Channel 9 - Entries tagged with learning Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with learning http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/learning Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/learning en Wed, 22 May 2013 00:38:18 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 00:38:18 GMT Rev9 5 1 25 Getting sharp with F# First a tease...

Try F# demonstrates the power of F# to solve real-world analytical programming and information-rich problems by providing a web experience to help you learn the F# language, create programs, and share information—quickly and easily.

You all know how much I like "learning resources." Also you know how much I like highlighting different things, things that help you think a little outside of the normal, day to day grind.

Today's post satisfies both itches...

Try F#—Data Console to Big and Broad Data (Microsoft Research Connections Blog)

Try F# enables users to learn F# through new tutorials that focus on solving real-world problems, including analytical programming quandaries of the sort that are encountered in finance and data science. But Try F# is much more than a set of tutorials. It lets users write code in the browser and share it with others on the web to help grow a community of F# developers.

This latest release of Try F# is an evolution that keeps the tool in synch with the new experiences and information-rich programming features that are available in F# 3.0, the latest version of the language. The tutorials incorporate many domains, and help users understand F#’s new powerful “type providers” for data and service programming in the browser-based experience.

Try F# (Microsoft Research)

New Try F#

By working with the community, we have enhanced the “learn” experience, now complete with sample materials to get you started. Try F# now includes “create and share” experiences that help you write simple code to solve complex problems and then easily share snippets or sample packs with others.

F# communities make it easy to get involved:

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Why F#?

Simple Code for Complex Problems

F# is expressive and concise, which allows developers to implement their algorithms more directly. This means less code to read and maintain.

Rapid Prototyping

Using F# Interactive, code can be executed immediately without first compiling, which enables fluid problem exploration. Developers can use F# Interactive to iteratively refine algorithms to production quality.

Fewer Bugs

Case studies and user reports consistently show that F#'s strong type system reduces software bugs. Units of Measure further increase these benefits by preventing code from accidentally combining such elements as inches and centimeters, dollars and euros, or any custom units.

Seamless Interoperability

F# interoperates seamlessly with C#, and F# can be used with HTML5, JavaScript and other web standards. F# type providers can be used to integrate data sources and thousands of statistical libraries from packages such as R. The NuGet package environment provides over 8,000 new packages. Enterprises can use F# effectively without having to use different libraries and frameworks, and can leverage their existing assets and domain knowledge.

Efficient Execution

F# features modern, high-performance just-in-time (JIT) compilation to native code. F# code runs unchanged on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems by using the instructions available on the target architecture. The resulting code runs at the speeds much faster than languages such as Python, JavaScript or R, and in some cases significantly faster than C#.

Reduced Complexity

F# makes it easier to write functional programs, which eliminates complex time and state dependencies. This helps prevent bugs, makes unit testing more straightforward, simplifies refactoring, and promotes code reuse.

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Ready to get coding? Think you have to install a bunch of stuff to get started? Nope! You can get started learning and coding F# right now!

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So get learning and coding already!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/blog/Getting-sharp-with-F First a tease... Try F# demonstrates the power of F# to solve real-world analytical programming and information-rich problems by providing a web experience to help you learn the F# language, create programs, and share information—quickly and easily. You all know how much I like "learning resources." Also you know how much I like highlighting different things, things that help you think a little outside of the normal, day to day grind. Today's post satisfies both itches... Try F#—Data Console to Big and Broad Data (Microsoft Research Connections Blog)Try F# enables users to learn F# through new tutorials that focus on solving real-world problems, including analytical programming quandaries of the sort that are encountered in finance and data science. But Try F# is much more than a set of tutorials. It lets users write code in the browser and share it with others on the web to help grow a community of F# developers. This latest release of Try F# is an evolution that keeps the tool in synch with the new experiences and information-rich programming features that are available in F# 3.0, the latest version of the language. The tutorials incorporate many domains, and help users understand F#’s new powerful “type providers” for data and service programming in the browser-based experience. Try F# (Microsoft Research)New Try F#By working with the community, we have enhanced the “learn” experience, now complete with sample materials to get you started. Try F# now includes “create and share” experiences that help you write simple code to solve complex problems and then easily share snippets or sample packs with others. F# communities make it easy to get involved: Microsoft F# discussion forum F# on Stack Overflow F# on DeveloperFusion Try F# Try F#/Learn Why F#? Simple Code for Complex Problems F# is expressive and concise, which allows developers to implement their algorithms more directly. This means less code to read and maintain. Rapid Prototyping Using F# Inter http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/blog/Getting-sharp-with-F Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/blog/Getting-sharp-with-F Greg Duncan Greg Duncan 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/blog/Getting-sharp-with-F/RSS Coding4Fun f# F# learning TWC9: Windows 8, VS 2012 Downloads, source for .NET 4.5, git-tf and Kahn!!! This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the week's top developer news, including

