ALM and Beyond
Application Lifecycle Management and Beyond.
Leadership Qualities
As a developer, at some point in your career you’ll find yourself at a crossroads. Either...
Date: 03/09/2015
Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
The latest update for Visual Studio 2013 contains feature additions and bug fixes as well as...
Date: 05/20/2014
Windows Azure Evolves Features
Windows Azure is always evolving to include new capabilities and recently there was a number of them...
Date: 02/27/2014
Project Siena
Microsoft Project Siena (code name) is the beta release of a new technology for business experts,...
Date: 12/20/2013
Windows Azure HDInsight Now Available
It seems as of late that I’ve been on an Azure kick which, if I’m honest is because...
Date: 10/30/2013
Windows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET
With the recent release of Windows Azure SDK v2.2 for .NET, this version of the SDK extends Visual...
Date: 10/23/2013
TFS and VS 2013 Released
2013 is shaping up to be another big year for releases especially around the developer tool sets....
Date: 10/21/2013
Building a Release Pipeline with TFS
Leaders in the world of online businesses have shrunk the timeline for software delivery from months...
Date: 10/11/2013
Team Foundation Server 2013 Power Tools
It seems just yesterday that I mentioned the Power Tools for TFS 2012 and the benefits that it...
Date: 09/24/2013
Visual Studio 2013 RC Available
The latest and greatest installment of Visual Studio is now available for download. There have been...
Date: 09/10/2013
.NET Framework 4.5.1 Preview
Things are moving quite fast nowadays and while it's hard to keep up with every new piece of...
Date: 09/09/2013
Windows Azure SDK v2.1 for .NET
Trying to keep up with the latest and greatest SDK's is sometimes a dizzying task but such as life...
Date: 08/02/2013
Azure SQL Data Premium Now Available
Recently at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), Satya Nadella announced a new Premium service...
Date: 07/24/2013
InRelease for Visual Studio 2013 Preview
Microsoft has announced the availability of a free downloadable preview of InRelease for Visual...
Date: 07/10/2013
Holy //BUILD Batman!
I thought the previous //BUILD conferences (2012 | 2011) had a lot of content but this year...
Date: 06/28/2013
Visual Studio 2013
Today, Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2013, the next release of is integrated developer tools...
Date: 06/03/2013
Developing a Windows Store Business App
Microsoft patterns & practices recently announced the latest addition to the patterns &...
Date: 06/02/2013
WebMatrix 3 Released
For those that aren’t aware, WebMatrix (available for download here) is a free, lightweight...
Date: 05/09/2013
Windows Azure Training and SDK
Cloud development is becoming more and more prevalent which is why having the ability to access...
Date: 05/01/2013
Microsoft Enterprise Library 6 and Unity 3 Released
What is Enterprise Library? Microsoft Enterprise Library is a popular collection of reusable...
Date: 04/26/2013
Windows Azure IaaS is Live
Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, Virtual Machines and Virtual Network are now generally...
Date: 04/17/2013
Working with OneNote 2013
I remember when school mainly consisted of pens/pencils and good ol’ fashion paper notebooks....
Date: 04/15/2013
Visual Studio 2012 Update 2
Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 (VS2012.2) is now available for download. Just as with VS2012.1, this...
Date: 04/05/2013
Build 2013 Developer Conference
I can't believe almost 6 months has passed since the last Build conference. This year the event will...
Date: 03/29/2013
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 Update
If may be difficult to track what's being released when but the recently released ASP.NET and Web...
Date: 03/19/2013
Getting Hired At Microsoft
Have you ever wanted to talk with those that have been hired at a great company and learn about...
Date: 03/18/2013
Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes
The ALM Rangers have released the eBook: Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes and it’s...
Date: 03/11/2013
ALM Summit Content Available On-Demand
January's ALM Summit on the Microsoft Campus brought together some of the greatest minds in...
Date: 03/04/2013
New Dev Center App Preview
Checking the performance of an app is something all good developers do. But until now, you could...
Date: 03/01/2013
OooooooData
The past couple of days have been big for OData as we saw the RTW release of not one but TWO OData...
Date: 02/20/2013
ALM Readiness Treasure Map
If you’re not familiar with the ALM Rangers then you’re certainly missing out on some of...
Date: 02/05/2013
TFS and VS 2012 Update 1 Released
Since I’ve been using the Team Foundation Service more frequently I almost tend to forget to...
Date: 01/24/2013
Windows Azure Services on Windows Server
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the general availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, which...
Date: 01/16/2013
Microsoft Open Technologies Announces VM Depot
If you’ve been wanting to use Windows Azure but couldn’t because a particular open...
Date: 01/11/2013
Windows 8 App Contest
The holidays are definitely for spending time with family and friends however for me, when...
Date: 12/27/2012
Me and My Surface RT
What do you get when you combine a legendary company meeting with an edict from Steve Ballmer? Why...
Date: 12/19/2012
.NET SDK for Hadoop Update
If you’re doing any development in the “big data” space then you’ll want to...
Date: 12/12/2012
ALM Summit 3
If you are an ALM manager, lead, or practitioner who is passionate about mastering your craft, you...
Date: 12/04/2012
Upgrade or Die
Enhancements in technology move at a blistering pace now a days and before you know it that device...
Date: 11/27/2012
Windows Azure Community Event
On November 14, 2012, Microsoft will be hosting Windows AzureConf, a free event for the Windows...
Date: 11/14/2012
Introduction to TypeScript
I enjoy developing software in a multitude of languages although I will freely admit that I’m...
Date: 11/05/2012
Team Foundation Service is Live
We all knew this day would come and so it has. Well actually that day was yesterday (10/31) but due...
Date: 11/01/2012
Hurricane Sandy and My Windows Phone
I’ve lived through my fair share of hurricanes, snow storms and other natural disasters but...
Date: 10/31/2012
Windows 8 Launches to the World
I’ve spoken to a few people here at Microsoft who were around during the Windows 95 launch and...
Date: 10/26/2012
Windows Azure Portal, Mobile Services and Marketplace Updates
Scalability, reliability and the ability to get access to new/updated features in a short time frame...
Date: 10/24/2012
CTP for Visual Studio 2012
A quick post to let you know that a community technology preview (CTP) for Visual Studio 2012 Update...
Date: 10/19/2012
Excel 2013 New Features
After conducting training for Office 2010 there was always the proverbial question of...
Date: 10/09/2012
Team Foundations Server 2012 Power Tools
If you’ve been using Team Foundation Server (TFS) then you're probably familiar with TFS Power...
Date: 09/21/2012
Apps, Apps and More Apps
It’s no secret that to have a viable mobile platform there needs to be not only a good...
Date: 09/19/2012
The Cloud OS Signature Event Series
I recently attended a local event for the US Launch of Windows Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012 and...
Date: 09/07/2012