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Microsoft working on Sysinternals for Linux

1 week

Windows Subsystem for Linux is one of Microsoft’s success stories and has allowed developers to complete tasks using their Linux tools as easily from Windows as from a Linux desktop. Microsoft is, however, also looking to ma...

Microsoft releases updated Quantum Development Kit with new chemistry library and improved developer tools

by Pradeep

2 weeks

Microsoft last year released the first public preview of Quantum Development Kit to help developers learn how to program a quantum computer which is believed to be the future of computing. Along with the Quantum Development Kit, M...

Developers: Microsoft announces app submission deadlines for the 2018 holiday season

by Pradeep

3 weeks

Microsoft today revealed the Microsoft Store apps and games submission deadlines for the 2018 holiday season. Developers need to update or submit an app or game no later than Monday, November 13th for Thanksgiving (US) and Thursda...

Developers: Microsoft has released Fluent XAML Theme Editor to the Microsoft Store

by Surur

3 weeks

Microsoft has released Fluent XAML Theme Editor to the Microsoft Store. Fluent XAML Theme Editor is a design development tool developers can use to create custom themes for UWP apps. This tool also helps with the development flo...

MSIX Packaging Tool is now Generally Available

by Surur

3 weeks

In July Microsoft announced that the MSIX Packaging Tool is available in Microsoft Store in Preview form. Now in a blog post, John Vintzel, Program Manager Lead, MSIX, announced that the final version of the tool is available to...

Microsoft breaks the Windows Phone 8.1 Store a year early

by Surur

1 month

Three months ago Microsoft announced the formal date when the Windows Phone 8.1 store will finally stop functioning. At the time Microsoft said: July 1st, 2019 – Microsoft will stop distributing app updates to Windows Phone 8.x ...

Microsoft sheds light on its upcoming app packaging solution

by Anmol

2 months

Microsoft has shed light on the new MSIX packaging solution that the company has been working on. The new packaging solution was first announced by Microsoft back in March 2018. The MSIX packaging solution is supposed to replace t...

Microsoft explains why they are interested in PWAs

by Surur

2 months

In a new developer web series, Microsoft developer evangelist Aaron Gustafson explained Microsoft’s interest in Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). While admitting that PWAs were mainly about mobile, Gustafson explained that Micr...

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17738 now available for download

by Pradeep

3 months

Microsoft today announced the availability of Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17738 for developers. This SDK can be used with the Windows 10 Insider Build 17738 or later. This updated SDK comes with bug fixes and changes to the API s...

Twitter is shutting down its legacy third party app APIs this week

by Gabriel Stephens

3 months

Twitter has held an axe over the heads of third-party developers this year with its announced shut down of legacy APIs (for which there has been no suitable replacement.) The firm initially delayed shutting down these APIs due to ...

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17723 now available for download

by Pradeep

3 months

Microsoft today released Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17723 to developers. This SDK can be used with the Windows 10 Insider Build 17723 or later. This updated SDK comes with bug fixes and changes to the API surface area. Microsof...

Microsoft announces TypeScript 3.0 with a new scalable way to structure your projects

by Pradeep

4 months

Microsoft today announced the release of TypeScript 3.0 with several improvements. TypeScript is an extension of JavaScript that aims to bring static types to modern JavaScript and it is one of the fastest growing programming lang...