MSDN TechTalks https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/feed.xml Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:10:52 GMT en-US hourly 1 What's New in Windows 10 Creators Update (Coming April 11) https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/whats-new-in-windows-10-creators-update-coming-april-11 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:10:52 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=215 Getting the most from Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Creators Update

Bring your ideas to life in 3D in Windows 10 Creators Update

Build your own reality in Windows 10 Creators Update

Cortana at work on Windows 10 Creators Update

Security features for data and threat protection

As the most secure Windows ever built, Windows 10 Creators Update delivers comprehensive protection for your data and privacy, guarding against threats both in the cloud and on your device(s).
  • Windows Information Protection secures your documents and works in silent mode, so you hardly know it’s there.
  • Certificate-pinning protects your online communications from man-in-the-middle attacks.

If you can think it, Ink it

Windows Ink is a set of digital pen experiences that span Windows, allowing you to quickly, intelligently, and naturally turn your thoughts into action.
  • Make edits to your Office documents as naturally as on paper, and watch edits instantly transform to text.
  • Capture your ideas and make lists in your Windows Ink Workspace, even if you’re not logged in.
  • Smart Sticky Notes in Windows Ink works with Cortana to make your lists and reminders more actionable.

]]> What’s new in Visual Studio 2017 and .NET https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/whats-new-in-visual-studio-2017-and-net Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:41:10 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=185 This video looks at the changes incorporated throughout the Visual Studio 2017 IDE. You’ll see the IntelliSense  enhancements, including the new completion list filtering, code style analyzers and the language refactoring additions.  whatsnew Also check out the changes in .NET Core tooling such as csproj and the new dotnet commands. Get a recap of recent .NET Core news. Refresh your knowledge of LTS and Current release trains. Learn about .NET and Docker. whatsnew-dotnet What’s New in the .NET Platform What’s new in Visual Studio Code What’s new for Desktop Developers in Visual Studio 2017 What’s new for UWP developers in Visual Studio 2017? New Features in C# 7.0 What’s New in F# 4.1 What’s new in Entity Framework Core]]> Visual Studio 2017 Community vs Professional vs Enterprise https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/visual-studio-2017-community-vs-professional-vs-enterprise Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:01:44 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=175 Community 2017, Visual Studio Professional 2017, and Visual Studio Enterprise 2017. https://1code.blog/kent/difference-between-visual-studio-2017-community-professional-and-enterprise-2017-03/ This article compares the three Visual Studio 2017 editions in price, supported usage scenario, and features.  ]]> Installation Size of Different Visual Studio 2017 Workloads https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/installation-size-of-different-visual-studio-2017-workloads Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:12:55 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=165 Visual Studio MVP Kent Bryant shares the installation size of different Visual Studio 2017 Workloads in this blog post. https://1code.blog/kent/install-size-of-different-visual-studio-2017-workloads-2017-03/ The minimum installation size, if you just install the Visual Studio Core Editor, is 600MB.  And if you select everything to install, the max installation size is 82.58GB.
 
]]> Bot.Bet - Predicting Stock Price using Azure Machine Learning https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/bot-bet-predicting-stock-price-using-azure-machine-learning Sun, 05 Mar 2017 23:45:32 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=146 Bot.Bet predicts the future of stocks, commodities and currencies based on the Machine Learning of a huge amount of historic data, financial reports and the current news trend.   According to their 'How it works' page, they use the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning technology to build the machine learning model, and connect the machine learning model with the massive data (billions of stock and company data points) in Azure HDInsight.  For each stock, they build 5 models with different parameters.  Some models are a little more aggressive than others.  Every month, they compare the prediction with the actual stock price of the month, and figure out which model works the best for the stock. botdotbet    ]]> Best Practices for Microsoft Azure Storage https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/best-practices-for-microsoft-azure-storage Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:03:58 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=136 Microsoft Azure Storage Best Practices (Part 1) - this article covers the best practices for Scaleability Targets, Accounts and Traffic Patterns. Microsoft Azure Storage Best Practices (Part 2) - this article covers the best practices for authentication and security using Azure storage. Microsoft Azure Storage Best Practices (Part 3) - this article covers the best practices for using blobs, tables and queues.  Where should I Store my Logs? – Table / Queue / Blob  ]]> Git Best Practices https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/techtalks/git-best-practices Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:57:54 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/techtalks/?p=25 Kent Bryant shares that the two primary issues that limit Git repos are huge files and huge number of files - Git’s 2 Biggest Issues .   As a best practice, you should consider keeping the Git repo size under 1GB and the overall file count less than 250k files. Here is a snapshot that compares Git with TFVC - the version control system in TFS. Kent also shares the 'Dos and Don'ts with Git'. When should you create a new Git repository, and when should you use a folder within an existing git repository?  Here is Kent's opinion on this topic: When you should create a Git repository.  ]]>