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Microsoft Security Risk Detection

May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017 05/18/17
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In this post, Application Development Managers, Mike Batongbacal and Syed Medhi, introduce the Microsoft Security Risk Detection service formerly known as Project Springfield. Software Security is a Business Imperative In today’s world, the threat of security breaches in computer networks and business software is an all too real ...

Using PowerShell to implement a Farm-wide Global Navigation solution from the Managed Metadata Term Store in SharePoint 2013

May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017 05/18/17
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In this post, Application Development Managers, Daniel Setlock and John Spinella demonstrate how to export the Managed Metadata Term Store via PowerShell to a SiteMap, and import that SiteMap into a multi-tiered dropdown into the Structured Navigation within SharePoint through a code-less method. (image) We had a requirement at a ...

Integrating Angular 4 Unit Tests with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)

May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 05/17/17
Pam Lahoud
Premier Developer consultant Wael Kdouh brings us this post on integrating Angular 4 unit tests into VSTS. One of the nice features of Angular 4 (and Angular 2 before it) is the introduction of the Angular CLI (command line interface). I like to think of it as a style guide coming straight from the Angular team. But more importantly, it...

To box or not to Box? That is the question!

May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 05/17/17
Sergey Tepliakov
Discussions on reddit, hacker news. Recently I've noticed that the Equal method from our ValueTuple (*) struct generates significant memory traffic (~1Gb). That was a bit of a surprise to me. This struct is well designed and was used pretty heavily in many performance critical scenarios. Here how the struct looks like: (*) Our ...

From ASM to ARM – A real world migration

May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017 05/16/17
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This post is provided by Senior Application Development Manager, Mark Pazicni, who walks us through an Azure migration exercise to move a legacy deployment in ASM to a modern deployment in ARM. Migrating from Azure Service Management (ASM) to Azure Resource Manager (ARM) can be a daunting task, but hopefully this post will outline some ...

On passing the Xamarin Mobile Developer Certification Exam

May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 05/15/17
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This post is from Premier Developer consultant Joe Healy who recently became a Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer.  Congrats Joe! Microsoft likes us to have some technical certifications.  Personally I enjoy the challenges of the tests.  This year my goals were the Windows 10 UWP Developer exam ( Developing Mobile Apps 70-357...

Listening as a Development Differentiator

May 12, 2017 May 12, 2017 05/12/17
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This post is by Application Development Manager, Katie Konow, who highlights that when it comes to productive teams, key contributors, and personal growth-- listening can be a differentiator. (image) What does listening have to do with technology? Listen in while I run through how being a great listener can help you progress in your career...