Team Foundation Service Updates – Oct 29th
Yesterday, we deployed our sprint 38 work to the service. You can read the release notes on the service here: http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/home/news/2012/oct-29/Other than some bug fixes, this...
View ArticleBuilding Apps for Windows Phone 8
It’s a very exciting time for developers! Last week, we launched Windows 8 and Surface. On Monday, we launched Windows Phone 8 and introduced some awesome new smartphone devices. Today, we’re kicking...
View ArticleAnnouncing the release of the .NET Framework for Windows Phone 8
Bringing the full power of the Windows based CLR and .NET Framework to the Windows Phone has been several years in the making. The .NET capabilities introduced with Windows Phone 8 builds upon many of...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Service is Released
Team Foundation Server is a mainstay of Microsoft’s collaboration platform for software development teams. It provides modern application lifecycle support for modern app development, including agile...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Service RTM
Today, we announced that the Team Foundation Service has released. Read more about it on the service web site here: http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/home/news/.I wanted to provide a bit of my own...
View ArticleGit-TF 2.0 update available
Yesterday, we released our second major version of Git-TF. To refresh your memory, Git-TF allows developers to use Git locally and “sync-up” with a central TFS server. It’s a particularly nice way...
View ArticleAnnouncing LightSwitch HTML Client Preview 2!
We are pleased to announce an updated preview of the LightSwitch HTML Client! The overly positive feedback we received following our first preview last June for building HTML5-based, touch-optimized...
View ArticleBuilding Apps for Office and SharePoint
Several months ago, I shared the news of our new set of development tools for Office and SharePoint, including the in-browser “Napa” tools and the rich client Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio...
View ArticleScaling cloud apps with the .NET Framework 4.5
The .NET Framework 4.5 is now available on Windows Azure. Thank you to everyone cheering for this moment. We’re just starting to see the possibilities that a rich developer framework like the .NET...
View ArticleIntroducing NETCF 3.9 in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 – a faster, leaner and...
Ever since .NET Compact Framework was introduced at the PDC conference in 2001, programming with .NET has scaled from some of the smallest devices to the largest servers. With C# and Visual Basic,...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 Update 1 is here
Today, the Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (Visual Studio 2012.1) is available for download. You will likely see a notification when you next run Visual Studio, or you can get it now via the Visual Studio...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 Update 1 Now Available!
“Firsts” excite me. This excitement isn’t about competition with others, but rather about competition with ourselves and our past, about constantly working to better what we do and how we do it, and...
View ArticleTry F# 3.0 Launches Today!
If you're familiar with the site Try F#, which lets you run F# right in your browser, you'll be happy to hear that the Try F# team has launched Try F# 3.0 today! You will find updated content and...
View ArticleCTP for Visual Studio Update 2 now available
As I have mentioned, the Visual Studio Updates are a new mechanism we are using to provide ongoing value throughout the year to our Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server customers. These updates...
View ArticleGetting Started with Git in Visual Studio and Team Foundation Service
Getting Started with Git in Visual Studio and Team Foundation ServiceBy Matthew Mitrik (MS), Andy Lewis, and Martin WoodwardToday we announced the availability of Git for Visual Studio and Team...
View ArticleGit init VS
Today at the ALM Summit I made a bunch of announcements. A couple of them warrant a bit of extra comment Today, I made 2 announcements involving TFS, VS and Git.Team Foundation Server will host Git...
View ArticleImproving the Modern Application Lifecycle
This week in Redmond, Microsoft is hosting the 3rd annual ALM Summit, a gathering of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practitioners interested in learning more about the craft and sharing their...
View ArticleAnnouncing Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 CTP
We are excited to announce the availability of the CTP of Visual Studio 2012 Update 2, as it bring forwards a number of improvements for the XAML developer. The following are some of the key...
View ArticleThe Evolution of DevLabs
A little over four years ago, we created the DevLabs portal on MSDN. The idea behind this site was to provide a hub for Microsoft teams to publicly share prototypes of innovative tools for developers,...
View Article.NET Framework Documentation Improvements
The CLR documentation team has been busy responding to feedback and making updates and changes to the .NET Framework documentation in the MSDN Library. We would like to tell you about the most recent...
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