Software is ever changing, and with software releases being pushed out almost every week with multiple people involved, it can be easy to get lost or make a mistake. Experts talk about DevOps and agile as being methodologies for achieving better, faster and higher-quality code, but in order to achieve that, development teams need to … continue reading
Microsoft has revealed that Xamarin would be available for free in Visual Studio 2015 at its Build conference last month, and today Xamarin is announcing even more ways developers can take advantage of Xamarin in Visual Studio. The company revealed an iOS Simulator Remoting feature, iOS USB Remoting feature, and a Test Recorder Visual Studio … continue reading
It has only been a few weeks since Microsoft released its “major” update to Team Foundation Server, TFS 2015 Update 2 (also known as TFS 2015.2), and already the company is releasing an update to address many complaints from its customers. The company announced it will be releasing a minor update, TFS 2015.2.1, designed to … continue reading
Microsoft is joining the container game with a new solution that aims to bring container apps to the cloud. The company announced the Azure Container Service is now generally available. Azure Container Service is a container scheduling and orchestration solution that is built from open-source software. “But why a container service? Lately it seems like … continue reading
GoPro has unveiled the GoPro Developer Program as a way to support companies that want to develop a better user experience. The GoPro Developer program was debuted at a private event in San Francisco. The program has been working with developers in a variety of companies, as well as a bunch of startups. “Over the … continue reading
As video starts to become more a part of organizations and enterprises’ digital solutions, Microsoft wants to ensure that insights can be gained from their viewing audiences. The company is announcing the public preview of Azure Media Analytics, a collection of new services designed to give organizations better understanding of their video files using machine … continue reading
Microsoft’s embrace of the open-source community and focus on cross-platform development is making it an exciting time to be a .NET developer, according to a recently released report. Progress announced its 2016 .NET Developer Survey, which reveals developers are excited about new cross-platform development and technology opportunities .NET has to offer. “If you think about … continue reading
Developers can now build native apps using React Native for Windows PC, Windows Phone and Xbox. Microsoft announced it is adding support for the open-source framework to its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) at Facebook’s developer conference, F8 2016, yesterday. “As opposed to a ‘write once, run everywhere’ kind of framework, React Native expects each platform … continue reading
Lucidworks, a search and analytics software company, today released Lucidworks View, an extension to its flagship product Fusion. It allows companies to create custom search-driven applications that use Apache Solr and Apache Spark. Companies that build a recommendation-driven e-commerce site, or a searchable customer service portal, can use Lucidworks View to give their customers access … continue reading
Microsoft is introducing a new JavaScript language service in Visual Studio 15. The service, codenamed Salsa, is designed to improve the existing JavaScript language and provide enhancements to JSX support, module support, and ES6/ES7 syntax coverage. According to Microsoft, language services are meant to provide completion lists, signature help, syntax highlighting and other helpful features … continue reading
Developers have a world of knowledge at their fingertips, but with all the information available on the Web, it isn’t always easy finding the right answer. Microsoft and HackerRank, a platform designed to help engineers advance their skills, want to change that. The companies have teamed up on a new Bing solution designed to make … continue reading
RethinkDB has announced version 2.3 of its open-source database for the real-time Web. The latest release comes with new security features, performance enhancements, new ReQL features, and a beta release of its recently introduced Windows port. Highlights of RethinkDB 2.3 include built-in TLS support; the ability to create user accounts and assign permissions; a new … continue reading
