19Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft’s multi-language approach is paying off

Microsoft Development
Microsoft's multi-language approach is paying off RedMonk's latest programming language popularity report says Microsoft's multi-language approach is paying off, giving the company the "most to crow about" among all vendors. The report, published this week but reflecting January 2018 data, shows several Microsoft-backed languages high up in the ranking. Here's the list of the top 20 languages, judged by the number of StackOverflow tags and number of GitHub projects: JavaScript Java Python PHP C# C++ CSS Ruby C Swift Objective-C Shell R TypeScript Scala Go PowerShell Perl Haskell Lua Noting that PowerShell gained one position, R two and TypeScript three, RedMonk weighed in on the popularity of Microsoft's programming languages. "Of all of the vendors represented on this list, Microsoft has by a fair margin the most to crow about," RedMonk…
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15Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Windows 10 introducing Windows ML, a new AI platform in next update

Microsoft Development
Windows 10 introducing Windows ML, a new AI platform in next update Microsoft is planning to include more artificial intelligence capabilities inside Windows 10 in the next update. The software giant is unveiling a new AI platform, Windows ML, for developers today, that will be available in the next major Windows 10 update available this spring. Microsoft’s new platform will enable all developers that create apps on Windows 10 to leverage existing pre-trained machine learning models in apps. Windows ML will enable developers to create more powerful apps for consumers running Windows 10. Developers will be able to import existing learning models from different AI platforms and run them locally on PCs and devices running Windows 10, speeding up real-time analysis of local data like images or video, or even improving…
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22Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Be the first to hear about the next Windows 10 Update

Microsoft Development
Be the first to hear about the next Windows 10 Update RSVP now for the Windows Developer Day livestream on March 7th, at 9:00 AM PST, and you'll be the first to hear the latest news on tools and features for devs coming in the next Windows 10 Update. The livestream will include a keynote by Kevin Gallo, VP of the Windows Developer Platform, and the Q&A to follow. No matter what you're working on, you'll find plenty of improvements that will make your software even more compelling. You'll also get inside info on: Building for the modern workplace—Code never dies, it just gets upgraded, refined, and improved. We'll discuss improvements on how we're evolving our platform to make it easier than ever to update your existing code with new…
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20Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Microsoft Development
Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0 Microsoft has announced that it is ending the push notification service on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 starting February 20th, 2018. The company says that since both of those platforms have reached the end of their support, these services are now able to be discontinued. Turning off push notifications means that devices running Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8.0 will no longer receive notifications, live tiles will no longer update, and the "find my phone" feature will no longer function. Those still using Windows Phone 7.5 or Windows Phone 8.0 will likely want to switch to something newer. Windows Phone code was written in C++ back in 2010 and was used by the New York City Police…
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16Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft releases new driver and firmware updates for Surface Book and Surface Pro and Microsoft Build

Microsoft Development, News Items
Microsoft releases new driver and firmware updates for Surface Book and Surface Pro Microsoft released new driver and firmware updates for Surface Pro (Model 1796), Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807) and Surface Book devices with Windows 10 Version 1703 (Creators Update) or above. These firmware updates improve system stability and on Surface Book devices provide improved battery reliability. Find the full change log from Microsoft below. Surface Pro (Model 1796): Surface System Aggregator Firmware (v233.2099.256.0) improves system stability. Surface Pro with LTE Advanced (Model 1807): Surface System Aggregator Firmware (v233.2102.1.0) improves system stability. Surface Book: Surface Embedded Controller Firmware (v90.2098.256.0) improves system stability. Surface Integration (v1.1.339.1) improves battery reliability. Microsoft has also released a new version of the Surface Dock Updater (v2.12.136.0) for IT professionals. This update includes fixes for external display stability…
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