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-August-17-2012 This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the week's top developer news, including [0:24] Windows 8 RTM is available for developers (Ian LeGrow) [1:16] Windows 8 Developer Camp - Redmond, Introducing the Windows 8 platform [2:22] Migrating your Release Preview app to Windows 8 [3:27] Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5 released to the web! (Jason Zander) [4:31] Visual Studio 2012 Launch Event [4:56] Announcing the release of .NET Framework 4.5 RTM - Product and Source Code (Brandon Bray) [5:50] Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5 is RELEASED - Here's 5 minute videos to get you up to speed quick (Scott Hanselman) [7:45] Channel 9 Highlight: Visual Studio 2012 Premium and Ultimate Overview Series (alvinho) [9:02] Available Now: Blend for Visual Studio 2012 (Christian Schormann) [9:50] Announcing Blend + SketchFlow Preview for Visual Studio 2012 (Erik Arthur) [10:36] IntroToRx.com (Lee Campbell), Reactive Extensions v2.0 has arrived!, Bart De Smet Going Deep video  Picks of the Week! Brian's Pick of the Week:[11:27] Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS And Announcing Kanban for Team Foundation Service Dan's Pick of the Week:[14:18] Redefining the Introduction to Computer Science - Khan Academy now does Computer Science, http://www.khanacademy.org/cs (John Resig) 988 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-August-17-2012 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:24:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-August-17-2012 Brian Keller, Dan Fernandez, Greg Duncan Brian Keller, Dan Fernandez, Greg Duncan 3 http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-August-17-2012/RSS Blend Reactive Extensions Team Foundation Server learning Windows 8 Using Games To Teach: G4LI Unveiled Microsoft is teaming up with a handful of universities to study if and how computer games can be useful in education for teaching students math, science, and technology. The research project has Microsoft working with NYU as well as City University of New York, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Parsons the New School for Design, and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Columbia’s Teachers College and NYU’s Polytechnic Institute. The test subjects in this study will be middle school students.

Why middle school? According to Ken Perlin, an NYU professor of computer science, in middle school many students “become discouraged or uninterested and pour their time at home into gaming. We think gaming is our starting point to draw them into math, science, and technology-based programs.”

The research study will be called the “Games for Learning Institute.” The budget is $3 million. Microsoft will be paying half with the universities chipping in for the other portion. The study hopes to discover what makes games compelling and playable and what elements make them effective for learning…that is, even they are effective for learning. The games used in testing will be deployed along with curricula to 19 NYC area schools where results in the classroom will be tracked. (via Wired Campus)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Using-Games-To-Teach-G4LI-Unveiled Microsoft is teaming up with a handful of universities to study if and how computer games can be useful in education for teaching students math, science, and technology. The research project has Microsoft working with NYU as well as City University of New York, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Parsons the New School for Design, and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Columbia’s Teachers College and NYU’s Polytechnic Institute. The test subjects in this study will be middle school students. Why middle school? According to Ken Perlin, an NYU professor of computer science, in middle school many students “become discouraged or uninterested and pour their time at home into gaming. We think gaming is our starting point to draw them into math, science, and technology-based programs.” The research study will be called the “Games for Learning Institute.” The budget is $3 million. Microsoft will be paying half with the universities chipping in for the other portion. The study hopes to discover what makes games compelling and playable and what elements make them effective for learning…that is, even they are effective for learning. The games used in testing will be deployed along with curricula to 19 NYC area schools where results in the classroom will be tracked. (via Wired Campus) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Using-Games-To-Teach-G4LI-Unveiled Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:59:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Using-Games-To-Teach-G4LI-Unveiled Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Using-Games-To-Teach-G4LI-Unveiled/RSS Education Games Students educational learning Geography Tetris USA, UK, Europe, Africa, and more. (via Digital Inspiration) ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geography-Tetris Here's a much more fun way to learn geography than just staring at a map - a game called Statetris lets you learn geography by playing an online game, similar to Tetris, where states or countries are the blocks which you must move or rotate to fit them into the correct locations. The Tetris board will be a shape of a map and the "pieces" drop down from the top. Using the arrow keys, you move the pieces to where they belong on the map. There are three levels to play - easy, medium, and hard. There are games for USA, UK, Europe, Africa, and more. (via Digital Inspiration) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geography-Tetris Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:22:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geography-Tetris Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geography-Tetris/RSS Fun Games educational tetris learning geography Silverlight 2 June Webcast Series Lindsay Rutter is going to be doing a series of webcasts on Silverlight 2 in June, starting on June 16th. The topics will include learning about deep zoom, learning the WPF UI framework, learning about adaptive streaming, and more. In total, there will be 6 webcasts in all. To register for any of these free webcasts, just click on its title in the list below below:

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Silverlight-2-June-Webcast Lindsay Rutter is going to be doing a series of webcasts on Silverlight 2 in June, starting on June 16th. The topics will include learning about deep zoom, learning the WPF UI framework, learning about adaptive streaming, and more. In total, there will be 6 webcasts in all. To register for any of these free webcasts, just click on its title in the list below below: Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 1 of 6): Overview of Silverlight 2 and the WPF UI FrameworkJune 16th, 2008 1pm EST Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 2 of 6): WPF UI Framework Continued June 18th, 2008 2pm EST Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 3 of 6): Introducing Deep Zoom June 20th, 2008 1pm EST Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 4 of 6): Web Services SupportJune 23rd, 2008 1pm EST Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 5 of 6): Testing Framework June 25th, 2008 1pm EST Look What You Can Do with Silverlight 2 (Part 6 of 6): Adaptive StreamingJune 27th, 2008 1pm EST  (via BufferOverrun) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Silverlight-2-June-Webcast Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:36:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Silverlight-2-June-Webcast Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Silverlight-2-June-Webcast/RSS Developer Developers Education Silverlight Training webcasts learning