This is something that someone raised with me today and I thought I’d write it down because I noticed it when I first came to developing with .NET on Windows 8 and WinRT and it threw me for about an hour or so which perhaps lets me save you from spending...

David Britch is a Senior Technologist at Content Master , and for the past year has been working on a number of projects with the patterns & practices group at Microsoft. David has authored and contributed to a range of recent software development...

We have this free event running in our Victoria offices on the 5th September: Agenda 09:30 Registration 10:00 Start · Overview of the Microsoft development tools · Requirements capture and Agile planning · Development including version control, code quality...

On Wednesday 12th September there will be a streamed online event for Visual Studio 2012. There will be 3 keynote sessions followed by deep dives in different tracks covering languages, .NET, web, cloud, Windows Store Apps, Agile, testing, TFS and plenty...

We have the ALM with Visual Studio 2012 event coming up! We’re running 3 sessions of this so that if you miss the first one you can attend one of the other ones. Here’s what to expect: Hearing directly from our experts is the best way to get a really...

Millions of people around the world use Windows every day and Windows 8 is the biggest platform opportunity available to developers. Windows 8 is a new experience, personal, connected, open, fast, fluid. Leverage your existing skills to build Windows...

The Windows Azure Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs and presentations that are designed to help you learn how to use the latest Windows Azure features and services. If you’ve not heard of it before...

Do you have an awesome idea for an app on SharePoint or Office? If you live in the US, UK, Canada, Australia or India, build and submit your app and you could win big prizes in the Apps for Office and SharePoint Developer Contest . The grand prize winner...

Today the Microsoft Advertising SDK compatible with Windows 8 RTM is available. As a developer this means that you can start integrating advertising into your Windows 8 applications now which will provide you with an additional revenue opportunity for...

A dev4good event in collaboration with TheGivingLab.org and Givey.co.uk this year to bring together talented thinkers, designers and coders from around the UK to work on some real-world issues faced by UK charities. The technology theme for the event...

The Windows Azure User Group will be holding a special UK Windows Azure User Group meeting in Manchester on Thursday August 30 th with Cory Fowler, Windows Azure Technical Evangelist from Redmond, as he demonstrates how to develop PHP Applications from...

Don’t forget about the free Azure Developer Camp we have running in Edinburgh next Thursday. Register here :   Here’a a video to give you a feel for what a camp is like.     And here is a complete synopsis. UK Windows Azure Camps We run...

Microsoft is launching a new version of Visual Studio, and Black Marble would like to invite you to join them for a morning focusing on what’s new or changed in Visual Studio and Team Found Server 2012.  They will highlight how it will make it easier...

We are excited to announce that Microsoft Director of SQL Server Business Intelligence Kamal Hathi will be delivering the keynote at PASS SQLRally Nordic 2012, kicking off the main program Tuesday, October 2. Meet him and a large contingent of top international...

Would you believe it, Microsoft have had the same logo for 25 years and they have chosen today to unveil a shiny new design! This new design comes at a time where we are releasing a range of new technologies and hooks into the consistent design used in...

As a .NET programmer who strives every day to further my technical and social skills, I attend user groups. Your typical user group is sold to the community which it supports as an excellent resource for learning and interacting with like-minded individuals...

Ryan O’Neill is a software developer working from his home office in rural Herefordshire). Work normally involves .Net, SQL Server and a good sprinkling of web although I'm a good all rounder. Richard Wilde and I run the Hereford branch of the Next Generation...

DeveloperFusions is a great place to find new content and great list of UK community events. Head over there and take a look at some of these recent articles. Continuous Integration Using NuGet And TeamCity by Xavier Decoster Xavier Decoster demonstrates...

Martin works for Microsoft where evangelises HTML5 and the web. He’s been a developer since the late 90s and loves figuring out problems and experimenting with code. I go to a lot of tech events. Some would say too many. In fact, it’s probably around...

Team Web Access in Team Foundation Server 2012 (and Team Foundation Service ) has been completely redesigned and contains some great new agile planning features. However, some of the features, Backlog Management, Sprint Planning and Feedback Requests...

With a reliable, capable and free venue thanks to FreshEgg the eastern part of VBUG Portsmouth is starting again under the new name, WorthingDotNet. We will be meting every other month - usually on a Tuesday evening near the middle of the month - at FreshEgg...

Ever seen testers in your organization trying to figure out what parts of the application to focus on during performance testing? You can now become the coolest developer in your organization by helping testers figure out what to test. Read here on how...

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As of now those of you with MSDN subscriptions are able to get first access to the RTM of Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 , Some of you may already have known that but did you also know that you get a free one year developer account for the Windows Store...

AvePoint’s community portal is an online resource where you can read their latest blog posts, watch new product videos, participate in vibrant discussion forums, learn SharePoint best practices, and more. You’ll also receive exclusive access to the AvePoint...