Happy New Year Party People! Jerry Nixon, Matt Calder and Christopher Harrison are back and in this installment they give us a quick recap of last month’s activities as well as preview for us what we can look forward to in January and February. [0:44] Star Wars Spoilers!! What??! How?!? Who???[1:32] 2015 MVA recap[4:22] What did we miss last month? + Windows 10: Getting Started with UWP+ Windows 10: App Patterns and Navigation+ Windows 10: Managing the App Lifecycle+ Windows 10: Data Binding+ Windows 10: Developing Responsive and Adaptive UIs+ Windows 10: Live Tiles and Notifications+ Windows 10: Inking and the InkCanvas + Windows 10: Speech Recognition and Cortana Integration+ A Guide to Object-oriented Practices+ Django in the Real World + XAML for Windows 10: Layout+ XAML for Windows 10: Controls+ XAML for Windows 10: Items Controls[11:32] What can we look forward to in January? + Introduction to Ember[14:27] Microsoft Virtual Academy and Starbucks? What’s happening in February? Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Jerry Nixon's Blog

David Giard welcomes Oisin Kim, CEO and Co-Founder of Webdoctor an online doctor service based in Dublin, Ireland that delivers prescriptions to your door. Tune in as they discuss his startup and they utilize Microsoft Azure and the BizSpark program. [0:26] Tell us about Webdoctor. What do you do?[2:48] What are some of the challenges your business faces?[4:30] What technology are you leveraging to deliver your service?[5:26] How did you happen to choose Azure since you’re not a typical Microsoft shop?[7:10] Are you taking advantage of any of the scalability features in Azure?[7:53] How did you get involved with Microsoft BizSpark program?[9:45] What are some of the advantages to this “tele-medicine” service you’re offering vs. traditional in-office doctor visits?[13:20] What’s next for Webdoctor? Follow the conversation @bizspark Become a Fan @ facebook.com/bizspark Join our LinkedIn Group Subscribe to our YouTube videos Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: David Giard's BlogLearn more about Webdoctor. Click here Videos: (Part 1) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Tereza Nemessanyi(Part 2) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Bernadine Brocker, CEO of Vastari(Part 3) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade(Part 4) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Jennifer Whaley, CEO of Pose a Pet(Part 5) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Luan Cox, CEO of Crowdnetic(Part 6) Women Building the Future – See how UAE's startup Nabbesh gives opportunities to women freelancers.

Jerry Nixon welcomes Hari Menon and Jon Chu to the show as they discuss the recent announcements made for the XAML Behaviors platform which are now open source and natively support Windows UWP app development. [4:15] What are XAML Behaviors?[8:54] Why Open Source?[12:22] What are some of the benefits to Open Source?[15:55] What about WPF?[17:40] Are there any changes with Blend? For more information on XAML Behaviors and Open Source, click here Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Jerry Nixon's BlogCheck out XAML Behaviors on GitHub

Django, Azure Machine Learning and exploding manhole covers?!?!?! Tune in for this action packed MVA Monthly with Jerry Nixon, Matt Calder and special guest Christopher Harrison and learn why “D” isn’t just for December anymore. [2:02] In case you missed it: + Data Science and Azure Machine Learning [3:00] Exploding manhole covers?!? Whaattt?[7:26] What can we expect to see in December? + Creating Real-World Applications with Django Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Jerry Nixon's Blog

David Giard welcomes Jan Hase, CEO of Wunderflats, an online service which helps you find or rent your furnished apartment. Tune in as they discuss his startup and how it got off the ground from conception to early challenges, finding funding and working with angel investors, venture capitalists and Microsoft Ventures. [0:26] Tell us about Wunderflats. What do you do?[1:04] How was your experience with Microsoft Accelerators? [1:44] What tech is involved to deliver your solution?[2:45] How are you using Microsoft Azure?[4:38] Where is your service currently located? Are there plans for expansion?[6:03] What does your revenue model look like and how are you marketing your service?[7:00] What's next for Wunderflats?[8:20] How about the next round of financing? How's that going?[8:40] Wow! So you're really expecting a lot of growth. How does this affect the scalability aspects of your application?[9:16] How did you find Microsoft ventures?[11:18] What advice do you have for others who are interested in launching their own startup?[12:20] What’s been the biggest challenge for you so far? Follow the conversation @bizspark Become a Fan @ facebook.com/bizspark Join our LinkedIn Group Subscribe to our YouTube videos Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: David Giard's BlogLearn more about Wunderflats. Click here Videos: (Part 1) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Tereza Nemessanyi(Part 2) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Bernadine Brocker, CEO of Vastari(Part 3) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade(Part 4) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Jennifer Whaley, CEO of Pose a Pet(Part 5) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Luan Cox, CEO of Crowdnetic(Part 6) Women Building the Future

David Giard welcomes Haim Senior, CEO of Knowmail, an email and messaging artificial intelligence engine that helps provide messaging services such as prioritization, smart summary, and next best action for its users. Tune in as they discuss his startup – from early hurdles they had to overcome to how his company secured funding as well as best practices for budding entrepreneurs. [0:37] What does Knowmail do?[2:10] How important is Privacy & Security in your business model? [3:10] How do you incorporate cloud computing (Azure) in your service?[5:01] How do you implement artificial intelligence in your service?[6:43] How is business going so far? What stage are you in now?[8:09] Thirty companies in 4 months is pretty impressive --- how does Azure help with some of the large scale applications?[9:20] One of the major challenges for startups is finding funding – how did you go about securing that?[10:22] Tell us about the process involved of finding venture capital. How was that experience and do you have any advice for our viewers?[12:16] Did you work with BizSpark?[13:35] What's next for Knowmail?[15:13] Does you product work with other communication platforms as well? Follow the conversation @bizspark Become a Fan @ facebook.com/bizspark Join our LinkedIn Group Subscribe to our YouTube videos Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: David Giard's BlogLearn more about Knowmail. Click here Videos: (Part 1) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Tereza Nemessanyi(Part 2) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Bernadine Brocker, CEO of Vastari(Part 3) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade(Part 4) Women Building the Future – An Interview with Jennifer Whaley, CEO of Pose a Pet(Part 5) Women Building t

What would happen if we got a bunch of devs together on a Skype call to discuss all of the brand new announcements made during last week’s Connect(); //2015 conference? Do you think they’d say something they shouldn’t have or maybe geek out about a brand new feature say in Visual Studio or ASP.NET 5? Well, you’re about to find out, so tune in now! [1:14] Visual Studio Code beta release[4:04] ASP.NET 5 RC[5:25] Docker tools for Visual Studio RC[6:51] Cross Platform Development[8:19] Visual Studio Dev Essentials[9:25] Visual Studio cloud subscriptions[11:48] Android Development in JavaScript in Visual Studio[14:20] Using “R” in VS[14:31] What’s a pirate’s favorite language?[15:00] Visual Studio 2015 Update 1[17:10] Node.js Tools for Visual Studio 1.1. RTM[20:45] Google collaboration? Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Michael Palermo's BlogBret Stateham’s BlogJeremy Foster’s BlogDaniel Egan’s BlogPaul DeCarlo’s BlogAdam Tuliper’s BlogConnect(); //2015 On-Demand Sessions