Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Developer Community

Developer Diaries: Jing Chan gets over 1 Million Facebook "likes"

Laura Foy — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:34 GMT

Jing Chan talks about his personal history as a developer and his experience creating CamWow.

Developer Diaries: Erin Strange from Migration.Mobi

Laura Foy — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:33:58 GMT

In this latest episode, Erin Strange stopped by to talk about developing some super high profile apps. Erin is the creative director at Migration.Mobi and here she talks about what it's like developing both the IHeartRadio app and the United Airlines app.

Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner–Why I Switched to Windows Azure

Chris Koenig, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:00:22 GMT

Like what you heard? Try Windows Azure for FREE and enjoy the freedom to use your preferred OS, language, database or tool. Windows Azure can help you deploy sites to a highly scalable environment, deploy and run virtual machines, and create highly scalable application in a rich PaaS environment. Give it a try!

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Abstract:
In today’s Community Corner, Chris Koenig welcomes Principal Architect for Excolo Group, Casey Watson to the show as they discuss how Casey recently made the switch from Amazon EC2 Cloud Services to Windows Azure. Tune in as they chat about the reasons why he moved over to Azure as they discuss IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) key differences and benefits.

After watching this video, follow these next steps:

Step #1 – Try Windows Azure: No cost. No obligation. 90-Day FREE trial.
Step #2 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

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Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner – Update Controls for Windows 8 app Development

Chris Koenig, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:00:34 GMT

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In today’s Community Corner, Chris Koenig welcomes Microsoft MVP Michael L. Perry to the show as he demos for us an application he built called Update Controls which can help Windows 8 app developers simplify their code by automatically discovering dependencies so that you won’t have to manage them in your view model.

Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8

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Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner – How I created my Windows 8 app for UserGroup.tv

Chris Koenig, DevRadio, ChrisCaldwell — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:00:57 GMT

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Chris Koenig welcomes Microsoft C# MVP Shawn Weisfeld to the show as he showcases the Windows 8 app he built for UserGroup.tv .Tune in and listen to this great story as Shawn describes his experience building the app and how you can watch great user group created content anywhere, anytime.

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WOWZAPP 2012 Hackathon for Windows

Larry Larsen, MrAndyPuppy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:37:07 GMT

Andrew Parsons joins me to talk about WOWZAPP 2012 - the Worldwide Hackathon for Windows. WOWZAPP 2012 is an opportunity for developers and designers the world over to come together on a single weekend and exercise their talent and creativity through designing, building and testing apps and games for the Windows ecosystem. And we want all of you to take part! Find out what's in store for the developer world on November 9-11 2012 and start thinking how you can get involved, whether it be for Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Azure - or maybe all three. Check out http://www.wowzapp2012.com for more details and to see if there's a venue near you.

Platform Hygiene

Tim O'Brien — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:11:36 GMT

Yesterday, Google's Vic Gundotra proudly exclaimed that "I'm not interested in screwing over developers" as he piled on top of Dalton Caldwell's post accusing Facebook of being naughty on the platform front. I'm not here to defend Facebook or Twitter or anyone else who takes lumps in Dalton's blog, but Vic's opportunistic post warrants a little scrutiny, as I always worry when people in power positions go over the top to proclaim what they're *not* doing (Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton come to mind). I rather hope Google can back up the claim going forward, because it certainly hasn't in the past. To be specific, I'm talking about things like ...

Google deprecating its SOAP Search API in favor of the more restrictive AJAX API ... see here
Google deprecating its Translation API ... see here
Google deprecating Tables and Records feeds for the Spreadsheets API ... see here
Google, well, just deprecating lots of APIs in general ... see here ... and then trying to pacify developers with pitiful 1-year support commitments
Google jamming the websockets protocol onto developers before it was actually done, in a fiasco that was well-chronicled ... here was our take on it
Google head-faking web devs with Gears ... in 2008, Chrome + Gears was supposed to be the new desktop, but in 2011 Gears was pulled out of Chrome ... see here
Google marshaling the developer community around Open Social, only to put it out to pasture later ... see here
Google marshaling the developer community with an API for Google Buzz, only to pull the plug later
Google marshaling the developer community with an API for Google Wave, only to pull the plug later
Google doing next to nothing to solve the Android fragmentation conundrum for developers ... see here and here
Google making late payments to Android developers in Europe, exposing a number of other developer support pain points ... see here
Google welching on its promise to Mozilla to remove H.264 support from Chrome in support of their WebM science project, effectively forcing Mozilla to reverse course on H.264 ... see here

The list goes on and on.

Now, to be fair, Google is no different than any other platform provider, in the sense that we've all (including Microsoft), at one time or another, changed/reversed/adjusted course on a number of things over the years, either because of developer community feedback, technical strategy course-corrections, competitive pressures, "the world has changed" scenarios, etc., but a little humility goes a long way, and Vic's post, which All Things D describes as having a "sense of delight", contains none of it. Ten-year support commitments are always helpful, too, but I'm not sure Google's big on those, either. Maximizing the amount of developer investment in things like skills and code that come forward into new technologies is another piece that we continue to work hard at, but Google seems more inclined toward making a clean break with these sorts of things (and I'm being polite here). Enough with the compare & contrast ... the point is this: opportunistically taking advantage of an anti-Facebook meme to grandstand about how Google+ is somehow the shining beacon of platform goodness just feels oily. But more importantly, it deserves some proper context ... the reason Google is or isn't holding back on a write API for G+ is irrelevant ... this is about taking a humble tone in the wake of a dubious track record.

