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Become a Mobile Developer with Visual Studio 2017 and Xamarin University

March 30, 2017 Mar 30, 2017 03/30/17
Visual Studio Blog
Millions of developers around the world use the power of C# and .NET to deliver amazing apps. Whether you’re building for desktop with Windows Forms or UWP, or for the web with ASP.NET WebForms, or MVC, .NET’s flexible tools and frameworks help you ship software that solves almost any problem. In the mobile world, Visual Studio Tools for ...

Apply Now for Microsoft’s Go Mobile Tech Workshops

March 22, 2017 Mar 22, 2017 03/22/17
Visual Studio Blog
This is your opportunity to bring Microsoft engineering experts to discuss app development and architecture best practices with your team 1:1  We’re excited to announce that the Microsoft engineering team is offering a limited number of technical sessions to help your team build better mobile apps faster. The Go Mobile Tech ...

Visual Studio 2017 Poster

March 13, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 03/13/17
Visual Studio Blog
Since we launched Visual Studio 2017 last week, hundreds of thousands of customers like you have already installed and started using Visual Studio 2017, and we’re excited to see what you create. Visual Studio 2017 contains so many new features. From productivity enhancements to new C++ capabilities. Start using our ASP.NET Core Tooling along...

Mobile Center: Xamarin support, detailed app analytics, and more

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Visual Studio Blog
Since our announcement of the Visual Studio Mobile Center Preview at Connect();,  we’ve had an amazing response from the developer community. I’d like to thank the thousands of you who’ve created accounts, kicked the tires of our lifecycle services, and provided feedback to help us create the simplest, most effective way to build, test...

Extend your App Success with Visual Studio 2017 Launch Partners

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Visual Studio Blog
Since the release of Visual Studio 2015, the ecosystem of technologies around Visual Studio has diversified and grown significantly.  That is why the Visual Studio Partner Program now represents over 6,500 extensions and integrations across Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Team Services, and Xamarin.  This vibrant community ...

Announcing Visual Studio 2017 General Availability… and more

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Julia Liuson
Since we released the Visual Studio 2017 Release Candidate, we’ve had nearly 700,000 downloads! We’ve been busy taking customer feedback and enhancing the user experience to deliver the most powerful and productive version of Visual Studio yet. We’ve also been fine-tuning the Visual Studio family of tools. Now, the day that we have been working toward is here.

Avoid these six mobile development pitfalls

March 3, 2017 Mar 3, 2017 03/3/17
Visual Studio Blog
In our previous post in this series, we talked about the three shifts you need to make to set your mobile apps apart. As you implement your winning strategy, plan to tackle the six common challenges discussed below, ranging from meeting demand to post-release improvement. Discover how industry leaders tackle these issues in the e-book, Out-...

Xamarin University Presents: Getting Started with Xamarin for Visual Studio

March 2, 2017 Mar 2, 2017 03/2/17
Visual Studio Blog
Our mobile devices and wearables shape how we communicate and find information. Luckily, Visual Studio – including the latest version, Visual Studio 2017, launching on March 7 – gives you all the tools you need to start building apps for the ever-growing connected device ecosystem. Whether you're building for enterprise users or everyday ...