Currently, there is no plan to support WinRT development, although the company says it will consider it if demand is there.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/30/2013
Web tools include a memory profiler, JavaScript debugger, DOM Explorer and CSS inspector.
The latest version of TypeScript adds generics but there's more in the package than that. Peter looks at what's new.
Learn how Knockout can help you tame the morass of JavaScript and HTML programming and reduce the time spent writing boilerplate code.
- By Kelly Adams, Mark Michaelis
- 07/08/2013
Numerous packages get a refresh with the Visual Studio 2013 Preview.
The big update in the latest version is the introduction of generics.
Set up a TDD environment for test applications by choosing and integrating a toolset that works with Visual Studio. It's not a completely satisfying solution, but it's enough to start building an application.
Microsoft also announces that every Azure customer gets a free 20MB database to use for a year with Web Sites and Mobile Services.
The JavaScript-based platform allows developers to do remote testing and debugging on a Windows Phone through Internet Explorer 10.
New release brings simplified cloud back-end capabilities.
- By Katrina Carrasco
- 05/28/2013
The first step in building an object in TypeScript is defining the objects with which you'll be working. I'll show you how to do that, as well as look at some of the TypeScript support for the latest versions of JavaScript.
Microsoft exec also says Visual Studio 2012 has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its release.
- By John K. Waters
- 05/10/2013
C#, Azure and JavaScript skills also make the Top-10 Most Wanted list.
- By John K. Waters
- 05/03/2013
In the first installment of Practical JavaScript, Peter Vogel describes how a client-side skeptic evolved into a JavaScript fan thanks to several tools and a book. He also shares why he's concerned about TypeScript and where he's going to take this .NET-oriented JavaScript column over the next few months.
Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC includes more than four-dozen controls, half-a-dozen templates and several utilities, all of them useful. Documentation is lacking, though.