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We are extremely excited to announce the latest update to the UWP Community Toolkit, version 2.1! This update builds on top of the previous version and continues to align the toolkit closer to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK. Thanks to the continued support and help of the community, all packages have been updated […] Continue reading The UWP Community Toolkit v2.1
If you were at last year’s MVP Global Summit, you might remember Karen Payne. The VSDT MVP presented at the Summit’s very first Diversity & Inclusion Reception about her experience as a transgender woman in tech, and how she mentors others to meet their full potential. Her story has also been featured on The New York… Continue reading Q&A: MVP Karen Payne Talks With Us About Being A Transgender Woman In Tech
Hello, pirates! 2017 has been a jam-packed year for Rare and Sea of Thieves, and as we angle our sails towards that long-awaited launch in early 2018, we’re also coming up on a full year of the Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha. It’s served the game incredibly well and given thousands upon thousands of budding buccaneers a chance to hit the seas on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC – and we’ll soon be waving goodbye to the Technical Alpha in its current form, so this is your final chance to get involved! Why sign up now if you haven’t… Continue reading Last Call for the Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha – Invitations for All!
In this interview, recorded live from Ignite 2017, Senior Cloud Developer Advocate Damian Brady interviews Senior Program Manager Edward Thomson about Git in Visual Studio Team Services.[00:19] Source control options in VSTS and TFS[02:20] Mi… Continue reading Interview with Edward Thomson (Git in VSTS)
This week, James is joined yet again by friend of the show Oleg Demchenko, Developer at Microsoft on Visual Studio for Mac, who introduces us to the re-imaged and brand new simplified workflow for automatic iOS device provision… Continue reading Episode 33: iOS Auto Provisioning Awesomeness with Oleg | The Xamarin Show
Ahmed Elnably joins Scott Hanselman to discuss a sample project, Developer Finder, that was created to showcase how to use Web App for Containers in the context of a multi-tiered application.For more information, see:Developer Finder Azure App Ser… Continue reading Using Web App for Containers in a Multi-Tier Application | Azure Friday
Last week we highlighted a great post from Sarah Jeanne Sexton, Getting in the Xbox One Game with GameMaker Studio, where she shared a great zero-to-hero getting started with GameMaker Studio post, Demystifying GameMaker Studio.This week Sarah is back,… Continue reading Getting Constructive with Construct 3
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17040 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17040 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and […] Continue reading Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17040 now available