Month: February 2019

We were on a lunch break in 2014 where we first started talking about Conarium. It was 11 years after we founded Zoetrope Interactive and 4 years since we’d released our last game, Darkness Within 2. At the time we were still working our day job at a mobile phone company. Bored, restless and at our wits end, our hearts had become set on getting out and creating games full-time – we just needed a good project. Luckily for us, we just experienced The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, which we thought was fantastic and it sparked our imagination. Eventually, we… Continue reading From Lunchbox to Xbox: The Story of Conarium→

As a Microsoft employee who works with customers and a cloud enthusiast, I see it essential to be knowledgeable of how the cloud can bring the best value to the developer. Because of this, I am taking the AZ 203 exam, which is titled “Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure”. This exam was in beta for some time and was recently released proper in January 2019. Developers used to the Microsoft certification world will see this exam as a replacement for 70-532, which is the older iteration of Azure technology geared for developers. Passing this exam will reward developers with the “Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate” certification. Going forward, most Microsoft certifications are moving to a job-role based (great take by Chris Pietschmann at Build Azure) approach, which in my opinion is a good move, as it allows folks to focus on passing exams that contain content that will directly be used on the job. Continue reading AZ 203 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure Study Guide→

We are excited to introduce the winners of the Asia Regional Final! Team Caeli won top honors for their automated anti-pollution and drug delivery mask which utilizes Azure Machine Learning to improve quality of life for respiratory patients living in … Continue reading Introducing the Imagine Cup Asia Regional Champions: Team Caeli from India!→

As you know, Visual Studio App Center delivers a solid DevOps foundation for your app projects, delivering the cloud services you use build, test and deploy your apps. Many customers use App Center services inside their apps as well, collecting volumes of information from apps running in the wild through our Analytics service and capturing… Continue reading Growing the Visual Studio App Center Service Portfolio→

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new Insider build of the Windows Server VNext Semi-Annual Channel release. What’s New Server Core App Compatibility feature on demand (FOD) The Server Core App Compatibility FOD was new in Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server, version 1809.  We are continuing investment in the App […]

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Visual Studio for Mac offers the refactoring and suggestion engine that you know and love on Windows. In this video, Cody Beyer shows you how to get the most out of the power of Roslyn in all of your projects using Visual Studio for Mac Useful lin… Continue reading Visual Studio for Mac: Refactoring Code | Visual Studio Toolbox→

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 18334 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18334 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 […]

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We announced the Azure DevOps Bounty Program a few weeks ago. We’re excited that this effort has already helped us on our mission to provide the highest level of security for our customers. Thanks to everyone who is participating in the Bounty program. We plan to release security updates on the second Tuesday of each… Continue reading February Security Release: Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 3.2 Patch 1 is available→