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In this episode Thiago Almeida and Etienne Margraff are joined by Mark Fussell, Principal Program Manager Lead working on Azure Service Fabric, and Haishi Bai, Senior Software Engineer on Azure. Mark and Haishi join us to go over demos a… Continue reading Episode 228: Building Games with Service Fabric | Microsoft Azure Cloud Cover Show
Learn about five factors affecting the future of work.
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May is shaping up to feed your appetite for adventure, combat, and mystery with four community-acclaimed games — two Xbox One and two Xbox 360 games that can be played through Backward Compatibility — to add to your Xbox library. On Xbox One, the transformative world of Giana in Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream’s – Director’s Cut will be available May 1 – 31, followed by the co-op adventure Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris on May 16 – June 15, the hit sequel to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Then on Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward… Continue reading Twisted Dreams, Egyptian Temples, and a Secret Apprentice are Coming to May’s Games with Gold
Today we’re excited to announce that Cities: Skylines Xbox One Edition is now available on Xbox One! Our robust city builder allows would-be city planners to turn their dream city into a “reality” from the comfort of their own couch. Because city building can be a complicated process, and since we’re, you know, a bunch of good guys, we’re happy to provide some tips and pointers before you jump into the game. If you’re already planning a nice look for your first city in Cities: Skylines Xbox One Edition, you can’t just sit down and randomly put down houses and… Continue reading Console Launch Exclusive Cities: Skylines Xbox One Edition Available Now
Sustainability is on our collective minds this week as we celebrate Earth Day and recognize a few of the people and technologies that are helping to preserve and protect our planet’s vital resources. Meet four Microsoft employees who work as environmental stewards, learn about a Microsoft partnership aimed at tackling water scarcity, and find out why our chief environmental strategist is hopeful that the world’s resource challenges can be addressed … Read more »
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You’ve been hearing IoT, IoT, IoT, you already know how to code, but you’re not sure how to get started with IoT? Here’s a great post and learning path from Zhidi Shang and team just for you…
Learning how to develop an IoT (Internet of Things) application on Azure has never been easier! It is no longer a painful journey!
There is a “Happy Path“ that, without requiring the developer to be well trained on both device and cloud ends, and anywhere in between, by following a few well-crafted tutorials, using some easy to acquire popular devices, and powerful cloud services on Azure, any developer can get an idea how to quickly convert their creativity into a prototype application, that runs on device but connects to the cloud!
As a product manager at Microsoft Developer Division for developing useful tools and guides for IoT developers, especially developers new to IoT development, I always encounter two large groups that need help when it comes to learn IoT application development or prototype IoT ideas:
- Developers from device and hardware background, whose programming skill sets are heavy C/embedded C…
- Developers who are high level application developers. They fluently program multiple languages on cloud and mobile platforms…
Under the big trend of IoT, where it needs to bridge together the “I” and “T” from “IoT” for developing the e2e application, developers often find they need to learn lots of knowledge from “the other” side. The learning process is often not so “happy”, especially on how to bridge the two ends together.
My team found this pain point, and try to solve this problem by lowering the barrier for anyone who wants to learn the basics of IoT application development. We developed a series of “Happy Path” getting started tutorials, for some most popular hardware devices used by IoT developers around the globe, to connect to Azure IoT and Azure’s powerful cloud services for any innovative IoT idea!
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Each of the tutorial is targeting a specific goal to achieve, with step-by-step instructions and tested sample codes published on github.com
If you know what device you have or you want to use, and what languages you want to learn for the device you choose, you can start by locating the right tutorial for the device-language combination.
Each tutorial is typically consisted of 4 progressive lessons plus a troubleshoot guide:
Lesson 1: Configure your device:
Device side work – Get necessary tools; create and deploy your first application: Blinking the LED, the “Hello World” for device.
Lesson 2: Create your IoT Hub:
Cloud side work – Use python CLI to create IoT Hub and register the device
Lesson 3: Send device-to-cloud messages:
A sample application to send device-to-cloud message; store and read it.
Lesson 4: Send cloud-to-device messages:
Send cloud-to-device message to trigger the LED on device blinking.
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If you have read through the blog and reached this line, let’s check out the “Happy Path Tutorial” and start learning!
Star Trek Online began a journey well over a year ago on Xbox One, a journey to bring a game we love on PC to consoles. It was a tough undertaking that required significant planning, new technology, and determination on the part of Cryptic Studios, but that undertaking was truly a labor of love for us. We’ve hit many milestones since we launched, from our first major update, to our first major expansion, to some of our favorite events on PC making it to consoles for the first time. Today I’m proud to announce a brand-new milestone! With the release… Continue reading Star Trek Online Season 12 Now Available on Xbox One
Vybava Ramadoss joins Scott Hanselman to share the new interactive experience for the Azure Marketplace, which makes it easier to navigate the product catalog and find the right solution for your cloud application. Marketplace provides a rich catalog o… Continue reading Azure Marketplace | Azure Friday
