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January 2018

Volume 33 Number 1

C\# - All About Span: Exploring a New .NET Mainstay

[C#]

All About Span: Exploring a New .NET Mainstay

Stephen Toub

Span<T> is a new type in .NET that enables efficient access to contiguous regions of arbitrary memory.  This article introduces Span<T>, Memory<T>, and related functionality, and provides details on how they are quickly permeating their way throughout the .NET ecosystem.

 Data Points - Creating Azure Functions to Interact with Cosmos DBColumn

[Data Points]

Creating Azure Functions to Interact with Cosmos DB

Julie Lerman

In the second column in a series, Julie Lerman updates her Cookie Binge app. This time she shows you how to take advantage of Azure Functions to hook up your app with Azure Cosmos DB.
Office - Extend Excel Formulas for Data Analysis

[Office]

Extend Excel Formulas for Data Analysis

Michael Saunders

Whether you’re a data scientist or the developer of an analytics-related service, Excel has the tools for you to build your own functions. Learn how they work and why you should use them!

 Artificially Intelligent - Creating Models in Azure ML WorkbenchColumn

[Artificially Intelligent]

Creating Models in Azure ML Workbench

Frank La

Frank La Vigne continues his exploration of the new features in Azure Machine Learning Workbench, this time delving into the handling of models.
Office - Build the API to Your Organization with Microsoft Graph and Azure Functions

[Office]

Build the API to Your Organization with Microsoft Graph and Azure Functions

Mike Ammerlaan

Learn how to leverage Azure Functions to build human and technical processes on top of data within Microsoft Graph. This allows you to build out the full API to your organization, and transform productivity for all.

 Cutting Edge - 20 Years of Cutting Edge: A ConversationColumn

[Cutting Edge]

20 Years of Cutting Edge: A Conversation

Dino Esposito

Dino Esposito this month celebrates 20 years as author of the Cutting Edge column in MSDN Magazine. It's a remarkable run that deserves a moment of recognition.
Universal Windows Platform - What’s New for .NET UWP Development?

[Universal Windows Platform]

What’s New for .NET UWP Development?

Daniel Jacobson

A lot has changed around .NET Windows platform development over the past few years. Learn how technologies like the Windows Application Packaging Project, .NET Standard 2.0, and the Windows 10 Fall Creators update have advanced the state of the art in Windows development.

 Don't Get Me Started - WD-40Column

[Don't Get Me Started]

WD-40

David Platt

A couple issues back, David Platt wrote about the benefits of duct tape and its role in the art of software development. Now Platt contemplates duct tape's mirror opposite and how it should shape our efforts.
Universal Windows Platform - Creating a Line-of-Business App with the UWP

[Universal Windows Platform]

Creating a Line-of-Business App with the UWP

Bruno Sonnino

Time was developers were wary about building new line-of-business (LoB) applications for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), due in part to challenges like lack of direct access to the database and its sandbox. Bruno Sonnino shows how these problems have been solved, making UWP a rich, robust platform for developing LoB applications.

 Upstart - Crisis of ConfidenceColumn

[Upstart]

Crisis of Confidence

R.R. Krishnan

Confidence is a huge asset in any career path. The question is, how do you get it? This month’s Upstart column looks at strategies for building confidence and establishing a healthier outlook.
Editor's Note - Going to GraphColumn

[Editor's Note]

Going to Graph

Michael Desmond

It's been a challenge since forever. How do you unlock the data created in and captured by productivity applications like Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint, and how do you link up and imbue that data with context, so it can be intelligently interpreted, leveraged and consumed? It's a question that Microsoft has worked hard to answer, in the form of Microsoft Graph.