at runtime and still let you update your data through Entity Framework.
SharePoint 2013 workflows for automating common business processes can be deployed as SharePoint apps built using Visual Studio.
- By Malin De Silva
- 03/12/2015
Testing Visual Studio 2015 CTP 6? You've got the latest tools for debugging Apache Cordova apps on Windows Phone 8.1.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/12/2015
Minor update enables support for graphics debugging of Unity-based apps on Windows Phone and rolls up a few buggy issues.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/10/2015
Adding real-time diagnostics and communication to a Windows Phone 8.1 application is no challenge for SignalR.
- By Nick Randolph
- 03/10/2015
Microsoft released an SDK that opens up Java application telemetry to cloud and Web developers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/09/2015
It's more complex than back propagation, but Rprop has advantages in training speed and efficiency.
- By James McCaffrey
- 03/09/2015