Canadian Developer Connection
The latest developer news and events in Canada!
Tools of the Trade: Getting Setup to Code for Microsoft Band
There is a very competent and capable app for your Microsoft Band in your App Store called Microsoft...
Author: James Chambers (MVP) Date: 04/22/2015
A Dev and Test Adventure on #Azure
Back in 2013 I wrote about creating a Dev & Test environments in minutes. This post was all...
Author: Alexandre Brisebois (MSFT) Date: 04/21/2015
The Spark of Youth at YouthSpark Vancouver
I was privileged to be invited to offer my expertise in App Development at YouthSpark Live in...
Author: Mark B Schramm (MVP) Date: 04/21/2015
IoT: Do you really should have knowledge in electronics?
Usually I don’t like to talk about something abstract but today people are asking me the same...
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 04/17/2015
Your one-stop shop to manage APIs
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are quickly becoming the ‘digital glue’ in this digital...
Author: Adarsha Datta Date: 04/16/2015
Evolving ASP.NET Apps–Database Access
The Evolving ASP.NET Apps series + bonus content is being published as a book. Buy it here. Database...
Author: Simon Timms (MVP) Date: 04/15/2015
Breakpoint Shorts: Why the Cloud?
You've built an app. It's become very successful and you're finding that it's tougher and...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 04/14/2015
Ryan Groom on Azure Media Services
While on a recent trip to visit Independent Software Vendors in New Brunswick, Adam Gallant had the...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 04/13/2015
PyGame for the Aspiring Game Developer
Is the programming language a blocker for you joining a project? Want to learn more about building...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 04/09/2015
Azure Mobile Services and APIs – RESTful and Custom
I covered Azure Mobile Services in a previous tutorial series but I had missed out one of the key...
Author: Adarsha Datta Date: 04/09/2015
Evolving ASP.NET Apps–Styles of Web Forms
The Evolving ASP.NET Apps series + bonus content is being published as a book. Buy it here. I seen...
Author: Simon Timms (MVP) Date: 04/08/2015
Learning Redis - Part 1: Introduction to Key-Value Databases
Want to bring more performance, speed, and scalability to your website? Or scale your sites for...
Author: Rami Sayar Date: 04/06/2015
Visual Studio Time Saver– Fast Select and Edit
Quick tips to make you more efficient in Visual Studio. Today’s tip: keyboard shortcuts for...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 04/06/2015
IoT: Visual Studio and Arduino boards
Two days ago I decided to start video training about micro boards and Microsoft technologies there....
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 04/03/2015
The First App with a Patent! An Interview with Annecto
I had the opportunity to interview the developers (Mathieu Haddad and Prabhdeep Singh) behind...
Author: Rami Sayar Date: 04/01/2015
The Kudu Debug Console, Azure Websites best kept secret
Guest blog post from Azure MVP Guy Barrette One of the advantages of using Azure Websites (now Web...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 04/01/2015
Imagine Cup: It’s almost game over!
How can I win the Imagine Cup Games category with only one week until the deadline? Well I can’t...
Author: Mickey MacDonald Date: 03/30/2015
Five Use Cases for Visual Studio 2013 Community
Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition is a fully featured version of Visual Studio free for small...
Author: Andrei Marukovich (MVP) Date: 03/27/2015
Universal Applications: be ready for Windows 10 (part 3)
Last time we discussed some approaches which should help to make universal XAML interfaces for...
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 03/27/2015
BREAKPOINT: The Power of the Manual Tester and How Visual Studio Makes You Even Better
When you ask people that build software what some of the common tasks are, a large majority of...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 03/26/2015
Imagine Cup: It is the Home Stretch!
Imagine Cup 2015 has been announced. If you are a Canadian Student and not participating in the...
Author: Rami Sayar Date: 03/25/2015
Evolving ASP.NET Apps–Adding Master Pages
The Evolving ASP.NET Apps series + bonus content is being published as a book. Buy it here. Years...
Author: Simon Timms (MVP) Date: 03/25/2015
Advertising is not a Dirty Word (Part 1)
An Ad is a Terrible Thing to Waste I’m constantly thinking about what Windows 10 can do for...
Author: Mark B Schramm (MVP) Date: 03/24/2015
Empowering Youth with Technology at YouthSpark Live Vancouver
It's said that 50% of the job market requires basic technical proficiency, and that that number will...
Author: peaceloveharmony@live.ca Date: 03/23/2015
LIVE: The Power of the Manual Tester
Watch here LIVE today at 12:00pm ET. When you ask people that build software what some of the common...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 03/20/2015
Storing Your Secrets in Azure Websites App Settings
Guest post by Dave White As more applications move to the cloud, companies are faced with a few new...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 03/20/2015
Waiting for gulp Tasks To Finish in Visual Studio
In a previous post, I outlined how to use Bower in Visual Studio 2013. While this code works for the...
Author: David Paquette (MVP) Date: 03/18/2015
Visual Studio Time Saver – Faster HTML Coding
Quick tips to make you more efficient in Visual Studio. Today’s tip: How you can write your HTML...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 03/16/2015
Universal Applications: be ready for Windows 10 (part 2)
In the previous post we started to discuss features and approaches to build Universal Applications....
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 03/13/2015
Azure Data Services: What is new and exciting? (Part 7)
Hello and welcome to this tutorial series of Azure Data Services. Through the course of this...
Author: Adarsha Datta Date: 03/12/2015
Try to use Kinect with Unity 5
During Global Developer Conference there were many announcements like Unity 5 availability for free....
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 03/11/2015
Python and Data : SQL Server as a data source for Python applications
This post will show you how to use Python to connect to a SQL Server database, save and retrieve...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 03/11/2015
Universal Applications: be ready for Windows 10 (part 1)
Several Days ago Microsoft made a first look at Windows 10 App platform. Of course, it’s great...
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 03/06/2015
Enlightened MSDN - Understanding the Benefits of MSDN
Development teams that have MSDN subscriptions see immense value in the offering. Yes, the...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 03/05/2015
Comment se préparer au développement d’applications Windows 10
La conférence //build prévue au mois d’avril prochain s’annonce pleine de belles annonces en ce qui...
Author: Christian Hissibini (MVP) Date: 03/03/2015
How to prepare for Windows 10 apps development
The //build conference planned for April promises to be full of exciting Windows 10 content. It is...
Author: Christian Hissibini (MVP) Date: 03/03/2015
#GameDev w/ @ScruffyFurn: IoT For the Game Developer
IoT and Game Dev? While it might not come to mind immediately when thinking about game development,...
Author: Jonathan Rozenblit Date: 02/27/2015
IoT: How to run a brushless motor using Netduino
In one of my articles about Galileo I showed how to run a simple DC motor using L293D chip. But...
Author: Sergiy Baydachnyy Date: 02/27/2015