PSfD: Team Blog

WebMatrix 3 Released

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT

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

Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:00 GMT

The ALM Rangers have released the eBook: Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes and it’s available via Codeplex. This eBook contains practical guidance for migrating to and unit testing with Microsoft Fakes. ...read more

ALM Summit Content Available On-Demand

Bryan Group [MSFT] — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:00:00 GMT

January's ALM Summit on the Microsoft Campus brought together some of the greatest minds in application development, methodologies, and application lifecycle management. All of the sessions were recorded and are now available for on-demand viewing on Channel 9. ...read more