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1000 points
App Major Challenge #9
May 1 – May 31
Publish your single best Windows 10 app to the Windows Store and upload the link through the submissions page to earn 1000 points.
To earn even more points, include any or all of the following criteria:
Theme: Develop your app with an “travel” theme and earn an additional 300 points.
Quality: The #DevMov Team will review your app, and if they find that it stands out amongst the others for its creativity and quality, earn an additional 200 points. NOTE: This set of points is up to the discretion of the #DevMov Team…so impress them!
1500 points
Azure Major Challenge #9
May 1 – May 31
Functions
With the introduction of Functions, you have the ability to run small chunks of code on a schedule. This is also compatible with any executable. Please create (or take an existing) executable and upload it as an Azure Function.
Submission Criteria: Submit a screen shot of the Function in the Azure portal with logging output.
Useful Link: http://anthonychu.ca/post/azure-functions-scheduled-executables/
1000 points
App Major Challenge #8
May 1 – May 31
Publish your single best Windows 10 app to the Windows Store and upload the link through the submissions page to earn 1000 points.
To earn even more points, include any or all of the following criteria:
Theme: Develop your app with an “sports” theme and earn an additional 300 points.
Quality: The #DevMov Team will review your app, and if they find that it stands out amongst the others for its creativity and quality, earn an additional 200 points. NOTE: This set of points is up to the discretion of the #DevMov Team…so impress them!
1500 points
Azure Major Challenge #8
May 1 – May 31
Deploy Container
Containers have all the hype! Azure Container Service enables you to choose from Docker Swarm of ApacheMesos. Deploy an application of your choice using ACS.
Submission Criteria: Submit a screenshot of the web application with the address bar to show that it is running under the ACS.
1000 points
App Major Challenge #7
April 1 – May 15
Publish your single best Windows 10 app to the Windows Store and upload the link through the submissions page to earn 1000 points.
To earn even more points, include any or all of the following criteria:
Theme: Develop your app with an “under-water” theme and earn an additional 300 points.
Quality: The #DevMov Team will review your app, and if they find that it stands out amongst the others for its creativity and quality, earn an additional 200 points. NOTE: This set of points is up to the discretion of the #DevMov Team…so impress them!
1500 points
Azure Major Challenge #7
April 1 – May 15
Application Insights
Understanding how your application behaves is critical. Knowing your users’ behaviours as well as your performance is a key. Through Application Insights you can truly understand your application in the wild.
Submission Criteria: Create an application of your choice (Windows 10, ASP.NET, Angular JS), and add Application Insights into it. Run the application and view the results in the Azure Preview Portal. Submit a screen shot of the telemetry!
Useful Link: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/app-insights-get-started/
Regular Challenges
500 points
MVA Challenge #12
May 16 – May 31
Complete an entire module from one of the following MVA courses:
- One module from Building Blocks: Internet of Things (IoT)
OR - One module from Building Blocks: Web Applications
OR - One module from Building Blocks: Universal Windows Platform
Submission Criteria: Complete any module from one of the above courses and take a screenshot of your 100% completed module. Once you’ve done this, upload your screenshot to the submissions page.
Note: In completing a module, you must also complete any associated assessments.
500 Points
Azure Challenge #11
May 16 – May 31
Machine learning is about using information about the past to predict the future. Microsoft has a tool called Azure Machine Learning Studio which has a user-friendly interface. No coding experience is needed. This month you will use Azure Machine Learning to predict who will survive the Titanic!
Submission Criteria: Submit a screenshot of your evaluation results window.
300 Points
Visual Studio Challenge #12
May 16 – May 31
Bots are one of the hottest topics in technology right now! Let's start learning how to create one this month. Your challenge is to follow the instructions in this tutorial (complete the sections before "Publishing your Bot Application to Microsoft Azure").
Submission Criteria: Submit a screenshot of the bot emulator.
200 Points
Web Challenge #12
May 16 – May 31
ASP.NET Core 1.0 (formerly known as ASP.NET 5) is a new open-source, cross-platform, high performance and lightweight framework for building Web Applications using .NET. Follow this tutorial to create a ASP.NET Core 1.0 web app.
Submission Criteria: Submit a screenshot of the source code along with the browser window.