March Developer News, Prairie Dev Con West, Windows Azure Camp Challenge, TechDays TV, and Developer Movement

Jonathan Rozenblit — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:45:38 GMT

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Host Jonathan Rozenblit goes through the monthly developer news segment: Prairie Dev Con West, Windows Azure Camp Challenge, what's up on TechDays TV, and introduced the Windows Azure Developer Movement.

D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE
In case you haven't heard about the show, Developers, Developers, Developers: LIVE & INTERACTIVE (D³) is a monthly show hosted by Jonathan Rozenblit. The show airs live every first Wednesday of the month at 12:00 PM ET and features the latest updates on what's new and exciting in the world of development; featured presentations; and guests. LIVE and INTERACTIVE means that you'll be part of the show – You're invited to interact with us; ask questions and get them answered; and share your thoughts and opinions.

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Tony Goodhew: VC++ Developer Communication - Questions and Answers

Charles — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:11:04 GMT

Tony Goodhew is a Microsoft veteran in the developer tools division and has returned home to his roots in VC++. He was a product manager on VC6 back in the day. One of Tony's priorities is effectively communicating with developer customers who expect open and honest answers to ALL of their questions. How does this process work? How can you effectively communicate your plan if your plan is still being created?

Developers want answers. Period. Tony and team have the responsibility of ensuring that the answers they give to developers regarding VC++ are in fact accurate and unequivocal. Developers ask, "OK. So, what's the plan for the next version of VC++? Why did you decide to not support C++ feature x? What about y++? What's going on here? When are you guys going to wake up?" Welcome to Tony's world (and the world of many other product managers across the company and industry).

I brought my camera to Tony's office to talk about C++, VC++, developer dark matter, the C++ Renaissance at Microsoft, VC++ versus GCC, and much more. This is a very candid conversation about developer-oriented public communication and the delicate balance between promising too much and promising too little. At the end of the day, it's all about what you deliver.

So, how do you decide how and when you will tell developers what your plans really are? How did you come to the decisions you make and execute on? Did you get enough feedback from the community to ensure you give developers what they most want? Have you implemented the things native developers have been asking you to do for years? When do you say yes and when do you say no? Tony, talk to us, man. What's going on here? How does it really work inside VC++ world?

Nice to have you back on C9, Tony! It's been a while.

Tune in. Enjoy.

6/5 MSDN Simulcast Event: NYC Silverlight 4 Firestarter

MSDN Online Media — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:27:00 GMT

Microsoft Silverlight 4 is a powerful development platform for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web, desktop, and mobile applications when online or offline. First introduced in 2007, Silverlight has come a long way, with four major version releases in less than three years. By now, you’ve likely heard about the Silverlight platform. You’ve probably even seen a quick demo or two of an application running cross platform with some streaming media, or even a simple animation. But now you want to learn how to build real-world business applications using Silverlight.

Join us online for a full-day learning event at the Silverlight 4 Firestarter taking place in New York City. We'll spend the whole day bringing you up to speed on all you need to know about the platform to build Silverlight applications, with a focus on line-of-business applications. We'll cover how to use Microsoft Expression Blend and Sketchflow to make your apps look better.

Date/Time: 6/5/10, 6:00 AM - 1:45 PM Pacific
Registration: http://bit.ly/asLohQ

Gabriel Torok from PreEmptive Solutions talks with Murray Gordon at PDC 2009

John O'Donnell — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:59:00 GMT

Murray Gordon talked with Gabriel Torok of PreEmptive Solutions about their solutions to help you get better insight into your code. In addition Gabriel talked about the new Runtime Intelligence solution that helps you gain insight into your codes performance in the field.

Enjoy the show!

John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
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ToolShed Tooltip #21 - Developer Community Update By MVP Keith Kabza

Russell Fustino — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:28:00 GMT

How do you find out about developer events? Find out by watching this clip. Save the dates for the PDC and mark your calendar for many SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, MSDN Events, WinMoDevCamps, and more coming your way. Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources such as thrivedev, bizspark, and Bytes by MSDN . Join Microsoft MVP Keith Kabza as he reviews this very important topic that all developers should be aware of.

This is the first of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 4 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

Toolshed Tooltip #8 - Developer Community Update from Episode 2

Russell Fustino — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources. For example, Microsoft has free software initiatives for startup companies and students. We also have national developer events (both free and pay) to put on your calendar and much more in the community. Join Developer Envangelist Brian Johnson as he reviews this very important topic that all developers should be aware of. Brian also highlights of some of the other series on Channel9.

