Squish That Whitespace

Today’s Visual Studio extension from Omar Rwemi is simple, yet shows off the kinds of things you can do in the code editor window.

I don’t know a dev that doesn’t like to use whitespace to help make their code readable (okay, there are those dev’s that never used whitespace, but you’re kind of… well… err… you know, so we’re going to pretend you don’t exist 😉

Yet, that whitespace does take up that extra screen space.

What if you could get the best of both worlds? Maybe squish that whitespace just a little?

That’s exactly what Omar has done…

Line Press

“Line Press is a Visual Studio extension that allows you to control the height of empty lines and lines that contains nothing but curly braces. You can reduce their height as you see fit and gain more vertical space for your code to display.

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The source is available too, https://github.com/omsharp/LinePress

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Last Week on Channel 9: April 3rd – April 9th, 2017

Last week we also hit a major milestone, with the This Week on Channel 9 show hitting it’s 400th episode, TWC9: 400! #SpringIntoDevOps, Windows 10 1703 & SDK Out, Project Scorpio Revealed and more… ! Congrats to the team, awesome hosts and our viewers!

Microsoft and Intel Collaborate to Deliver Cloud for All

Enabled through the Intel Cloud For All Initiative, Microsoft and Intel are working together to deliver private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions for customers. Integrating Intel Xeon processors and Microsoft’s latest Windows server technologies provides customers with valuable reference platforms and solutions that they can easily deploy. Also, through collaboration with Intel and Altera on FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) solutions, Microsoft is able to provide their customers with higher networking speeds and greater security capabilities.

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This week on Channel 9, Nikola and Vlad discuss the week’s top developer news, including;…

Spring Sale, Creators Update, and more!

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95 – Siege Credenza Stout

It’s time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it’s the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream!  So, another person has found the secret bunker. This is starting to make me think the bunker is not so much of a secret. Oh well, let’s have some fun with the guest.

C64ForTheWin – C64 Development on your Windows Machine

If I were a betting man, I’d bet that today’s project is going to keep some of you up WAY to late tonight and this weekend. It’s almost the perfect mix of cool, nerdy, different and way-back-machine’ish.

Last month Petri Wilhelmsen updated his programming guide for an environment many of us (okay, some of… well… a few of… OKAY, ME! 😉 grew up with and was our first development experience. petriw/Commodore64Programming

Growth Hacking Hackers

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Use Helm with Azure Container Service and Kubernetes

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Azure Container Registry General Availability

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Fuzzing REST Web Services

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New Powerful Laptops Come to Market with Legion by Lenovo

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Debugging C# user code in a U-SQL query locally

I LOVE videos like this, and so will you. Short, but powerful with no slides and all demo. Saveen Reddy, Principal PM Manager in the big data team at Microsoft comes in to show how easy it is to debug C# user code in a U-SQL query using local vertex debugging.

Saveen spends the first few minutes explaining the challenges for debugging U-SQL when things go wrong in Azure Data Lake Analytics and a clusterless environment. How do you debug? At the [04:00] mark Saveen answers that question by diving right into the demo to show how easy it is by using local vertex debugging and the C# debugging experience! …

Introducing Surface Dial with Ink Input

In this video, we are going to introduce Surface Dial with Ink input. Hands-on materials and samples can be found at the GitHub here: https://github.com/DXSurfaceDial/Surface-Dial-Design-and-Development. …

What’s Cool for Devs in the Windows 10 Creators Update

The Windows 10 Creators Update introduces many new features and enhancements for developers – this video highlights just a few of the cool new things for developers to try out.  Read more about what’s new for developers at http://aka.ms/Win10UpdateForDevs. …

Introducing Windows Forms HDPI Improvements in .NET Framework 4.7

It’s no secret that Windows Forms applications have had trouble in high-DPI scenarios. This can sometimes result in a significant impact to usability. As higher resolution hardware becomes more common, it’s important that your applications are able to react properly. In this video, we’ll talk through some of the new Windows Forms HDPI improvements that are being introduced in .NET Framework 4.7 and Windows 10 Creators Update. We’ll take a look at general DPI awareness fixes and talk about per-monitor awareness events. …

