Microsoft Developer Newsletter - Volume 23, Number 11: May 29, 2019

Top News Worldwide

Get the Visual Studio 2019 update and find out what’s new

Demo: Find out what to expect in C# 8.0

Create a conversational bot in minutes using the QnA Maker

How to: Port a desktop app to .NET Core in three easy steps

Visual interface for Azure Machine Learning service
Build, test, and deploy machine learning models using a drag-and-drop interface. Get an overview of the new Azure Machine Learning visual interface.

Weighted k-NN classification using C#
Learn how to implement the k-nearest neighbors (k-NN) classification technique. This is one of the simplest machine learning algorithms, where the predicted class of a new item is determined by examining the distance of the item to data points with known class values.

Code reviews using the Visual Studio Pull Requests extension
Learn about a new extension that adds several code review tools to Visual Studio, making it easier to launch and view pull requests inside the development environment.

Create interactive .NET documentation with Try .NET
Find out how recent updates to Try .NET enable a more powerful approach to interactive documentation that works both online and offline.

Working with Naked Objects Framework collections
The Naked Objects Framework helps developers focus solely on the business domain, while users work directly with objects. Explore Naked Objects Framework collections and find out how a given domain object can have references to more than one thing.

A look at Time Travel Debugging
See how Time Travel Debugging lets you record code executed in production and replay the execution path inside Visual Studio. And use it to move forward and backwards in time as if you were performing “inner loop” debugging locally.

Accelerate bot development with Bot Framework SDK and other updates
Learn about new enhancements to the Microsoft Bot Framework SDK and tools that will help you build more complex conversational experiences.

Events

Learn AI Bootcamp for Emerging AI Developers 

June 4, 2019, Irvine, CA
June 5, 2019, Denver, CO
June 5, 2019, Irving, TX
June 17, 2019, Chicago, IL
June 25, 2019, New York, NY

Get your hands on with activities that develop proficiency in Azure Cognitive Services, including Computer Vision, Custom Vision, LUIS, and Bing Search. You will also learn to leverage other AI-oriented services such as Azure Search and Azure Bot Services.

Cloud Immersion Experience: Kubernetes in Action on Azure 

June 4, 2019, Irving, TX
June 5, 2019, Malvern, PA
June 10, 2019, Alpharetta, GA
June 12, 2019, Sunnyvale, CA

Learn best practices of Kubernetes on Azure that you can apply to your environment today, and how other Azure services can work with Kubernetes to help you build and ship more quickly.

Cloud Immersion Experience: DevOps for Azure Applications 

June 6, 2019, New York, NY
June 12, 2019, Houston, TX

Gain hands-on experience provisioning Web App for Containers for hosting OSS applications, migrate a MongoDB instance into Cosmos DB, implement serverless technologies, such as Logic Apps and Azure Functions, to enhance OSS app functionality, provision an Azure Container Registry, and more.

Microsoft Azure Developer Camp – Containers 

June 7, 2019, Burlington, MA
June 7, 2019, Chicago, IL
June 11, 2019, Irvine, CA
June 11, 2019, St. Louis, MO
June 13, 2019, Edina, MN
June 24, 2019, Reston, VA

Learn what containers are how you can use them to migrate or modernize existing applications, or build entirely new applications. Increase your technical understanding of Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure DevOps, and more.

Cloud Immersion Experience: SAP on Azure Workshop 

June 12, 2019, Chicago, IL
June 13, 2019, New York, NY
June 19, 2019, Houston, TX

Learn how you can boost your migration path to Azure within days by leveraging Protera’s SAP-certified FlexBridge migration acceleration platform to minimize downtime and reduce overall project costs.

Governance with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework 

June 18, 2019, Bellevue, WA
June 18, 2019, Denver, CO
June 18, 2019, Detroit, MI
June 19, 2019, Burlington, MA
June 20, 2019, Irving, TX
June 21, 2019, Malvern, PA

Learn how the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) helps you detect and respond to tangible risks, and how to integrate a governance MVP into planned or existing cloud adoption efforts.

Microsoft Business Applications Summit 
June 10‒11, 2019, Atlanta, GA
Register for this event for analysts, technical architects, and advanced users. Delve deeper into the tools you use every day, get a sneak peek at what’s next, connect with experts, and learn new skills.

Resources

Downloads and tools for Windows 10

Get started with app development

Create your Azure free account today

Microsoft Learn – free training

Testing tools for web developers

Free Microsoft Press eBooks

TechNet Flash

Get the latest information from Channel 9

Microsoft for Startups

Code editing tools for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications

Microsoft Docs for developers and IT professionals
 

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