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Get a Sneak Preview of Windows Phone 8
Read Joe Belfiore's " Announcing Windows Phone 8" blog and watch the Windows Phone summit on-demand session for a sneak preview of Windows Phone 8, highlighting the core OS elements shared with Windows 8, and the opportunities this release will create for developers, IT professionals, and consumers. Visit the Windows Phone App hub to download WP7 developer tools.

Microsoft and Elance Are Helping Developers Find Work Online
Thousands of Microsoft development projects are available on Elance today, with many more to come as we work to further drive Microsoft partners and customers to this resource for developer talent. To get started, please register today for an upcoming on-boarding webinar.

Mobile Site Development, Part 2: Design
Dino Esposito debunks some mobile site development myths as he explains how to present users with web pages designed to work best with their individual devices.

Visual Studio ALM Rangers

ALM Ranger for this Issue - Mike Fourie

Microsoft's Brian Harry recently announced " Continuous Deployment to Azure with Team Foundation Service," in which he covers how you can now have a developer check in some code and see those updates on your Windows Azure-hosted websites within a very short time -basically however long it takes to compile and push up to Azure. Here's how to do it. Read more...

Who are the ALM Rangers? | ALM Ranger Solutions

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Design Case Study: Website to Metro Style App
See how designers and developers can use familiar web technologies to reimagine the core functionality of a website and extend it as a Metro style app. To learn more about the business opportunity of Windows 8, see Selling Apps. Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

TFS, TFS on Windows Azure - Cloud-Bursting Dev and Test Labs
CloudShare enables dev/test in the cloud through integration with TFS, including TFS on Windows Azure. This new hybrid solution provides on-premises and cloud-based development and testing labs. These may be used for building, unit testing, or functional testing via the TFS Lab Manager. Learn more.

Show Off Your C++ Skills in Visual Studio 2012 by Entering the C++ AMP Coding Contest
Beyond3D have organized a C++ AMP coding contest with software prizes from Microsoft and hardware prizes from AMD, for whoever can demonstrate the fastest solution to the travelling salesman problem. Submit your code this summer to win. For rules, regulations, and guidelines, follow the link.

Webcast: Building Windows 8 Metro Style Casual Games Using HTML 5
Start writing your first Metro style app in a fun, immersive way. Gain a baseline understanding of HTML5 audio, CSS3 styling and web fonts, implementing a game loop with JavaScript, third-party frameworks, touch, camera access, accelerometer, and WinJS controls. Learn more by visiting the Windows Dev Center and reading HTML, CSS, and JavaScript features and differences (Metro style apps). Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

Adding Touch Support to a Windows 8 Metro Style App by Using HTML and JavaScript
David Isbitski takes you through a multi-part journey creating Windows 8 Metro style apps using HTML and JavaScript. In this fourth installment, Dave will cover adding multi-touch support to your app by using the MSPointer APIs.

MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows 8 Lab 2 - Orientation, Snapping, and Semantic Zoom - C#
After completing this lab, you will be better able to customize the UI when the device is rotated, customize the UI when your application is snapped, and implement semantic zoom. Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

Take a moment. Make a difference.
Having a mentor can be game-changing. Being a mentor can be time-consuming. Strike a balance! This summer, reach out to an aspiring techie and offer to do a mini-mentorship - share your tips over a cup of coffee or a quick lunch. A few moments of your time could make a big difference.

How Do I: Use Service Bus Topics and Subscriptions?
This short video demonstrates how to use Service Bus topics and subscriptions. Samples are written in C# and use the .NET API. Scenarios covered include creating topics and subscriptions, sending messages to a topic, receiving messages from a subscription, and deleting topics and subscriptions. Try Windows Azure for free -90-day trial.

Requirements and Storyboarding with Visual Studio 2012
July 17, 2012, 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
This session will demonstrate new features in Visual Studio 2012 that support creating, presenting, and maturing storyboards using tools you already know. Then we'll show how this process fits into the rest of your application's lifecycle.

Migrating Without Fear: Visual Source Safe to the New TFS 2012
July 19, 2012, 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time
If your developers have been pushing back because they’re afraid TFS will disrupt their daily coding practices, you're not alone. Local Workspaces in TFS 2012 may be just the thing you need to change the conversation.

A View into Microsoft's New ALM Features and Tools
July 24, 2012, 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this session we'll briefly discuss the breadth of new features and then spend some time demonstrating the ones that could make the biggest difference in the success of your development projects.

Office Next Blog
Connect with the engineers who are building future releases of Microsoft Office on this blog.

Pre-Release of Petzold's Classic Programming Windows for Windows 8
Programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windows - one of the most popular programming books of all time - to show developers how to use existing skills and tools to build Windows 8 apps. You can buy the ebook now and read it while it's being written. You'll get updates and the final ebook once it's published.

Webcast: Bring Your Windows 8 Metro Style Apps to Life with Tiles and Notifications
Learn how to make your app look great with tiles that come alive with content and notifications delivered through the Windows Push Notification Service. Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

Webcast: Introduction to the Windows 8 Platform and the Windows Store
Gain an understanding of platform design tenets and how to sell apps in the Window store by watching the first webcast from the Windows 8 Dev Camp series. Then familiarize yourself with the Window Store process by visiting the Windows Dev Center and reading Selling Apps. Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

MSDN Virtual Lab: Windows 8 Lab 1 - Creating a Windows 8 Metro Style App Using C#
After completing this lab, you will be able to create a new Metro style app using Visual Studio templates, understand the structure of the project and the files included, brand the application by supplying custom imagery for tiles and other elements, and more. Get started with Windows 8 development - download Visual Studio Win8 Express.

Bytes by MSDN Steve Fox and Tim Huckaby Discuss Big Data
Steve Fox, Director of Global Windows Azure Center of Excellence, discusses trends in big data, cloud, and devices. Steve unveils his thoughts on the practical side of the cloud as well as some interesting stories about emerging cloud uses. Get free cloud access: Window Azure MSDN Benefits | 90-Day Trial

How Do I: Use Service Bus Queues?
This short video provides examples of how to use Service Bus queues. Samples are written in C# and use the .NET API. Scenarios covered include creating queues, sending and receiving messages, and deleting queues. Try Windows Azure for free -90-day trial.

How Do I: Use the Service Bus Relay Service?
This short video demonstrates how to use the Service Bus relay service. Samples are written in C# and use the Windows Communication Foundation API with extensions contained in the Service Bus assembly that is part of the .NET libraries for Windows Azure. Try Windows Azure for free - 90-day trial.

Visual Studio 2012 RC: The Ultimate Testing Tools
July 18, 2012, 12:00 Noon Pacific Time
This session will cover Test Manager 2012, including test planning, building test cases, diagnostic capture, exploratory testing, results capture, and filing rich bug information.

360-Degree Agility with Visual Studio 2012: Presentation of the Agile Planning Tools
July 23, 2012, 12:00 Noon Pacific Time
Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate accommodates the unique needs of a given project or team and provides out-of-box agile techniques and planning tools to optimize the development process at your own pace. Adopt agile techniques to become more effective with flexible agile planning tools.

Branching Without Fear in the New TFS 2012
July 26, 2012, 8:30 A.M. Pacific Time
Learn the patterns and tricks you need to manage the toughest code across multiple releases, multiple feature sets, even multiple teams. Navigate with Visual Studio branch visualization, then see the all-new and improved compare and merge tool in Visual Studio 2012.

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