NativeScript has undergone a major revision, with version 3.0 sporting improvements in cross-platform module implementations, command-line interface, and runtimes.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/03/2017
.NET Framework 4.7 now supports Windows versions besides the Creators Update, and the TypeScript team gets cracking on new PRs for version 2.4.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/03/2017
Here’s how to add AngularJS to an ASP.NET MVC application in Visual Studio 2015.
Let's explore factor analysis again, this time using the R ability to tap into OOP, but we won't use the RC model.
- By James McCaffrey
- 05/02/2017
It's possible to hook into document store events to monitor (and even modify) behavior.
- By Jason Roberts
- 05/01/2017
Here's the best performing option when you're retrieving the objects at the end of an entity class's navigation property, either when you only want some of the objects or when you only want them some of the time.
Visual Studio is all about making the developer coding experience more streamlined, allowing you to get to elements of the IDE that matter to you most. Customizing the Start Page is, well, a good start.
Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio Code are a bit more C++-friendly now that tools have improved support. Plus: Windows 10 evaulation VMs are now updated and available.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/26/2017
If you haven’t used the .NET Framework Contract tools to help guarantee code quality, it’s worthwhile to consider integrating them into your work. If you figured that Contracts were all hype, it may be time to see how they could be genuinely useful.
If you prefer to keep your Properties Window in Categories View, then here's some shortcuts you might find valuable.
Platform tools get some exposure on this week's roundup of news for developers in this week's podcast. Also: Who's listening, and who should we interview next?
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/21/2017
Huge volumes of data need near-supercomputer power to process and analyze it all. You can get there with the .NET Task Parallel Library.
- By William L. Bain
- 04/20/2017
The RDBMS formerly known as SQL Server vNext is now out as SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0.
Last time we looked at presentation tools that you can use to show off your work to an audience or to a team. This time, we look at tools that might be more suitable for use in code review. I also share some of my experiences using these tools.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 04/19/2017
Among the highlights in this early and raw preview include additional workloads for data science, Python, and gaming, and a slew of fixes that correct one particularly vexing installation issue and errors that have cropped up in Team Explorer.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/18/2017