If you are a developer working on a Windows 8 app that you plan on publishing in the Windows Store, here is your chance to get free, professional, help with your project. I'll be holding open office … more

Writing Metro Style Apps for Windows 8 requires that you have a valid Developer License for Windows 8. The Developer License is free, regardless of the edition of Visual Studio you are using. The … more

Once you have become familiar with WinJS app development basics, the next thing to do is run and debug your app, test it out, and see what the new IDE and tools can do. Debugging is a great way to … more

JavaScript is everywhere. It's run in web sites, as utilities on many operating systems, and in any host, like IE, Firefox, or Chrome and it's a first class citizen in Windows 8 Metro style app … more

Microsoft Research busted through the world record for sorting an unprecedented amount of data in under one minute, with a new sorting technique called MinuteSort (with flat datacenter storage). The … more

Metro style Apps are enticing to all types of software developers. Web, Desktop, and Phone/Device developers share  common tools in Visual Studio, and common components and libraries within the … more

Most developers on the Microsoft stack that use SQL Server, and who are migrating their databases to SQL Azure, likely work in SQL Server Management Studio 2008 (SSMS 2008), Visual Studio, or a … more

This post is part of a series called “Windows Azure for the ASP.NET Developer”, so if you've been considering migrating your ASP.NET Web Forms or MVC app to Windows Azure or SQL Azure, take some time … more

You want a Web site that renders mobile friendly content that is viewable, accessible, and interactive for the user. Native device developers have a bit of convenience when it comes to this as they … more

Women in Technology NYC Connect (FREE) May 5th at Microsoft NYC 1290 Ave of the Americas, 6th Floor, NY NY 10104 REGISTER HERE Featuring presentations on Technology, Personal Growth and Perspectives … more

by Markus Egger When: April 30, 2012, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PMWhere: Microsoft Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10104 A free, unbiased look at the current and future … more

Each turn of the Microsoft MVP award cycle raises many questions in the developer and IT Pro communities as to what the award is about, who gets the award, and why we have it. This post aims to … more

This post is part of a series called “Windows Azure for the ASP.NET Developer” written by Rachel Appel (that's me!), Adam Hoffman, and Peter Laudati (they're my awesome coworkers!). You can see the … more

Web developers tend to shy away from design & style and focus on the business logic, data structures, messaging, and systems development when dealing with web applications. Without a good grasp … more

The Bing Maps API is a free, easy to use API, that allows you to incorporate mapping features into your ASP.NET MVC or application by using Web standards such as JavaScript, and the now supported … more

Announcing my new monthly column at MSDN Magazine...

The Web Development Report

Each month I'll discuss the latest and greatest topics and issues in Web application development using technologies … more

Location aware services and applications are becoming more important than ever before, as smartphones, tablets, and other fully featured mobile devices become ubiquitous. The W3C Geolocation API … more

Women today represent an abysmal percentage of the population of most STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and that number is shrinking, rather than expanding. At the same time, … more