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Developer’s Guide to Automated Install of ADFS On Windows Server 2016 (TP4)
In a recent article on his blog, Premier Developer Consultant Razi Rais outlines the steps required to set up a developer environment instance of Active Directory Federation Services on the current Technical Preview (TP4) of Windows Server 2016. Here’s a snippet of Razi’s article, be sure to follow the link to his blog for the full solution, including code samples: Recently I’ve run into situations where I have to build a developer environment that needs Active Directory Federation Services [ADFS] running on Windows Server 2016 [currently in technical preview 4, hence w2k16-tp4,]. I am int...
Microsoft Embracing Open Source
Senior ADM, Brian Keyes spotlights the momentum of Microsoft embracing Open Source software and recommends you to take a moment to peruse the official Microsoft GitHub collection of repositories. As of today there are 21 pages of repositories. Roughly 400 projects. Included are the source code for the Edge JavaScript engine, the source code for the amazing TypeScript, as well as the source for VS Code. Check out the full article here. Premier Support for Developers provides strategic technology guidance, critical support coverage, and a range of essential services to help teams optimize developm...
Changing user password in Azure AD using GraphAPI
Recently, Premier Developer Consultant Marius Rochon posted this article on his blog regarding changing passwords in Azure AD that may be helpful to those of you facing this specific scenario in your applications: If this is something you are facing, read the rest of Marius’ article here for the solution, including a code sample: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mrochon/archive/2016/02/12/changing-user-password-in-azure-ad-using-graphapi.aspx
US Workshops, Webcasts, and Tech Talks – February 2016 Update
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 includes proven practices established through the support of Microsoft’s largest customers. Teams struggle to keep up with the latest technology trends, so training and knowledge transfer are important investments to build the expertise required for optimal application and...
Leveraging Native UI in Apache Cordova Apps Using Project Ace
This article comes to us from Premier Developer consultant Wael Kdouh. When it comes to Cross Platform Mobile Development there are two options that stand out today. The first option is Xamarin which allows users to use C# and XAML to develop once and deploy everywhere natively. The second option is Apache Cordova which allows users to use their web skills (JS, CSS, and HTML) to develop once and deploy a native shell everywhere that hosts a WebView. The Need for Native UI Whereas Apache Cordova resonates a lot with teams that utilize their web skills to build Cross Platform Mobile Development, there are many...
Qualcomm Developer of the Month: PSfD Consultant Joe Healy
This past January, Premier Developer consultant Joe Healy traveled to Las Vegas along with his team from Tampa, Florida to participate in the 2016 AT&T Developer Summit Hackathon. After 40 brutal hours of work (with no sleep, on his “vacation” time), Joe and his team won the $25,000 grand prize with their home healthcare solution KineticCare. In recognition of this amazing achievement, Qualcomm has featured Joe and his teammates as their Developer of the Month for February! Congratulations to you and the team Joe! We are proud to have you as part of the Premier Developer family and we are l...
Steve St. Jean and Abel Wang talk source control and DevOps on Channel 9
Check out our own Premier Developer consultant Steve St. Jean and former Premier Developer consultant now Technical Solutions Professional Abel Wang chat about source control and DevOps in an interview by DevOps Program Manager Donovan Brown on Channel 9! Great conversation guys! https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevOps-Interviews/Interview-with-Abel-Wang-and-Steven-St-Jean
TaskSchedulers and semaphores
When you write multi-threaded code, it's important to be aware of whether the code in other libraries you call into is also thread-safe. By my observation, most code written is not thread-safe. So if you're writing thread-safe code, kudos to you. But as you'll sometimes need to call non-thread-safe code from your multi-threaded code, this post presents a couple options for doing just that. Writing thread-safe code is not easy. Even if you think you're writing thread-safe code you may even have bugs in it. In fact even in the .NET Framework, most types are not thread-safe on their instance members, but are thre...
On Prem IIS Web Application Deployment using VSTS RM vNext
In his latest blog entry, Premier Developer Consultant Monu Bambroo demonstrates the new Visual Studio Team Services Release Management vNext tool for on premise deployments. Here’s a quick peek at the blog, be sure to click the link at the end for the detailed step-by-step tutorial! Modern Lifecycle Development requires teams to be agile and work with a DevOps mindset. To realize that vision fully, it is paramount to have a robust release pipeline for managing the releases. Release Management vNext is a VSTS service that enables teams to automate the deployment of their applications in different environm...