April 2016 | Premier Developer

US Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – May 2016 Update

Premier DeveloperApril 28, 2016Apr 28, 201604/28/16

Premier Support for Developers provides access to a wide range of advisory and training options that include most popular developer technologies. Options range from onsite, instructor-led workshops to remote training, and even access to a distinguished team of Developer Consultants for specialized advisory needs. Content frequently ...

Maximize code on the Mobile Platform of your choice

Premier DeveloperApril 22, 2016Apr 22, 201604/22/16

In this blog post, Application Development Managers, Derrick Sharpe and Justin Wendlandt, highlight the many options to maximize development productivity across a range of mobile platforms, including Windows 10, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, and more. Contrary to popular belief, the Windows Phone application development landscape is not dead...

Web Test Plug-in for Authentication

Pam LahoudApril 19, 2016Apr 19, 201604/19/16

In a recent post from his blog, Premier Developer Consultant Monu Bambroo gives us a step-by-step overview of how to add Authentication into your Web Performance and Load Test with Visual Studio. Web and Load testing are an essential part of application life cycle management. Within Visual Studio, we provide a great template to do web ...

Tips for Writing PowerShell Scripts to Use in Build and Release Tasks

Premier DeveloperApril 13, 2016Apr 13, 201604/13/16

Premier Developer ALM Consultant Dave Burnison brings us this awesome collection of tips and tricks for using PowerShell in VSTS and TFS. You can now do almost anything in your build and release definitions in VSTS and TFS 2015. One of the most powerful ways to add your specific logic is to use the PowerShell task or the PowerShell on ...

Passive is good!

Pam LahoudApril 8, 2016Apr 8, 201604/8/16

Here’s a quick read from Premier Developer consultant Marius Rochon’s blog. In it, Marius gives some great reasons to leverage passive authentication protocols in your applications rather than writing your own code to handle credentials. Some time back I wrote about avoiding handling of credentials (creation/maintenance/...

How Microsoft does DevOps

Premier DeveloperApril 4, 2016Apr 4, 201604/4/16

In this blog post, Application Development Manager, Justin Wendlandt, shares a bit about DevOps strategy, why it’s important, and common areas Premier Developer can help your teams. One of the core focuses at every enterprise or technology organization is how to deliver more business value to their sponsors. It may be ...

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