Unexpected stream of bug reports means more testing will be needed before final version is released, which might mean it won't be released in final form with the rest of the Microsoft developer tools on July 20. Meanwhile, the team opens up TFS 2015 RC 2 to testers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/09/2015
You've moved your ASP.NET MVC application into production and all of your lovely AJAX calls have started failing. The solution is to ensure the URLs you're using in your AJAX calls are absolutely correct.
In a DevDisasters reversal, Dave's meticulous attention to detail that points out the numerous issues in code that made it to a production system was enough to earn him a role at the company.
The performance monitoring suite adds new components that provide for deeper looks at applications as well as the user experience with those apps.
The newest version of C# 6.0 that you'll see in Visual Studio 2015 improves and streamlines the way you'll code for a "mobile first, cloud first" world.
Microsoft recommends developers get ASP.NET 5 beta5 that was released earlier this week as an in-place upgrade to beta4, as it contains numerous changes to the .NET Execution Engine, ASP.NET and MVC 6.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/02/2015
Developers registered with the Windows Insiders program got first crack at the changes made to most recent Windows 10 SDK released earlier this week.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/02/2015
In this second of a series, we'll find out how to make sure your product is reaching the right market. But first, you need to work on you before you work on your product.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/30/2015
Microsoft's programming tools suite features get locked for its release to manufacturing later this month, and the company will simultaneously hold a number of online events and demos to formally introduce the tools to the world.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/29/2015
In TypeScript 1.4, you get type-safe support even when you may be working with multiple types, better type checking when inferring types and aliases for type definitions.
Amazon opening up its Android-based tablet app platform means developers can target their apps for yet another revenue opportunity.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/25/2015
Xamarin Forms makes the hard work of navigation in apps from device to device a much simpler developer proposition. Here's what I've learned so far.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/24/2015
At DockerCon, a demo during a keynote shows Visual Studio Code capable of editing of Docker Compose files via an extension that will be available at the next update.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/24/2015
You've developed a killer app that you know other developers and users want. Are you ready to take it to market? It's time to do some research and see where this new venture can take you. (First in a series.)
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/23/2015
At Visual Studio Live! in San Francisco, keynote speaker Kris Lankford urges developers working with C#, ASP.NET, and a number of Microsoft dev tools to embrace the cloud or get left behind.
How to unit test view model validation, focusing on the controller when the model is bound to a controller action.
If users enter an invalid URL, then ASP.NET MVC will handle the problem by issuing a generic HTTP error. Here's how to give users more support (plus some advice on avoiding the problem altogether).
Nick Randolph investigates the inner workings of the new compiled data binding support available to Windows platform developers in the Universal Windows Platform.
- By Nick Randolph
- 06/17/2015
Redmond's release of several tools for developing apps on Apple platforms during the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference couldn't have been timed any better.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/16/2015
When things go wrong in production, logging provides a way of going back through an application's history to find out what happened. Here's the simplest possible way to use Peter's favorite third-party logging utility: NLog.