In this Edge of the Web session, Shahed Chowdhuri shows us how to do automated unit testing in ASP.NET Core 1.0 (formerly known as ASP.NET 5) and setting up Visual Studio so that you can quickly test your apps in the real world. [2:21] Why do you need automated testing? What’s the benefit here vs. manual testing?[9:52] How do you get started and how can you plan for a more robust software architecture?[28:44] DEMO: How to Implement automated testing for web apps[47:15] What about Human Testers? 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: Shahed Chowdhuri's BlogASP.NET 5 DocumentationTry Visual Studio 2015 here

In Part 4 of our special series on Xamarin, James Quick walks us through the authentication process when working with the Azure Mobile Apps service while using Xamarin forms. [0:52] Project overview[1:09] DEMO: Authentication and Azure Mobile Apps 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: James Quick's BlogQuick Dev on GitHubXamarin Part 4

In Part 3 of our special series on Xamarin, James Quick shows us how to add data to power our app. For our backend, he’ll use Azure Mobile Apps - a service that packages common services to mobile applications like data, authentication, push notifications, etc. – and then he’ll create a simple “ToDoItem” table that we’ll read from and write to in our client Xamarin Application using 100% shared code. [0:05] Project overview[1:30] DEMO: Adding Data to power our app using Azure Mobile Apps 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: James Quick's BlogQuick Dev on GitHubXamarin Part 3Xamarin FormsAzure Mobile Apps Documentation

Microsoft R Open (MRO), formerly known as Revolution R Open (RRO), is the enhanced distribution of R from Microsoft. It is a complete open source platform for statistical analysis and data science. Like R, Microsoft R Open is open source and free to download, use, and share. In today’s episode join Sam Stakes as he walks us through how to get started using MRO. [0:17] Microsoft R Open (MRO) Overview[1:38] DEMO: Getting your MRO Server Up and Running! 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: Blogs & Articles: Sam's BlogMicrosoft Virtual Academy: Free Training at your Fingertips. Sign up Today

“The Know it. Prove it.” MVA challenge has officially launched today and Jerry Nixon, Matt Calder and Christopher Harrison are here to kick off the month long festivities. Get started here developers and put your knowledge and skills to the test! [0:35] First, let’s do a quick recap of January. What did we miss?+ Introduction to Ember[4:55] Know it. Prove It. MVA Challenge!!! Woo hoo! What are some of the challenges?+ Universal App Platform + Web Development+ Game Development+ Big Data+ Introduction to Development 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

In Part 2 of our special series on Xamarin, James Quick dives back into Xamarin Forms and shows us how to interact with a REST API, how to connect to it and then add platform (iOS, Android, Windows) specific code for additional fun features (a) [0:05] Rest APIs and project overview[1:20] DEMO: Connecting to REST APIs with Xamarin 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: James Quick's BlogQuick Dev on GitHubXamarin Part 2Xamarin FormsChuck Norris APIXamarin Text To Speech with Dependency Service

James Quick kicks off his brand new series today – Quick Dev – which is dedicated to saving you the developer, time. In Part 1 he shows us how to get started with Xamarin – a simple and intuitive way to build native apps for multiple platforms like iOS, Android and Windows in C#. [2:00] What is Xamarin and why should developers use it?[4:10] DEMO: Hello World intro to Xamarin Forms 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: James Quick’s BlogQuick Dev on GitHubXamarin Part 1 – IntroXamarin Forms

Windows runs on millions of devices around the world from Raspberry Pi to 10-foot console experiences in Xbox and everything in between. In Part 3 of our series on XAML Controls, Jerry Nixon welcomes Harini Kannan and Ben Pryor to the show as they discuss Responsive UI in XAML and show us how the Windows native UI platform enables you to write common code that spans these screens allowing you to deliver adaptive and tailored experiences for any Windows device. [3:10] How are you going to make adaptive UI easier for developers?[6:42] Should developers be timid about visual states?[7:55] What is our adaptive strategy?[11:01] Let’s talk about adaptive layouts and the RelativePanel. What can we look forward to here? For more information on XAML Controls, watch this great MVA session! 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

Continuing our series on XAML Controls, Jerry Nixon welcomes Micah Lewis from the XAML team to discuss even more ways in which you can use XAML to create your Windows apps. [1:15] Buttons! What’s the big difference here?[6:30] How about the ProgressBar? Let’s talk about the big changes here.[10:40] How about the Slider?[13:20] When should a developer use the ToggleButton vs.. the Toggle Switch?[17:15] How do you get the ToolTip to show up on a phone?[19:00] Let’s talk about the MenuFlyout. What changes do we see here?[28:02] What's the difference between the AppBar and the CommandBar?[37:15] What is SplitView and how can developers use it?For more information on XAML Controls, watch this great MVA session! 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

Jerry Nixon welcomes Daniel Stafford from the XAML team to discuss XAML controls and how to use them when making your Windows 10 apps. In this episode learn about the Hub, Pivot, Menu Fly Out, Scroll Viewer and Content Dialogue controls. [2:15] What are Pivot Controls?[13:00] What’s the difference between Content Dialogue and Message Box?[16:20] What about Menu Fly out?[20:00] How about the Hub?[24:42] Tell us about Scroll ViewerFor more information on XAML Controls, watch this great MVA session! 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