As developers churn through coding the next versions of .NET Core and other key Microsoft technologies, the company offers new bounties on bugs. Program runs to September.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/09/2016
Last week, Microsoft's Visual Studio team released the 100th sprint for VSTS. It includes Docker release management and a Dashboard SDK for VSTS dashboard customization.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/07/2016
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
New version allows for visual design and code generation of apps using Microsoft's newest Entity Framework Core 1.0, as well as popular data access framework from Telerik.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/02/2016
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
To smoothen the testing process for .NET Core 1.0 and ASP.NET Core 1.0 deployments, the Visual Studio team has released a preview of its MSTest Framework that supports the RC versions.
- 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
Developers can use the Desktop App Converter to convert Win32- and .NET 4.6.1-based apps to run on the Universal Wndows Platform and related extensions and toolings.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/17/2016
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
Another preview of the next VS IDE adds debug improvements, including Edit and Continue capability while building XAML apps, as well as latest TACO Update 9.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/12/2016
Tutorial kit showcases using Play Web app framework to build Java-based apps that interoperate with .NET.
- By John K. Waters
- 05/11/2016
Something as simple as a checkbox has users expressing their excitement with this update, but there are quite a few features that will be rolling out with the latest update that also shouldn't be ignored.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/10/2016
Major update to cross-platform framework for building native apps includes support for Visual Studio Code and TypeScript, as wel as AngularJS, Maven, and CocoaPods.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/09/2016
In its mission to maintain openness with the developer community, Microsoft shows the road ahead for the eventual release of .NET Core 1.0 with Visual Studio 15.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/06/2016
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
Programmatic efficiency is a highlight of this release, with a command-line option for extensions and clearer information for starting new projects.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/04/2016
Microsoft's venerable RDBMS gets a major update, with a developer-enabled version that unclutters the enterprise database solution development process.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/03/2016
SharePoint 2016 and add-in development support are highlights of this release that allows Visual Studio developers to customize Microsoft Office.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/28/2016
Providers for Oracle, MySQL, PostgresSQL, SQLite 5.5, and DB 2.0 can now work with Entity Framework Core 1.0 RC1.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/28/2016