Containers for Existing .NET Apps Part 1 | Visual Studio Toolbox

This is the first of a two part series where Robert is joined by Aditi Dugar, who shows how and why you can modernize existing .NET applications by containerizing them and moving them to the cloud. This brings significant deployment and DevOps improvem… Continue reading Containers for Existing .NET Apps Part 1 | Visual Studio Toolbox

How Windows, Windows Store, Xbox & Surface moved their 350gig source repo into Git hosted on VSTS

In this video Donovan Brown interviews Tony Seeley, Group Program Manager who works in the Windows and Devices Group (WDG), Engineering Systems team, overseeing the group managing the source control system which is used by thousands of users working on… Continue reading How Windows, Windows Store, Xbox & Surface moved their 350gig source repo into Git hosted on VSTS

Fortnite Fridays Glide into Microsoft Store

All aboard the Battle Bus! Today, we’re excited to invite you to our Fortnite Fridays community nights, a weekly in-person gaming series featuring Fortnite: Battle Royale. Fortnite Fridays begin tomorrow, April 20 from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. local time at your local Microsoft Store ASUS ROG Arena. We recently announced that we’re growing the games lineup at ASUS ROG Arena to give you more opportunities to meet up and play your favorite titles, and Fortnite’s unique gameplay and rapidly expanding community make it the perfect fit. Fortnite Fridays Bring in-Person Competition to Fortnite We can’t wait to see players… Continue reading Fortnite Fridays Glide into Microsoft Store

Office 365 and the Dept of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive 18-01

In order to drive consistent protection for US Government information, employees, and infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security issued requirements for Federal agencies using email and web services. The “Enhance Email and Web Security” Bin… Continue reading Office 365 and the Dept of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive 18-01

Windows Community Standup – Improvements for Web and Backend Developers in the next update to Windows 10

During our April Windows Community Standup, we discussed a few recent Windows 10 features that will help improve your development experience. Without further ado, let’s dive into the features we spoke about: Improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux In-box command line tools Virtualization in Hyper-V Windows Subsystem for Linux The Windows Subsystem for Linux […] Continue reading Windows Community Standup – Improvements for Web and Backend Developers in the next update to Windows 10

Thank You For a Legendary Halo World Championship Season

Halo esports comes from humble beginnings. Back in 2001 for Halo: Combat Evolved, we used to lug around heavy CRT TVs and system link original Xbox consoles to compete at a friend’s house – the only prize being the title of best among your friends. Fast forward through the next couple of years – the origin story of our friends at MLG, national championships creating esports royalty out of players such as OGRE2, Walshy, Pistola — and now, more than 10 games later – and we’ve reached the conclusion of the third Halo World Championship. This past weekend was special… Continue reading Thank You For a Legendary Halo World Championship Season