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Code Focused
Squash the dangers lurking in your SQL queries by setting parameters by way of parameterized queries.
07/27/2017
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Practical ASP.NET
Test, test and test again. You can automate those tests with a TestServer-based Web app that doesn't even touch the Web server.
07/27/2017
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Cross-Platform C#
Playing around with Apple's Core Image imaging technology, using some simple C# code to perform facial recognition and apply filters to photos.
07/26/2017
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Visual Studio Toolbox
Here’s a roundup of the newest tools and extensions available for the new Visual Studio 2017 release.
07/25/2017
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News
Update 2 is now out, and with enhancements to Delivery Plans and a more simplified Work Item search capability comes more pull request and git improvements, and a new build definition editor.
07/25/2017
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Connection Strings
It's a programming language darling of those working in the data science/machine learning space, which might explain why Python takes the top spot in a recent IEEE survey. Plus: .NET Insight Podicast 11 explores coding camps.
07/24/2017
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In-Depth
Part 2: Now that we've nailed down the serverless compute concepts, we'll use a handful of online tools to develop Azure Functions.
07/21/2017
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The Data Science Lab
James McCaffrey uses cross entropy error via Python to train a neural network model for predicting a species of iris flower.
07/20/2017
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Connection Strings
PowerShell Core, the version aimed at providing scripting capabilities across a number of platforms, will eventually supersede the Windows-only version. A beta is available now, with a full release planned for end of this year.
07/19/2017
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News
A new Release Definition Editor is in preview in this sprint, as well as a number of pull requests, including a good handful of Task group feature improvements.
07/18/2017
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News
The venerable relational database management system is now feature-complete, with support for Linux and containers running on Linux and Mac OS X, and it's available as a release candidate this week.
07/18/2017
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In-Depth
The cloud has enabled some incredible innovation, like serverless compute, which is transforming the way we build applications for the cloud. We dive into serverless concepts and explore how they are supported by Azure Functions.
07/17/2017
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Connection Strings
Among an explosion of free offerings in the Microsoft imprint are resources for mobile development, available to Microsoft Virtual Academy members. Plus, MS Press is discounting certification-related titles by more than half off if bought in bulk.
07/14/2017
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News
A new build released this week will only "formally" support Visual Studio 2017, and even then, there are issues -- it's a preview, remember? Also, an updated UWP Community Toolkit 1.5 add and updates a handful of controls and services.
07/13/2017