August 2014

Volume 29 Number 8

August 2014 Code Downloads

Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Azure Media Services

Hosting live video events at scale can be a daunting task. This article explores Windows Azure Media Services Live and how it can be used to enable streaming video of a live event.
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Test Run - Solving Sudoku Puzzles Using the MSF Library

James McCaffrey explains how to use the Microsoft Solver Foundation (MSF) library to solve Soduku puzzles programmatically.
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Windows Store - Integrating OneDrive into Your Windows Store Apps

If you’re building an app that involves user files, integrating OneDrive into that app should be an important feature. Learn how to implement the OneDrive API in a Windows Store app and see some of the opportunities this API presents.
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Windows with C++ - DirectComposition: A Retained-Mode API to Rule Them All

Kenny Kerr shows how you can use retained-mode APIs to manipulate visuals drawn with Direct2D in a way that’s very appealing to experienced developers.