Shahed's Blog
Adventures in app/game dev, and more!
Team2Bit Q&A
In this Q&A, we have Matt Kain Lewandowski of Team2Bit, developer of Fist Puncher and the...
Date: 03/08/2016
Web Application Security
Are you a student who loves tech? Apply for the Microsoft Student Partner program, here:...
Date: 03/07/2016
Web Camp 2016 @ Reston VA
Web Camp 2016 @ Reston VA LINKS Visual Studio Community Edition: https://aka.ms/vs2015ce Web...
Date: 03/02/2016
Hands On: Universal Apps @ Reston VA
I will be hosting a Hands-On Workshop on Universal Apps at the DC MS Devs meetup group @...
Date: 01/30/2016
Azure Chat with Moises Jaramillo of SensiNM
In today’s video, watch Moises Jaramillo talk about his startup SensiNM and how he makes of...
Date: 01/28/2016
Microsoft Web Tour 2016 @ Reston VA
Register for FREE here: https://www.microsoftevents.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x834687628...
Date: 01/28/2016
Strange Beat Q & A
In this Q&A, we have Alessandro Montoli of Strange Beat, developer of Days After the Storm....
Date: 01/22/2016
Battle High Q&A
In this Q&A, we have Matthew DeLucas of Mattrified Games, who recently released Battle...
Date: 01/19/2016
Create a new VM on Azure
Do you need a new server? Are you unsure of how many you may need? Learn how you can create your own...
Date: 01/13/2016
Hour of Code @ Reston VA
On December 9, 2015, I had the opportunity to teach an Hour of Code session at South Lakes High...
Date: 12/11/2015
Deploy Your Web Site or Web App on Azure
Are you building a web application? Learn how you can deploy it to Microsoft’s Azure cloud...
Date: 12/04/2015
Unity Game Development at Gallaudet University
Recently, I had the opportunity to teach game development at Gallaudet University with Unity 5 and...
Date: 12/04/2015
Level Zero: Construct 2 Book
Build Your First Mobile Game Today – No Coding Required. At some point, many of us have had an idea...
Date: 12/01/2015
Microsoft Connect 2015 Recap
Have you caught up with all the news from Microsoft’s Connect() 2015 online conference?...
Date: 11/19/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview for Apex Systems
I presented ASP.NET 5 at a Webinar for Apex Systems Inc on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Here is the...
Date: 11/17/2015
Cross-Platform Apps/Games with Azure
Here is the material for “Cross-Platform Apps/Games with Azure”, delivered at my Reston...
Date: 11/13/2015
Capture the Cloud with Azure
Here is the material for “Capture the Cloud with Azure”, and Azure 101 presentation...
Date: 11/09/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview @ BaltoMSDN
I presented ASP.NET 5 at BaltoMSDN on Wednesday, October 22, 2015. We also covered some bonus...
Date: 10/22/2015
Asset Game Challenge
Need some motivation to build and publish an indie game? It’s time for the...
Date: 10/19/2015
How to Win the #BestMicrosoftHack with Azure
Here is the material for #BestMicrosoftHack presentations that I use at Hackathons....
Date: 10/16/2015
Indie Game Development at Game Developer Symposium 3.0
Presentation material for Indie Game Development presentation at Game Developer Symposium 3.0...
Date: 10/14/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview at Philly Code Camp 2015.2
I presented ASP.NET 5 at Philly Code Camp 2015.2 on Saturday October 10, 2015. Here is the...
Date: 10/10/2015
Azure Cloud Tour – Philly
Want to learn about Azure and also see Scott Guthrie in person? Head on over to the Azure Cloud Tour...
Date: 10/02/2015
Publish a Windows 10 Game with Unity 5
Unity recently announced support for Windows 10, starting with Unity 5.2. To help developers export...
Date: 09/21/2015
Publish a Windows 10 Game with Construct 2
Scirra recently announced support for Windows 10, in their game development tool Construct 2. To...
Date: 09/03/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview at CMAP, BaltoMSDN, Caparea
I’ll be talking about ASP.NET 5 at a number of user groups in September and October 2015, so...
Date: 08/31/2015
ASP .NET 5 & Unit Testing
Learn how you can build more robust web applications with automated unit testing! While there are...
Date: 08/22/2015
Unity 5 First-Person Tutorial
New to Unity 5? Start with my “Rollerball” tutorial first: Rollerball – Unity 3d...
Date: 08/20/2015
Pilot DC 2015 – Azure Mobile Services
Here is the presentation material for Pilot DC – Azure Mobile Services: Download:...
Date: 08/08/2015
UMD Kinect Q&A: an interview with Gregory Kramida at the University of Maryland
We’re here with Gregory Kramida to talk about his Kinect group projects at the University of...
Date: 08/03/2015
ASP.NET and Unit Testing
This presentation “ASP.NET & Unit Testing” was delivered at my monthly meetup in...
Date: 07/16/2015
AthleTECH Summer 2015
Back in 2014, I was fortunate enough to teach a group of talented students for Microsoft’s...
Date: 07/16/2015
Publishing on Windows 8 & 10 and Xbox One
Presentation Material: PPTX...
Date: 06/25/2015
Azure 70-532 Study Guide: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
I recently passed the Microsoft certification exam for 70-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions....
Date: 06/22/2015
BizSpark Plus Offer Doubles to $120k Azure Cloud Credits
If you run a startup and haven’t heard of BizSpark yet, take a look at my BizSpark page for...
Date: 06/16/2015
MVA Redesign June 2015
Over the years, Microsoft Virtual Academy has grown to serve over 3 million registered users...
Date: 06/15/2015
Game Developer Symposium 2015
Presentation material for Game Developer Symposium 2015: Download...
Date: 05/26/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview: Post-Build 2015
Presentation material for ASP.NET 5 Overview: Post-Build 2015 Thu 5/7/2015 @ RDNUG (Richmond VA)...
Date: 05/07/2015
Flying a Drone with Windows 10 and an Xbox Controller
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or damage to objects around you, I would suggest flying drones in...
Date: 05/04/2015
Tech for Startups @ Microsoft Store, Pentagon City Mall
I will be presenting Tech for Startups at the Microsoft Store in Pentagon City (Arlington VA) on May...
Date: 05/04/2015
Build 2015: What’s Next?
Microsoft just wrapped up its annual Build conference in San Francisco. Build website:...
Date: 05/01/2015
ASP.NET 5 Overview
Presentation material for ASP.NET 5 Overview Thu 4/16/2015 @ Reston VA meetup Sat 4/18/2015 @ NoVA...
Date: 04/16/2015
Azure @ 1776 DC: Scaling Out Without Flipping Out
Are you interested in getting to the cloud, or have you already started your journey? Join Microsoft...
Date: 04/09/2015
Learning Construct 2 – Book Review
Here’s my review for Learning Construct 2, by Aryadi-Subagio. As the founder/admin of the...
Date: 03/30/2015