Bradley L. Jones

Google is allowing you to build in the Google Assistant into any of the projects you are developing. Using the Google Assistant SDK, you can now extend what you are doing in IoT projects such as toys or other smart devices as well as add the functionality to your applications. The Google Assistant functionality can […]

Microsoft announced Windows 10 S today. This version runs on all of the existing devices that support Windows 10. While Windows 10 S is primarily aimed at students, it seems best positioned to go against devices running the Chrome OS.  For Windows 10 S, the default desktop image has been streamlined with the promise of […]

Containers are the rage, and so it is no surprise that last week Oracle announced that they were collaborating with Docker. They are planning to release many of their tools including the Oracle database into the Docker marketplace. Marianna Tessel, EVP Strategic Development at Docker stated, “With this new partnership, developers looking to use containers […]

Unity’s GDC 2017 Keynote happened in San Francisco earlier this year. Unity continues to be a mainstream tool for building games and graphic centered solutions. Unity continues on its growth path as well as with its expansion.  Collectively, Unity games make up 38% of all mobile games globally. Unity games were downloaded 16 billion times […]

A new survey by StackOverflow provides insights into what motivates developers. While most developers are not looking for jobs, most are open to hearing about opportunities that are available. According to a press release, the following are key things to consider when reviewing your development team: More than half of developers believe they are underpaid. […]

You Doing Cloud? Cloud Infrastructure equipment revenues passed $70 Billion in 2016 according to Synergy Research. This accounts for public and private cloud hardware and software. Spending in the public could space continues to grow at a nice clip. Synergy Research indicated that the growth is at a “strong double-digit pace.” Also of interest is […]

Microsoft Azure continues to evolve at an extremely fast pace. This week, Microsoft released yet another update. This time, it is the Microsoft Azure Stack Technical Preview 3, which is available now. This is expected to be the last technical preview prior to the availability of orders later this year. What Is Microsoft Azure Stack? […]

C# is used by millions. Visual Basic is used by hundreds of thousands. F# is used by tens of thousands. Microsoft’s Mads Torgersen provided an update on the strategies around the core Microsoft .NET programming languages on the Microsoft .NET Blog. The biggest take-away is that Visual Basic is once again pushed to the side […]

The number of virtual reality devices available is increasing, but they are not all created equally. Out of curiosity, I decided to compare the specifications on five of the virtual reality devices that are talked about the most. Below, I’ll provide a table with specifications for the following: Oculus Rift HTC Vive Microsoft HoloLens Magic […]

James Maguire at Datamation, a sister site of Codeguru, chatted with Robert Scoble about Virtual Reality. He asked Robert when be realized that Virtual Reality had the potential to make an impact on the industry. I’ve included the discussion here: I’m clearly a fan of Virtual Reality. While many believe there is huge potential for […]

Are you a desktop developer? I’m currently running a poll on our forums that with 302 current votes shows 65% of developers are targeting desktop solutions: What is interesting is that desktops are evolving. What will the future desktop look like? Many believe that the future Microsoft Windows Desktop will look like the following: The […]

We are working to determine the best time for @CodeGuru to host its next #CodeGuruChat. Moderated by Brad Jones, who serves as CodeGuru’s Editor-in-Chief, the topic will simply be “C#”. If you have questions you’d like to see asked or discussed, you can let us know in advance by commenting in the follow survey link: […]