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March 2015 - .NET Blog

Introducing Azure API Apps

March 24, 2015 Mar 24, 2015 03/24/15
Jeffrey Fritz
As part of the Azure SDK 2.5.1 release, a new feature called Azure API Apps were included.  This new feature raises the capabilities of ASP.NET Web API, extending it with Swagger metadata while providing a simple to manage interface in the Azure Portal.  Extend your API with authentication and no code changes, or generate an SDK for your API...

Prism grows up

March 19, 2015 Mar 19, 2015 03/19/15
.NET Team
It's been over seven years since the Prism project started, led by the patterns & practices team. It was originally known as the Composite Application Library. Last year, we celebrated our 5th official release of Prism. The two major focuses of that release were: composability and ease of community contribution. From the beginning, ...
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Prism grows up

March 19, 2015 Mar 19, 2015 03/19/15
.NET Team
It's been over seven years since the Prism project started, led by the patterns & practices team. It was originally known as the Composite Application Library. Last year, we celebrated our 5th official release of Prism. The two major focuses of that release were: composability and ease of community contribution. From the beginning, ...
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Prism grows up

March 19, 2015 Mar 19, 2015 03/19/15
.NET Team
It's been over seven years since the Prism project started, led by the patterns & practices team. It was originally known as the Composite Application Library. Last year, we celebrated our 5th official release of Prism. The two major focuses of that release were: composability and ease of community contribution. From the beginning, Prism ...
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Customize external web tools in Visual Studio 2015

March 19, 2015 Mar 19, 2015 03/19/15
Mads Kristensen
Visual Studio 2015 ships with multiple open source command line tools that are used in modern web development workflows. Those tools are: All of these tools are shipped as part of Visual Studio but are not installed in the same way as you would install them manually. They are all located in the Visual Studio install directory and are ...

MSBuild Engine is now Open Source on GitHub

March 18, 2015 Mar 18, 2015 03/18/15
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Today we are pleased to announce that MSBuild is now available on GitHub and we are contributing it to the .NET Foundation! The Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) is a platform for building applications. By invoking msbuild.exe on your project or solution file, you can orchestrate and build products in environments where Visual Studio isn't ...
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dotnetConf is back, this Wednesday

March 16, 2015 Mar 16, 2015 03/16/15
.NET Team
dotnetConf is a free, 2 day virtual event co-organized by the .NET community and Microsoft, and it’s this Wednesday! As you can guess by its name, it’s dedicated to your favorite development platform, .NET. Grab a comfortable chair, a pot of your favorite hot (or cold) beverage and a mind to fill with all the latest .NET product and ...
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Welcome Back! – The AJAX Control Toolkit March 2015 Update

March 10, 2015 Mar 10, 2015 03/10/15
Jeffrey Fritz
Welcome Back! - The AJAX Control Toolkit March 2015 Update Its been 15 months since a significant update was released for the AJAX Control Toolkit on CodePlex. In the time since then, our friends at DevExpress have stepped up and offered to lead this open source project. In just a few short months, they have implemented a number of modern and...