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Mar 7, 2018
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Announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 1

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Today, we are announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 1. It is the first public release of .NET Core 2.1. We have great improvements that we want to share and that we would love to get your feedback on, either in the comments or at dotnet/core #1297. ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 1 and Entity Framework 2.1 Preview 1 are also releasing today. You can download...

Mar 7, 2018
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Join Microsoft Azure, Visual Studio, Mixer, App Center, VSTS and others @ GDC 2018

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Join us at GDC and kickstart your next big game Microsoft will host three locations at the Game Developers Conference this year, demonstrating services and tools that make your life as a developer easier and more productive. Azure provides powerful development tools, global and flexible multiplayer support, and robust analytics for game develop...

Mar 7, 2018
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Top stories from the VSTS community–2018.03.02

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Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics. TOP STORIES •Make a Group Team Administrator in VSTS/TFS – Jesse Houwing In the past, I’ve contributed to the TFS Team Tools from the ALM Rangers. That project had since been deprecated, though it still has a few unique features. I’ve ...

Mar 2, 2018
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Azure Blob Storage as a Network Drive

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Many applications make use of a network drive to backup and store files. When I was in university I found myself constantly coding for fun, and one example took the form of a network share for my roommates to share files wrapped in a handy little app. Unfortunately, that particular app has long since been erased from whichever hard drive it was in...

Mar 2, 2018
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Using AI to automatically redact faces in videos

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In the last few years, many law enforcement agencies have adopted body worn cameras. In this blog post, I will provide some background on what is driving the growth and will talk about how AI can help law enforcement agencies with the processing of videos captured by body-worn cameras. Background on body-worn cameras A body worn camera is a weara...

Mar 2, 2018
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New VSTS Messaging Extension for Microsoft Teams

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Today we are releasing our new Messaging Extension to add to the integrations between Microsoft Teams and Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). The messaging extension allows you to search, find, and discuss specific work items in your channel or private chats. It is great way to have a group conversation about your work, without leaving Microsoft Te...

Mar 2, 2018
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VSTS/TFS Roadmap update for 2018 Q1 and Q2

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We recently published an update to the “Features under development” roadmap on our Features timeline. This feature list, although subject to change and not comprehensive, provides visibility into our key investments in the medium term. We update the feature list as part of our agile planning rhythms, about every 9 weeks. Some of the features link t...