MSDN Flash - Volume 18, Number 11: June 2, 2014
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How to Best Target Your Windows and Windows Phone Store Apps
Understanding these trends can help you determine what types of apps to build. And for the first time, we're presenting data for Windows Store alongside Windows Phone Store so you can make decisions about all the apps you publish, regardless of the device you target.
Bring Your Best Unity Games to the Windows Store for a Chance to Win up to US$50,000
We'd like to reward all the hard work behind your beautiful games. Dazzle us with a hand-crafted game - a new one, or one you've already made - and you can win up to $50,000.
Gain Knowledge from Thousands of Developers on the Office 365 Technical Network
Discover and share tacit knowledge, firsthand experience, and best practices with technical professionals worldwide. Join more than 10,000 Office 365 developers, IT pros, and technical experts from Microsoft for discussions about Office 365, Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, Project and Visio.
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Port Your GameMaker App to Windows 8
Technical Evangelist Amanda Lange takes you through the simple process of porting her GameMaker app to Windows 8 platform.
My App in 60 Seconds: YumvY
Michael Walker, co-founder of YumvY, shares with us how they created a cooking companion app for Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
Turning the Stock Market into Fun and Games
TradeHero CTO Dominic Morris shares how they created their stock market simulator + gaming mash-up. Microsoft BizSpark provided access to Visual Studio and Azure, helping them build and scale their service. Learn how BizSpark startups can get three years of free software, support, and more.
Develop and Test in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
June 10, 2014
Using Microsoft Azure you can have pre-approved virtual machine images from IT or create new ones in minutes. Learn how to leverage virtual machines in the cloud, reduce overhead, and increase agility in creating and managing developer and test environments.
Get MCSD Certified in C#, on Demand
C# is a simple yet powerful object-oriented language that enables programmers to create Windows applications, web services, database tools, components, controls, and more. From beginning to advanced training, find resources to help you prepare for your Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD): Windows Store Apps using C# certification.
DevRadio: Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Overview and the New .NET Back End
Matt Harrington kicks off a new 4-part series on the new features and capabilities of Microsoft Azure Mobile Services. Senior Program Manager Yavor Georgiev discusses the latest enhancements, plus the new .NET back end.
An Interview with Greg Levenhagen, Co-Creator of Beerology, an App for Windows 8
David Giard welcomes Microsoft MVP and Beerology co-creator Greg Levenhagen . Learn how and with what tools David's DevCamp team created the app, and about community projects such as GiveCamps that he and his firm, Skyline Technologies, are involved with.
How to Best Take Advantage of Key Features of Visual Studio 2013
June 5, 2014
Visual Studio 2013 is an integrated development environment (IDE) you can use to create applications and libraries with many different frameworks and languages. Its rich feature set includes an intelligent editor, built-in compiler (and related tools), and context-sensitive help.