Topic: microsoft

Microsoft Graph PowerShell v2 is now in public preview

Microsoft today announced that its Graph Powershell SDK v2 is now available in public preview. With this, users gain access to several new features. Among these features is the ability to write more robust scripts that are both less prone to errors and less ambiguous. V2 allows users to combine both production and preview in … continue reading

Microsoft launches the stable release of Spring Cloud Azure 4.5.0 with passwordless support

Microsoft announced that Spring Cloud Azure version 4.5.0 has been released and is available from Maven Central. This is the first stable version to support passwordless connections to Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Spring Cloud Azure is a framework that provides a way to build cloud-native applications using Azure services. It … continue reading

Year in review: Microsoft: .NET 7 released, .NET MAUI reaches GA, and Visual Studio 2022 continues to thrive

Microsoft has had a bit of a year in terms of providing developers with the tools they need to succeed. A lot of the updates that Microsoft has made in the last 12 months have been developer-focused, including .NET 7, .NET MAUI, and Visual Studio updates. .NET 7 was released just last month. When the … continue reading

Microsoft Teams gets new “communities” feature to increase team collaboration

Microsoft announced the release of communities in Microsoft Teams which is a new social space for teams to connect, share, and collaborate together.  “Whether your group is a recreational sports team, event planning committee, parent-teacher association, or even a small business, this new experience gives groups of all kinds a digital space to stay connected … continue reading

.NET 7 is here

The long-awaited .NET 7 has been released today. Back when the first preview was released, Microsoft said .NET 7 “marks the first step forward towards the next 20 years of .NET.” .NET 7 leverages some of the foundations that were laid in .NET 6, including a simplified development experience, improved developer productivity, and a unified … continue reading

What’s new in Visual Studio in 2022

Visual Studio is Microsoft’s integrated development environment (IDE) that is used by developers all around the world.  According to Stack Overflow’s 2022 development survey, 32% of developers preferred Visual Studio as their IDE, coming in second to the more lightweight IDE Visual Studio Code, which was used by 74% of respondents.  Given its popularity, we’re … continue reading

Microsoft adds new component to its Dual-screen layout library

Microsoft has added a new component to its Dual-screen layout library for supporting Navigation Rail on foldable devices, such as the Surface Duo. Navigation Rail is a Material Design component that provides a side navigation bar for app destinations.  On devices with foldable screens, a challenge arises in making sure that UI elements aren’t obscured … continue reading

Postman and Microsoft announce partnership

The team at the API platform Postman today announced that it will be teaming up with Microsoft in order to further support developers across every stage of the API-first lifecycle and offer a comprehensive API experience for Microsoft Azure users.  The Postman API Platform works to simplify each step of the API-first lifecycle as well … continue reading

Microsoft announces update to .NET MAUI Community Toolkit

Microsoft has announced that .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v1.3 is now available. The toolkit is a library of .NET MAUI extensions, UI/UX controls, and other Behaviors created by the .NET community. New in this release is a new Behavior that allows the looks of the status bar on iOS and Android to be customized. Because … continue reading

Microsoft unveils new technology to bridge leader/employee disconnect

Microsoft announced new capabilities in its employee experience platform Viva to help empower employees in times of economic uncertainty. The new Viva capabilities will start rolling out to customers in early 2023.  “The data makes clear that hybrid work has created a growing disconnect between employees and leaders. They’re at odds about what constitutes productivity, … continue reading

Microsoft updates Surface Duo Design Kit

Microsoft has announced the latest release of the Surface Duo Design Kit, which is a collection of design patterns, guidelines, components, and more for developing dual screen apps.  Version 2.2 of the kit includes an update to the device frame dimension and new component variations. According to Microsoft, device frames are useful for prototyping and … continue reading

Microsoft Dev Box preview allows developers to create on-demand workstations

Microsoft today announced that the preview of Microsoft Dev Box is now publicly available. The managed service enables developers to create “on-demand, high-performance, secure, ready-to-code, project-specific workstations in the cloud,” the company said. Users can sign into the Azure portal and search for dev box to begin creating dev boxes for their organization.  “With Microsoft … continue reading

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