Bradley L. Jones

In a recent poll on a few of our developer forums, we asked about the Internet of Things and about interest in using some of the “Maker” boards on the market. The results were surprising in that there were more people playing in the “Maker” area than we would have predicted. We asked the question, […]

Microsoft Research released a video called Printing Interactivity: Customizable 3D Printing. I’ve embedded this video below so you don’t have to go find it. In this video Microsoft is showing how they are working towards printing electronic circuit boards onto paper using a tool Like Visio. They then use a special tape from 3M to […]

At Microsoft’s Build conference a few weeks ago, they talked about the newest updates to Visual Studio. This release will include support for Universal App projects and more. For developers targeting multiple Microsoft platforms, features like Universal Apps are a nice edition to help you organize a single project solution to target multiple devices. These […]

Today, the Microsoft Build conference starts in San Francisco. Microsoft tends to limit the number of tickets to the show, so it has quickly sold out every year. This year was no different. Fret not if you didn’t get a ticket. While you won’t get the goodies they tend to hand out (last time it […]

It used to be that if a developer wanted to build an application aimed at a gaming console instead of a PC, they had to jump through a variety of hoops that included learning and using special tools. The game development world is changing. Microsoft is one of the bigger players now in the gaming […]

Are you using OData? If so, you’ll be happy to know that OData Version 4.0 and OData JSON Format Version 4.0 have now been standardized by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards).  The nice thing about standardization is that it provides a level of stability to a technology. With companies like Microsoft, […]

There was a day when the ruling C++ development tool was not Microsoft’s, but rather belonged to the powerhouse known as Borland. Over time, things change and many of the Borland development products lost their leading positions. From a developers perspective, some of the best parts of Borland were given renewed life when they became […]

If you are a web developer, then you likely know that the life expectancy of a web design is not very long. In fact, if your design is more than a year old, then it likely is dated. It is not uncommon to hear that your site design should be updated every six months or […]

Of course, if eBooks are what you want, there are several. Most are on IT, but there are a few on development topics. The two that were available at the time of this posting were: Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition (Second Preview) (download). .NET Technology Guide for Business Applications […]

You’ve likely said goodbye to your desktop computer already. Many are starting to say good bye to notebook computers. Are Slates and phones the next computing devices that you’ll say goodbye to? It is unlikely phones and slates will go away; however, it is likely that you’ll be saying hello to a slew of other […]

We’ve talked a lot about Windows Azure on Codeguru recently. With the cloud gaining traction and with our coverage of a lot of .NET on this site, it make sense that we’d also have Azure coverage. Microsoft Windows Azure continues to evolve rapidly. This week Microsoft announced even more enhancements including the general availability of […]

The below infographic was sent to me from MokiMobility. While it has a lot more marketing than I like to include, there were enough other statistics, that I thought it was worth sharing with you. A few tidbits I found interesting: Mobile App sales were expected to reach $25 billion in 2013 Mobile app downloads […]