Productivity Power Tools 2017

In this episode, Robert is joined by Justin Clareburt, who shows off the Visual Studio 2017 version of the Productivity Power Tools, a collection of 15 extensions that provide additional features for the Visual Studio IDE. Justin covers:

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A Mavic change for Ch9

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Searching Images with Images: Characterization, Retrieval, and Ranking

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Interview with Laura Butler, Microsoft Vice President Star Treknical Goddess

In this episode, Soumow sits with Laura Butler the one and only Star Treknical Goddess, the first female Technical Fellow at Microsoft and currently the Vice President of OneNote.
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Azure Environment Selector Visual Studio Extension

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Happy Birthday .NET with Dan Fernandez

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App Compatibility with SQL Server on Linux
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ASP.NET Monsters #97: Hosted ASP.NET Core builds with AppVeyor

A continuous integration (CI) build is a helpful tool for any software project. In today’s episode, Monster Dave explores the AppVeyor hosted build service and shows just how easy it is to setup a CI build for your ASP.NET Core project. …

Episode 145: Welcoming our new AI Overlords with David Crook

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Introduction to the Azure Portal

This short video tutorial is an introduction into the Azure Management Portal. In this video I demonstrate where and how to access the Azure Portal, as well as demonstrate the mechanics of how the Azure Portal functions along with a new tips and tricks on using it. …

SQL Unplugged – March 2017 Edition

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Debugging and performance optimization for DirectX 12 games with PIX on Windows

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Microsoft’s Open Approach to Networking

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Cortana on Windows 10 IoT Core

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Next Week on Xbox: Upcoming Games, April 10 – 16

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover the best games coming soon to Xbox One. Every week, the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console, and Xbox Wire will be here to let you know when you can play every new release hitting Xbox One. Whether you’re a fan of shooting, racing, or adventuring, there’s sure to be something for you to enjoy. So, without further delay, let’s preview the new games coming soon with Next Week on Xbox! Yooka-Laylee (Xbox Play Anywhere Support Coming Soon) –… Continue reading Next Week on Xbox: Upcoming Games, April 10 – 16

An Exciting Night for Indies at the British Academy Game Awards

Last night, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) honored some of the top games from the past year at the British Academy Game Awards, and it was a big night for independent games. All of us at Xbox were excited to see the breadth of innovation on stage from developers all over the world. Among the big winners of the night was Playdead’s INSIDE, which won four BAFTAs in Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative and Original Property. The dark and clever puzzle platformer made its console debut on Xbox One last June to critical acclaim, with universal… Continue reading An Exciting Night for Indies at the British Academy Game Awards

TWC9: 400! #SpringIntoDevOps, Windows 10 1703 & SDK Out, Project Scorpio Revealed and more… | This Week On Channel 9

This week on Channel 9, Nikola and Vlad discuss the week’s top developer news, including;[01:35] Windows 10 Creators Update and Creators Update SDK are Released [Kevin Gallo][03:25] Time to check your Windows Insider Program settings! [Dona Sarkar][04:… Continue reading TWC9: 400! #SpringIntoDevOps, Windows 10 1703 & SDK Out, Project Scorpio Revealed and more… | This Week On Channel 9

This Week on Xbox: April 7

We know you’re busy and might miss out on a day (or three) of the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show below. Either way, be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox! Digital Foundry – Inside the Next Xbox: Project Scorpio Tech Revealed Visit Digital Foundry… Continue reading This Week on Xbox: April 7

Age of Empires: Castle Siege Comes to Android

It has been an amazing time for Age of Empires: Castle Siege fans! Over 5 million people have played our game on Windows 8, Windows 10 and iOS. But we know there’s one platform that’s been clamoring for us to bring Age of Empires: Castle Siege to them, and today we are excited to announce we have heard your trumpets and battle cries — Age of Empires: Castle Siege is officially available on the Android Platform! With Xbox Live integration, you can sign in with your Xbox Live gamertag or Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscore, play… Continue reading Age of Empires: Castle Siege Comes to Android