Arrow Functions in JavaScript

by bill-s, 2015-12-19T09:59:41.000Z

Arrow functions are a new feature in JavaScript ES2015 which reduce function scaffolding, while tackling `this` binding, allowing you to be more productive with less code. This video provides an overview of the arrow function syntax.

Installing the Unreal Engine in Visual Studio

by bill-s, 2015-12-19T09:58:24.000Z

As previously <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2015/04/17/visual-studio-for-game-development-new-partnerships-with-unity-unreal-engine-and-cocos2d.aspx">announced</a>, Visual Studio has partnered with some of the most popular game engines to bring you an easy acquisition experience for game development tools.  Today we are pleased to confirm that we now provide the ability to acquire and install the <a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/what-is-unreal-engine-4">Unreal Engine</a> directly from the IDE.

JSON support in SQL Server 2016

by bill-s, 2015-12-18T22:10:09.000Z

SQL Server 2016 is finally adding support for JSON, a lightweight format for exchanging data between different source types, similar to how XML is used. JSON, short for JavaScript Object Notation, is based on a subset of the JavaScript programming language and is noted for being human readable and easy for computers to parse and generate.

Migrate Existing ASP.NET Website to Azure Cloud Services

by bill-s, 2015-12-19T10:00:59.000Z

Do you have an existing ASP.NET website that you'd like to deploy on Azure and get the benefits of Azure's Platform as a Service capabilities? The easiest and quickest option is to use <a title="Azure Web Apps" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/web/">Azure Web Apps</a>. Azure Web Apps gives you create flexibility but it does not allow you to customize the underlying operating system that much. For instance, if your existing ASP.NET website has a dependency on applications being installed into the web server, Web Apps may not be the best option.

Windows 10 cheat sheet (with video!)

by bill-s, 2015-12-18T20:50:14.000Z

Whether you've upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8 or an earlier version of Windows, or if you've got it on a new PC, this cheat sheet will get you up to speed on it.

Performance Profiling Your Xamarin Apps

by bill-s, 2015-12-19T09:57:12.000Z

In addition to how an app looks and what it does, a major contributor to an app's UX is how well it performs. With so much competition and an abundance of high-quality apps available in the app stores, users now have high expectations for apps to be quick and easy to use. Mobile devices also simply don't have the resources you might be used to when working on desktop or Web applications, so it's always important to keep these processing and memory constraints in mind when designing your apps.