With the comforting predictability of the approach to a major new release of Visual Studio, Microsoft has made a number of big announcements in the last few weeks, culminating with ScottGu’s keynote at the Connect() developer “event...

To me it seems like yesterday when Bill Gates declared that Linux was a “cancer for the technology industry”.  At the time, I bought into it and believed him. I frequently said, “Linux is free; free like a puppy.” But...

And we'll never be the same again

You've likely seen the flurry of announcements and speculations recently as a result of a sneak preview of Windows 10.  Now don’t get confused: You did not miss a Windows 9.  For some odd reason Microsoft has decided to call the next OS after W...

Last week, I heard and read about a news story that seemed a bit ridiculous: Microsoft was acquiring the amazingly kid-popular company Mojang, the company that created the game Minecraft. At first, I sighed, thinking, “Why in the world would...

So far there's been very little fallout reported from the release of Microsoft's September updates, but we're early into the week. However, there is one important change in the way ASP.NET functions that you should be aware of, and depending on...

Devart has recently announced a new product release: an updated version of the Fusion plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio and SQL Server, with added and updated features for better functionality and support...

Each month, I use a variety of ways to come up with an idea for the following month’s column here on Dev Pro Connections. Sometimes I look at the things I’ve been working on and what cool new stuff I’ve been learning. Other times...