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ABB and Microsoft join forces to launch next-generation electric vehicle charging services platform

ZURICH and REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 20, 2015 — ABB and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the worldwide availability of a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging services platform. Combining ABB’s leading EV charging stations with Microsoft’s Azure cloud-based services will ensure stability, global scalability and advanced management features for ABB customers. The collaboration will also […ellipsis]

New Microsoft Office 365 open source integration with Moodle transforms education technology

Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform, adds new development capabilities with Visual Studio 2015, .NET 2015 and Visual Studio Online

Developer Tools

WebJobs View Dashboard

WebJobs View Dashboard

Showing the Breakpoint Settings peek window

Showing the Breakpoint Settings peek window

Showing InApp UI and Source Code Sync

Showing InApp UI and Source Code Sync

Refactoring LightBulb-Activated Options for Create-Declaration-Definition Feature

Refactoring LightBulb-Activated Options for Create-Declaration-Definition Feature

Python Tools 2.2 RC - Interactive window with inline plots

Python Tools 2.2 RC – Interactive window with inline plots

JSON editor IntelliSense

JSON editor IntelliSense

IntelliTrace - Historical Debugging

IntelliTrace – Historical Debugging

IntelliSense in XML documentation CREFs

IntelliSense in XML documentation CREFs

Graphics Diagnostics analyzing a frame captured from a DirectX 12 app (dark)

Graphics Diagnostics analyzing a frame captured from a DirectX 12 app (dark)

F# Tooling

F# Tooling

Diagnostic Tools with memory snapshots open

Diagnostic Tools with memory snapshots open

Colorized XML documentation comment tags

Colorized XML documentation comment tags

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0

Monaco

“Monaco” enables developers to quickly edit cloud services and websites using standards-based HTML and JavaScript.

MonacoSearch

“Monaco” complements the Visual Studio IDE as a low-friction means of getting started building, or making changes to, an existing cloud service. With this preview release, developers can make live edits directly to Windows Azure Web Sites from the browser on any modern device.

MonacoJSOpen

Visual Studio 2013

Visual Studio Test Professional 2013 enables development teams to gain targeted feedback from stakeholders using the Feedback Client. The Feedback Client captures rich feedback, including screenshots, audio, video and attachments.

Feedback Client

The enhanced coding experience in Visual Studio includes the new Peek Definition feature, enabling developers to view and edit code definitions in other files without losing context. Peek Definition gives developers the option of viewing the file defining the target symbol as an inline element of the current document.

Peek Definition

Visual Studio 2013 makes it easier for developers to create applications that span across mobile devices, client and the cloud.

Visual Studio 2013 – General 2

Visual Studio 2013 makes it easier for developers to create applications that span across mobile devices, client and the cloud.

Visual Studio 2013 – General

Peek Definition gives developers the option of viewing inline as part of the current document the file defining the target symbol.

Peek Definition

In Visual Studio 2013, asynchronous debugging is improved across Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++ and JavaScript.

Debugging – Async in Task Window

Visual Studio 2013 Preview introduces a connected IDE experience, enabling developers to move from machine to machine.

Connected IDE – Sync Settings

Visual Studio 2013 Preview introduces a connected IDE experience, enabling developers to move from machine to machine.

Connected IDE – Notifications Center with one alert

Developers can comment on blocks of code within changesets.

Code Lens – Changesets and Enhanced Scrollbar

Browser Link connects Visual Studio 2013 to one or more open modern browsers in an interactive development.

Browser Link – Three Connected Browsers

Visual Studio 2015

WebJobs View Dashboard

WebJobs View Dashboard

Showing the Breakpoint Settings peek window

Showing the Breakpoint Settings peek window

Showing InApp UI and Source Code Sync

Showing InApp UI and Source Code Sync

Refactoring LightBulb-Activated Options for Create-Declaration-Definition Feature

Refactoring LightBulb-Activated Options for Create-Declaration-Definition Feature

Python Tools 2.2 RC - Interactive window with inline plots

Python Tools 2.2 RC – Interactive window with inline plots

JSON editor IntelliSense

JSON editor IntelliSense

IntelliTrace - Historical Debugging

IntelliTrace – Historical Debugging

IntelliSense in XML documentation CREFs

IntelliSense in XML documentation CREFs

Graphics Diagnostics analyzing a frame captured from a DirectX 12 app (dark)

Graphics Diagnostics analyzing a frame captured from a DirectX 12 app (dark)

F# Tooling

F# Tooling

Diagnostic Tools with memory snapshots open

Diagnostic Tools with memory snapshots open

Colorized XML documentation comment tags

Colorized XML documentation comment tags

Visual Studio Online

The product backlog defines the work that needs to be done. Once defined, teams use the backlog to manage and prioritize work items. Development teams also track acceptance tests, check-ins and other work items that each backlog item depends on.

Product backlog

Feedback requests make it easy for stakeholders to remain informed and involved in a development project through Visual Studio Online. Integrated feedback requests give stakeholders an easy way to provide rich feedback, including annotated screenshots, directly to the development team.

Feedback requests

Development teams can use the customizable Kanban board to manage the product backlog and track work items across columns.

Kanban board

Visual Studio Online provides development teams with a Kanban board for planning, managing tasks and tracking the flow of a project. This iteration board provides insight into the flow of various tasks for product backlog items and bugs.

Iteration planning

Work Item Charting in Visual Studio Online enables developers to quickly create multiple charts, including pivot tables, to visualize data from work item queries. These charts can be created with just a few clicks and refresh automatically as data is updated.

Work Item Charting

With Visual Studio Online and Agile Portfolio Management, a team can manage work in a portfolio backlog that provides insight into projects across several agile teams.

Agile Portfolio Management

Team Rooms provide an area for fostering and capturing communication among team members, both near and far. In a Team Room, users can discuss work in progress, ask questions, share status, and clarify issues as they arise. Team Rooms are great for connecting with remote team members and archiving project activity.

Team Rooms

Visual Studio Release Management

With Visual Studio Release Management, Microsoft continues to deliver increased DevOps functionality, including automated deployment for production use.

Visual Studio Release Management 4

Partners

Independent UK-based developer surpasses 3.5 million downloads on Windows devices in less than one year
Feb. 24, 2014
Windows Phone Developer Blog

Microsoft and Xamarin Partner Globally to Enable Microsoft Developers toDevelop Native iOS and Android Apps With C# and Visual Studio
Nov. 13, 2013
Press release

Companies join forces on technical and customer programs to help
developers build native mobile apps for multiple platforms.

Chicago-based Resultly notification app partners with Microsoft
Nov. 07, 2013
Chicago Tribune

Visual Studio Industry Partner Program

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