MSDN Flash - Volume 19, Number 20: October 5, 2015
Top News Worldwide
Transform your business model with the new Azure IoT Suite
See AzureCon on demand: New India regions, GPU support, IoT Suite, Container Service, and Security Center
[Get ready to store and analyze as never before with Azure Data Lake
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More ways to bring your code to the fast-growing Windows 10 Store
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Performance test your Azure Web Application directly from the Azure Portal
Ensuring and understanding the performance of your Azure Web Applications before releasing to customers is vitally important. To make this easy, the Web Apps team are previewing a new service that enables this directly from the Web Apps blade.
Introduction to ASP.NET 5
Watch this newly available course , aimed at beginners, to get started with Visual Studio, ASP.NET, and MVC. Learn about modeling your data, managing user requests, and connecting to a back-end database. Create your first application with guidance from Scott Hanselman and a stellar crew.
Microsoft Azure – the Big Picture
Get a big-picture view of Microsoft Azure, and see how giving up some control over your environment can yield benefits in terms of resilience, scalability, and manageability.
Bower: Modern Tools for Web Development
Front-end web development typically involves a variety of libraries, frameworks, tools and more. Learn how Visual Studio extensions let you use Bower, a JavaScript-based tool, to manage them.
ASP.NET 5 Anywhere with OmniSharp and Yeoman
ASP.NET 5 no longer requires that developers work only with Visual Studio in Windows. Learn how to create cross-platform web applications with tools such as OmniSharp and Yeoman.
Build and Deploy Libraries with Integrated Roslyn Code Analysis to NuGet
Learn how to package and deploy your APIs with integrated live code analysis powered by the .NET Compiler Platform.
October 21: Introduction to React.js
Expand your web dev toolbox. Christopher Harrison and Jon Galloway offer a fun-filled session on this easy-to-learn library for building UI. Take a look at its unique JavaScript templating language, compare it to other front-end frameworks (jQuery, Knockout, and Angular.js), and explore React.js with single-page applications.
Build a Game with Cocos2d-x for Windows Devices
See how much fun you can have with the latest and greatest version of Cocos2d-x. Advanced game devs with Visual Studio and C++ experience can watch this on-demand course to explore the engine’s background, walk through setup, and build a game from start to finish.
Microsoft’s Open Source Journey into Big Data - Integrating Apache Hadoop with Azure HDInsight
Technical Evangelist Jennifer Marsman welcomes Matt Winkler, Group Product Manager of the Azure HDInsight solution, to DevRadio to learn about Microsoft’s journey into open source and how his team has embraced open source and Apache Hadoop.
Events
Let’s dev this. | Cloud Tour
Through October 29, 2015, nationwide
Use the new features of Visual Studio 2015 and Microsoft Azure to build a powerful, enterprise-grade cloud platform you can trust. Please join us for this full-day event to learn to build and move a variety of apps to the cloud.
Register Today: DEVintersection Conference
October 26–29, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
Your favorite Microsoft leaders take you on a journey with exciting new announcements this fall. Industry experts and Microsoft architects help you navigate the new releases and technologies in over 175 in-depth sessions. They will provide you real-world solutions to take back to your company.
Ignite your business – build your knowledge, connect, and have fun
Through December 3, 2015, nationwide
Dive deep into Windows 10 and Office with 300-level content around Windows 10 Adaptive UI, Microsoft Edge, and hosted web apps. Explore how to create connected user experiences with cloud services, and how to monetize and distribute apps through one store for all Windows devices.
Microsoft Cloud Roadshow – build your cloud skills
Through March 10, 2016, worldwide
At this free technical training event, learn best practices and gain insight directly from the experts who build and run cloud services across Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows 10, and more. You’ll learn something new and walk away ready to apply your new skills.
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Resources
Downloads and tools for Windows 10
Get started with app development
Try Microsoft Azure for 1 month free
Microsoft Virtual Academy – new training
Testing tools for web developers
Get the latest information from Channel 9
Free software and training for startups from Microsoft BizSpark
Code editing tools for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications
