PSfD: Team Blog

Visual Studio 2013

2013-06-03T18:00:00Z

Today, Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2013, the next release of is integrated developer tools solution for building modern applications for devices, the cloud and on the client. Visual Studio 2013 Preview software will be released at Build 2013. ...read more

Developing a Windows Store Business App

2013-06-02T21:00:00Z

Microsoft patterns & practices recently announced the latest addition to the patterns & practices library of software architecture guidance: Developing a Windows Store Business App using C#, XAML, and Prism. ...read more

WebMatrix 3 Released

2013-05-09T19:00:00Z

For those that aren’t aware, WebMatrix is a free, lightweight web development tool that was first introduced in 2010 which provides a great, focused web development experience for ASP.NET, PHP, and Node.js. ...read more

Windows Azure Training and SDK

2013-05-02T13:00:00Z

Cloud development is becoming more and more prevalent which is why having the ability to access training and an SDK is something every company in that space should/needs to provide. To that end, the following training kit and SDK created by Microsoft will help you when starting your development journey with Windows Azure. ...read more

Microsoft Enterprise Library 6 and Unity 3 Released

2013-04-26T18:00:00Z

Microsoft Enterprise Library is a popular collection of reusable software components (called application blocks) designed to address common cross-cutting concerns of enterprise application developers (such as logging, validation, data access, exception handling, and more). ...read more

Windows Azure IaaS is Live

2013-04-17T18:00:00Z

Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, Virtual Machines and Virtual Network are now generally available (GA)! With this announcement these new services make it possible for you to move your applications into the cloud as is. ...read more

Working with OneNote 2013

2013-04-15T18:00:00Z

I remember when school mainly consisted of pens/pencils and good ol’ fashion paper notebooks. Of today’s technology hasn’t totally eliminated these methods of note taking but when it comes to the “digital lifestyle”, you certainly can’t beat OneNote. OneNote has definitely gained popularly since its introduction and because it’s integrated with the Windows Phone and Surface it’s a great way to keep track of things. ...read more

Visual Studio 2012 Update 2

2013-04-05T18:00:00Z

Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 (VS2012.2) is now available for download. Just as with VS2012.1, this release contains important fixes as well as a wealth of new functionality, addressing feedback received from the community and aligning with key software development trends in the market. The new functionality primarily spans (though is not limited to) five areas of investment: agile planning, quality enablement, Windows Store development, line-of-business development, and the general developer experience. ...read more

Build 2013 Developer Conference

2013-03-29T18:00:00Z

I can't believe almost 6 months has passed since the last Build conference. This year the event will be held between June 26–28 in San Francisco where Microsoft will share what's next for Windows, Windows Server, Windows Azure, Visual Studio, and more. ...read more

ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 Update

2013-03-19T18:00:00Z

If may be difficult to track what's being released when but the recently released ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 update is one you should definitely take note of. This update makes no changes to the existing ASP.NET runtime, is fully compatible with existing projects and development environment and will also be included with the upcoming Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 (currently at CTP 4). ...read more