DI containers all serve a similar purpose, but with some differences in syntax and functionality. Ondrej Balas explains the differences between Ninject, Castle Windsor, Unity, StructureMap and Autofac.
- By Ondrej Balas
- 09/25/2014
Xamarin Test Cloud integrates with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server to natively automate testing of mobile apps across thousands of devices and OSes.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/25/2014
Kony Visualizer 2.0 targets collaborative teams developing mobile app user interface design across platforms.
Lots of goodies packed into this release: improved Visual C++ solution browsing and GPU performance diagnosis, TFS work item performance improvements, support for Eclipse 4.4 with Team Explorer, more.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/23/2014
Microsoft adds a new series of VMs to its Azure cloud service for companies running big data, analytics or data-intensive applications.
Peter returns to improve performance by splitting a single table into multiple entities, but this time, he implements his solution using the Entity Framework 6 designer.
Dr. McCaffrey walks you through how to use the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, a new front-end for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, to get a neural prediction system up and running.
- By James McCaffrey
- 09/18/2014
Microsoft's open source JavaScript library debuts with version 3.0 of the JavaScript library for building cross-platform/cross-browser-enabled apps.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/18/2014
There are some occasions when using Entity Framework can really hurt you: When you have tables with hundreds of columns or tables with large payloads. Here's how to get EF6 to do the right thing.
It's a sad state of affairs for mobile app privacy and security, and some of the blame is on developers, says one study.
A look at some of the tools available to automate the creation of documentation for your Web API.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 09/16/2014
Microsoft's venerable relational database management system remains on top with a regular pattern of updates and enhancements to ensure its continued strength in the market.
API developers can now use Azure API Management Service to publish APIs for others to use, as well as programmatically monitor usage and health of APIs.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/16/2014
Microsoft's "team sport"-style integrated development suite makes it among leaders on Gartner's 2014 Magic Quadrant report.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/15/2014
The data analytics company adds new tools for .NET developers who want to tap the vast information stores to customized apps.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/11/2014
Nick Randolph discussed how Windows Phone applications can be deployed within a company using enterprise distribution.
- By Nick Randolph
- 09/11/2014
Two issues related to the .NET Framework and ASP.NET are included in Microsoft's monthly security bulletin release.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/10/2014
Gartner, IDC chime in on why agile and more more strategic development needed to make mobile app development practices more successful.
Visual Studio team offers a slew of new, untested features into an update to Visual Studio Online, mainly consisting of Work Item query improvements and incremental changes to displayed information.
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/09/2014
The critical part of security isn't your code; it's the people using your applications. Because of that, increasing your security often makes your applications less secure.