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
Slew of announcements from the company at its Evolve 16 event in Florida include a bevy of solutions to help developers connect to Macs to create native iOS apps.
Microsoft Learning is providing early warning to exam takers that the cost of taking MCP exams, including exams for obtaining the developer-based titles, will go up worldwide at mid-year.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/26/2016
Latest updates allows more incremental improvements to work items, such as alerts for keeping up with them and ability to move between projects, as well as the simple act of changing their types.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/19/2016
The online cross-platform editor is now a finished product, now that the company has appended its name with a version 1.0.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/14/2016
An updated .NET Native toolchain, Universal Windows SDK Picker, and improved Store Package Wizard are a handful of new features in a recent rollup of Visual Studio 2015 Update 2.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/13/2016