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Hollis: For Developers, 'One Size Fits All' Doesn't Fit

Giving a keynote presentation at the VSLive! conference this week, noted speaker Billy Hollis decried the "fixation" on unit testing, among other topics.

Visual Studio Live! Keynote: How the Cloud Improves ALM

Microsoft's Craig Kitterman demonstrated cloud-based load testing and monitoring for applications.

Microsoft Updates .NET Framework to 4.5.2

Better debugging, support for Async are among the highlights.

Two Big Data Companies Form Partnership

Cloudera and MongoDB also announce the MongoDB Connector for Hadoop.

Some Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Installs Crashing

The problem appears to be related to the location of the setup executable.

Adobe Releases PhoneGap Developer App

Soon, devs will even be able to build a Windows Phone app on OS X.

Microsoft Updates .NET Framework Repair Tool

Previous versions only covered up to .NET Framework 3.5.

Microsoft Azure SQL Database Gets New Service Tiers

Microsoft yesterday announced its Database as a Service cloud offering is incorporating new Standard and Basic preview service tiers, along with new performance levels.

Microsoft Releases Q3 Earnings Numbers

The financial report shows Windows Azure and Office 365 with significant growth.

Reports: Next Windows 8.1 Update Possible in Fall

The deadline to install Windows 8.1 Update 1 has been extended as well.

Windows Phone Devs Get Chance to Respond to Reviews

A pilot program gives developers the chance to improve their apps' ratings.

'Heartbleed' Patches Could Make Things Worse

Stealing new security certificates could be hackers' end game.

Microsoft Re-Installs Visual Studio Installer

The installer was removed after Visual Studio 2010, and led to an outcry among developers.

Telerik Makes Kendo UI Available as Open Source Platform

Kendo UI Core includes the entire mobile framework.

Windows Phone Dev Center Upgraded for Universal Apps

The redesigned Web site focuses on Windows Phone 8.1 conversions.

New SQL, Hadoop Management Products Unveiled

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces Azure Intelligent Systems Service and Analytics Platform System.

Windows Phone Preview for Developers Released

It's the first opportunity for developers to integrate their apps with the Cortana digital assistant.

Microsoft Is Not Killing Off TFS for Git

The company officially responds to a social media storm of worry.

Microsoft Updates Python Tools for Visual Studio

The first update in more than a year includes support for new Web frameworks.

Microsoft Publishes Node.js Tools for Visual Studio

The tools are open source and include debugging support.

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