This is the first of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Epsode 2 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast

Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform – Deep Dive

Yochay Kiriaty — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:11:00 GMT

The Windows Sensor and Location platform, new for Windows 7, enables your computer and applications to adapt to their current environment. With location sensors -- including GPS devices, WWAN radios, and even triangulation technology -- your applications and gadgets can know exactly where they are, enabling them to provide more locally relevant content and functionality. Join Gavin Gear, product team PM, and Yochay Kiriaty, Technical Evangelist, as we jump deep into the Platform, reviewing the APIs and explain how to write application that takes advantage of Windows 7 Sensor platform.

Additional videos in this series:

You can find additional information about the Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform in the:

www.microsoft.com/whdc/sensors
Send email with any questions to - sensext@microsoft.com
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Developer Center on MSDN
Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform series of posts
PDC session recording - Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications

Show: Episode 2 It's All About The Tools TV Show

Russell Fustino — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:21:00 GMT

In this video, you will find tools to help solve these common developer challenges…

Maintaining the truth and privacy of your data while making changes to the schema
Another report project?
Setting up a virtual playground for testing and development
Building a web site from scratch in minutes without code
How can I customize my build process?

(When viewing in Silverlight, the dots on the timeline correspond to the scenes listed below.)

Tool Shed Theme Song
Introduction
Demo 1 - VSTS DB Pro
Demo 2 - SQL Reporting Services
Demo 3 - Virtual PC
Demo 4 - DotNetNuke
Demo 5 - MSBuild Extensibility talking to Twitter by Guest Speaker Microsoft MVP, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
Developer Community Update by Brian Johnson

You will love our guest speaker, Microsoft MVP Sayed ... as he dazzles us on extending MSBuild to talk to Twitter, I guarantee it for any coder!

Special thanks to co-host Stan Schultes, recent co-author on his book on DotNetNuke 5, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi , Carl Franklin, Brian Johnson, Seminole Community College - Sanford\Lake Mary Campus and the Orlando Code Camp Team and attendees, and the many volunteers who made this show a reality!

Note: For those of you new to channel9 viewing, many different formats are available for download besides viewing in the default player; everything from Zune to WMV High Quality. Simply locate the dropdown menu below the embedded player on this page for your desired download selection. If the default view is too small or too blurry for you when full screen, then I recommend trying to download WMV High Quality. You can clearly see code, all video and powerpoints in High Def (HD) at full screen. It takes about an hour to download at average home speed connections. The high def WMV file is about 1 gig.

Let me know what you think about the content, first and foremost in both episode 1 and 2. Feel free to comment on what tools you would like to see on future episodes.

As for the TV Show editing, let me know what you think of the Picture-In-Picture effect in the beginning during the theme song and occasional black and white filters (Wizard of Oz look). I am experimenting with various effects and having fun doing and learning video production!

Finally, please note all of the resources on right of the page at: http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed including a link to all of the powerpoints, demo code and demo scripts!

Stan and I are planning on are filming Episode 3 this weekend, June 6, 2009, at the Pensaolca SQL Saturday. If you are attending, I can use some volunteers, like camera operators, a sound engineer and door control. I'll teach you at the event, everything to run the camera or sound, if you don't have much experience. Drop me an email if interested at rfustino@microsoft.com Stay tuned.

Remember, you have to know the code to get into the shed. KNOW THE CODE. Get some popcorn and enjoy the show! Russ

Show: It’s All About The Tools – TV Show, Episode One

Brian Johnson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Have you ever felt inundated with developer tools? Do you ever feel you're missing something that could make your life easier as a developer and a power user?

There are so many tools available to choose from and it keeps getting tougher to keep up with them. Tool familiarity continues to be one of the top developer challenges. This series of seminars is all about tools for developers, by developers. Join Microsoft Florida Developer Evangelist Russ Fustino & Microsoft MVP Stan Schultes and others as they bring you demos and discussion about their favorite developer tools.

In this video, you will find tools to help solve these common developer challenges…

Building and deploying video capability in websites
Integrating Mapping Services
Managing your development machine
What’s exactly in those messages in your service layer?
Need storage that’s accessible from anywhere?
Create beautifully styled WPF applications with no lines of code (and no design team!)
Easily Developing Office Business Applications

(When viewing in Silverlight, the dots on the timeline correspond to the scenes listed below.)

Tool Shed Theme Song
Introduction
Demo 1 – Silverlight Live Plug-in for Expression Encoder
Demo 2 – Live Services – Virtual Earth
Demo 3 – SysInternals
Demo 4 – Fiddler
Demo 5 – Windows Live Sky Drive
Demo 6 – WPF Application Styling by guest speaker Jason Beres of Infragistics
Demo 7 – Visual Studio Tools for Office
Developer Community Update by Joe Healy

Special thanks to co-host Stan Schultes, Jason Beres of Infragistics, Carl Franklin, DeVry University Miramar, Joe Healy, the South Florida Code Camp Team and Attendees, and the many volunteers who made this show a reality!

Special notes:

To use the Infragistics WPF Application Styling download, install the NetAdvantage Win Client and then install the Styling CTP
Listen to Dot Net Rocks on March 26 for aninterview with Russ and Stan on filming of this show along with some exciting presentation tips and tricks.