Get ideas about how to build engaging conversational applications using this fun retail example that leverages services from across Microsoft.

What does Azure DevOps have to do with generators, Captain Kirk, and ponies? Where can you get therapy for your VB 6 scars? Why don't Angular, React, and Vue developers have a cool logo like docker? How can you automate your development pipeline using whatever tools you want with Azure DevOps? We turn to the triple amazing Donovan Brown to lay this all out. DevOps Resource Center here.

Long-time friends Erica Baker (@EricaJoy), Engineering Manager and Project Include co-founder, and Ashley McNamara (@ashleymcnamara) talk how to create, keep, and find diverse, inclusive workplaces. You'll learn why Erica joined other women in tech to create Project Include – and how you can use it to make YOUR workplace more welcoming, from compensation to resolving conflicts. ...but, it's not a complete solution. Erica and Ashley share their top tips for figuring out prospective employers' attitudes toward diversity and inclusivity, fighting bias in the interview process "No.

Want to know how to "git" started with using Visual Studio for Mac? In this video, Cody Beyer introduces Git support in Visual Studio for Mac, from check-out to push. Useful links: Download Visual Studio for MacLearn more about Visual Studio for MacEpisodes in this series: Overview (available 1/15/2019)Acquisition (available 1/15/2019)Build Your First App (available 1/22/2019)Launch Multiple Projects (available 1/22/2019)Work with Multiple Solutions (available 1/29/2019)Manage Projects with Git (available 1/29/2019)Publish to Azure (available 2/5/2019)Customize the Look and Feel (available 2/5/2019)Refactoring Code (available 2/12/2019)Using NuGet (available 2/12/2019)Searching and Navigating (available 2/19/2019)Using Navigate To (available 2/19/2019)

In this video, Sayed Hashimi will show you how you can work with multiple solutions in Visual Studio for Mac. Specifically, he will demonstrate two ways to work with multiple solutions: How to open more than one solution in the same instance of the IDEHow to open more than one instance of Visual Studio for Mac Useful links: Download Visual Studio for MacLearn more about Visual Studio for Mac Episodes in this series: Overview (available 1/15/2019)Acquisition (available 1/15/2019)Build Your First App (available 1/22/2019)Launch Multiple Projects (available 1/22/2019)Work with Multiple Solutions (available 1/29/2019)Manage Projects with Git (available 1/29/2019)Publish to Azure (available 2/5/2019)Customize the Look and Feel (available 2/5/2019)Refactoring Code (available 2/12/2019)Using NuGet (available 2/12/2019)Searching and Navigating (available 2/19/2019)Using Navigate To (available 2/19/2019)

Xamarin.Essentials provides developers with cross-platform APIs for their mobile applications. On this week's Essential API of the week we take a look at App Information, which enables you to query application information such as name, package name, version number, and even show the settings user interface. Show Notes: Xamarin.Essentials DocumentationXamarin.Essentials Getting Started DocumentationApp Information DocumentationSource CodeFind James on: Twitter, GitHub, Blog, and his weekly development podcast Merge Conflict.Follow @JamesMontemagnoNever Miss an Episode: Follow @TheXamarinShow

Microsoft Graph is a gateway to the data and intelligence in Microsoft 365. It provides a unified programming model that you can use to take advantage of the data in Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Windows 10. In this episode we're joined by Darrel Miller (@darrel_miller), PM for Microsoft Graph developer tooling. Darrel gives us an overview of what Microsoft Graph is, and also shows us how to get started with the .NET SDK. [00:54] - What is Microsoft Graph?[02:25] - Getting started[06:34] - Graph .NET SDK demo[13:45] - Providing a token to the SDK[16:58] - Reading information with the fluent API[19:40] - Sending email via the SDK[21:32] - Customizing the underlying API request[23:39] - How does Microsoft Graph and the SDK get versioned?Useful Links Microsoft Graph Client Library for .NETMicrosoft Graph HomepageMicrosoft Graph DocumentationMicrosoft Graph NuGet

Find out what Microsoft Windows IoT has planned for 2019! Get an early look into how Windows IoT can help you quickly build safe, smart devices that can be the foundation of your IoT solutions. Join the Microsoft team at an #IoTInActionMS event: http://bit.ly/2O5gPHnLearn more about Windows IoT: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/iotDevelop with Windows IoT: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot

This session covers a sample extension with bots using Azure Blockchain Workbench's messaging APIs. There is a brief walk through of how this looks end to end starting from taking actions via the Workbench web app to getting notified via the bot. Follow @CH9 Follow @MSFTBlockchain

Chris Anderson (@crandycodes) joins Donovan Brown (@donovanbrown) to discuss Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript SDK 2.0, which adds support for multi-region writes, a new fluent-style object model—making it easier to reference Azure Cosmos DB resources without an explicit URL—and support for promises and other modern JavaScript features. It is also written in TypeScript and supports the latest TypeScript 3.0. Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript SDK 2.0 now generally available (blog post)JavaScript and Node.js library for Azure Cosmos DB (GitHub)Azure Cosmos DB: Build a Node.js app using JavaScript SDK to manage Azure Cosmos DB SQL API data (docs)Azure Cosmos DB (overview)Azure Cosmos DB (pricing)Create a free account (Azure)Follow @donovanbrown Follow @azurecosmosdb Follow @crandycodes Don't miss an episode: Follow @AzureFriday