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VB Universal Windows App Part 4: using SharpDX for sound effects

June 15, 2014 Jun 15, 2014 06/15/14
VBTeam
This is Part 4 of the "VB Universal Windows App" series: Part 1: Setting up the universal Windows app in the Dev Centers, and in VS Solution Explorer Part 2: Sharing XAML, Assets and Code Part 3: Local and Roaming settings, and In-App purchases > Part 4: Sound effects with SharpDX Part 5: How to call platform-specific APIs from common code...

VB Universal Windows App Part 1: Getting Started

June 15, 2014 Jun 15, 2014 06/15/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
This is Part 1 of the "VB Universal Windows App" series: > Part 1: Setting up the universal Windows app in the Dev Centers, and in VS Solution Explorer Part 2: Sharing XAML, Assets and Code Part 3: Local and Roaming settings, and In-App purchases Part 4: Sound effects with SharpDX Part 5: How to call platform-specific APIs from common code...

Visual Studio "14" CTP Now Available

June 3, 2014 Jun 3, 2014 06/3/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
As announced today by Soma, we've just released the first CTP (Community Technology Preview) of the next version of Visual Studio. This is doubly-exciting as this is the first public release of a version of Visual Studio powered by "Roslyn" by default. At BUILD we released the "Roslyn" End User Preview which extends Visual Studio 2013 by ...

Edit and Continue survey results

May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 05/20/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
Thanks everybody for all the great feedback! We've received hundreds of replies since last week with detailed information and concrete examples for us to review. We are closing the survey today and have started to process the tons of data you have provided. The overwhelming majority of you have told us that Edit and ...

Help make Edit and Continue better!

May 13, 2014 May 13, 2014 05/13/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
UPDATE 2014-05-20: We've received enough responses and the survey is now closed. Thanks everyone! Hey VB developers! Do you get tired of seeing this box (I know I do)? Tell us about it! The Visual Studio team would like your anonymous feedback on improving Edit and Continue (E&C) when developing .NET applications. This survey can take as ...

*New* video series on Windows Store App development using Visual Basic on Microsoft Virtual Academy

May 5, 2014 May 5, 2014 05/5/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
Hey VB hackers, Microsoft Virtual Academy recently published a six-part series all about building modern apps for the Windows Store using your favorite language and staring Visual Basic MVP Bill Burrows and yours truly :) Microsoft Virtual Academy is a free service available to anyone to sharpen their skills and learn the latest and greatest ...

QuickVB Goes Open Source!

May 2, 2014 May 2, 2014 05/2/14
Anthony D. Green [MSFT]
Yesterday we published a copy of a fun “Roslyn”-powered retro editor for Visual Basic called QuickVB in honor of the 50th birthday of BASIC. We thought this was a neat application to showcase our love of BASIC but since then we’ve realized that it’s also a great example of how to put the power of the .NET Compiler ...