MSDN Flash - Volume 18, Number 6: March 24, 2014
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Intialize(), Construct(), Extend() Your Skills with the MVA Building Blocks Jump Start Series
March 26-28, online
Whether you're attending the Build Conference in person or online build your skills with this free series. On March 26, Initialize() compares JavaScript and C# side-by-side on the Microsoft platform. On March 27, Construct() shows how to create great layout and style with XAML and HTML5. On March 28, Extend() demos successful mobile app and smart device strategies. Sign up for one, two, or all three, and get ready for Build.
Browser Compatibility Testing with Modern.IE Tools
Ensuring that your code works consistently across all of the browsers and devices available today is not a task to be undertaken manually. Start by examining the helpful set of tools at the Modern.ie website.
Programming for Absolute Beginners: On-Demand MVA Courses
Want to learn a different language? In these free on-demand courses from Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA), you can learn concepts applicable to video games, mobile environments, and client applications - all at your own pace in a series of modules.
JavaScript Fundamentals | C# Fundamentals | Visual Basic Fundamentals
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On Demand from MVA: Building Modern Web Apps
Get started building apps for the cloud by taking an entertaining journey through the latest capabilities of Windows Azure. This deep-dive is ideal if you've been thinking about Windows Azure for your next app, but aren't sure where to begin.
Microsoft DevRadio: Developing for Windows 8 in Half the Time - Project Spark
Tune in to DevRadio to check out one of the coolest "game maker" game platforms available today. Learn how you can get involved making, creating, and playing your own Project Spark-inspired games or movies on Windows 8.1 and Xbox One.
Try HDInsight Supporting Hadoop 2.2 Public Preview
Windows Azure HDInsight, Microsoft’s 100% Apache Hadoop-based distribution for Windows Azure, now supports Hadoop 2.2 clusters in public preview. Query response times are up to 40 times faster and data compression improved up to 80% for lower storage requirements.
Develop Java MapReduce programs for HDInsight
This tutorial walks you through an end-to-end scenario from developing and testing a word-counting MapReduce job on HDInsight emulator, to deploying and running it on Windows Azure HDInsight.
Pave the Road to Success on Windows Phone/Windows Store
With a new incentive offer, Microsoft is supporting the creation and launch of the best made-with-Unity games and apps for Windows Phone/Windows Store. The new offer helps to clear the way for talented and committed Unity developers to reach millions of new players and users.
When Academia Meets the Real World, the Experience Can Be Life-Altering
Dan Sommers, Warwick Analytics, shares his start-up story of searching for a business opportunity, building a functional management team, and how Microsoft provided the tools to build a scalable compute framework and platform. BizSpark startups can get three years of free software, support, and more.
Life in the Digital Crosshairs: The Inside Story
Read the untold story through an interactive experience detailing Microsoft’s journey with the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) over the last decade.
April 9: DevOps - Visual Studio Release Management Jump Start
Learn how to implement dev ops principles to resolve delivery challenges with ALM Wednesdays. Microsoft experts equip users of Visual Studio ALM with the skills necessary to build an effective release pipeline with the Release Management functionality in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server.
Develop C# Hadoop Streaming MapReduce Programs for HDInsight
Hadoop's streaming API to MapReduce enables you to write map and reduce functions in languages other than Java. Learn how to develop and test a streaming MapReduce program using C# on an HDInsight emulator, run the job on Windows Azure HDInsight, and retrieve the results.
Become an App Expert with a Certification Exam Offer from Microsoft
With free exam prep from Microsoft, get the skills you need now to create modern web apps, compelling desktop solutions, or manage the entire lifecycle of application development. Register for a 3-for-1 exam voucher and validate your skills as a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD).
An 8-Year-Old Builds Windows Phone App Using App Studio
The youngest Nokia DVLUP participant has created and published his first app using Windows Phone App Studio (currently in beta). App Studio is a super-easy tool that lets anyone jump in and bring an app for Windows Phone to life. Download the Windows Phone SDK.