The TestContainer Capability
Updating off pre-RTM bits once RTM ships ought to be routine. But if you have not already done so in the case of the .NET Core based Test projects, let me give you a reason to do so. vstest delegates...
View ArticleTaking feedback
I’m going to try something very non-traditional for my blog. I don’t know if it’s a good idea or not but we’ll give it a go and if everyone hates it, I’ll find a different vehicle. I’ve had a career...
View ArticleObstacles to performance in parallel programming
Making your code run faster is often the primary goal when using parallel programming techniques in R, but sometimes the effort of converting your code to use a parallel framework leads only to...
View Article.NET Framework Update for AppContext
A new update for .NET Framework is now available for the AppContext class. The behavior of the AppContext class was recently regressed. The update returns the class to the correct behavior. This update...
View ArticleBecause it’s Friday: Movie Trailer
Via Gizmodo, this generic template for a AAA movie trailer recalls that generic brand video from a couple of years back. That's all for us for this week. Have a great weekend, we'll be back on Monday!
View ArticleTop stories from the VSTS community – 2017.08.18
Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics. IMPORTANT Git vulnerability with submodules – Edward ThomsonThe Git community has...
View ArticlePerform advanced analytics on Application Insights data using Jupyter Notebook
To help you leverage your telemetry data and better monitor the behavior of your Azure applications, we are happy to provide a Jupyter Notebook template that extends the power of Application Insights....
View ArticleThe future of our TFS/SharePoint Integration
Team Foundation Server (TFS) has provided SharePoint integration since its inception in 2005. That integration included SharePoint site templates and automatic site provisioning as well as support for...
View ArticleHighlights of the Data Science Track at Microsoft Ignite
I will be at the AI Summit in San Francisco next month, which means I can't make it to Ignite in Orlando this year. Which is a bit of a shame, because there's a fantastic Data Science track at Ignite....
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Why you should care about serverless computing
You may have heard the industry buzzword “serverless computing.” Whether you are already a serverless ninja, or still on the fence about the bizarre name, read on! How does it work? Why should you...
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Committing with Confidence: Commit Time Code Quality Information Updated
We are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It would be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this short survey that should take less than 2 minutes. Thanks! In the...
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Referencing .NET Standard Assemblies from both .NET Core and .NET Framework
I like getting great questions in email but I LOVE getting great questions in email with a complete and clear code repro (reproduction) that's in a git somewhere. Then I can just clone, build (many...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Red Hat Help Accelerate Enterprise Container Adoption
Today we made some exciting announcements along with Red Hat around container support. We’re adding Windows support in OpenShift, OpenShift Dedicated on Azure and SQL Server support in OpenShift and...
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New Offers in Azure Marketplace!
14 great new cloud offerings were published to Azure Marketplace last month. Check ‘em out! – The Azure Marketplace Team Denodo Platform: is a leading data virtualization product that provides agile,...
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Azure Network Watcher introduces Connectivity Check (Preview)
Diagnosing network connectivity and performance issues in the cloud can be a challenge as your network evolves in complexity. We are pleased to announce the preview of a new feature to check network...
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Create a CI/CD pipeline for containerized ASP.NET Core projects
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View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 16267 and Mobile Emulator Build 15240 Released
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK and the Mobile Emulator to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 16267 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 16267...
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Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension August 2017 Update
Last week we shipped the August 2017 update to the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension. Besides several bug fixes, this update includes a new command for resetting the IntelliSense database file and...
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Gender roles in film direction, analyzed with R
What do women do in films? If you analyze the stage directions in film scripts — as Julia Silge, Russell Goldenberg and Amber Thomas have done for this visual essay for ThePudding — it seems that women...
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Announcing the public preview of Azure Archive Blob Storage and Blob-Level...
From startups to large organizations, our customers in every industry have experienced exponential growth of their data. A significant amount of this data is rarely accessed but must be stored for a...
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