Chance to Connect(); on What’s Coming Next, November 12th and 13th
On November 12th, we'll be hosting an online developer event called Connect(); . Connect(); will be a chance to have a conversation with developers about what’s coming next for developer tools, developer services and application platforms across Microsoft.
Check out the Connect(); event page for the agenda and other details.
Connect(); builds upon where we’ve been, and the work we’ve been doing over the last year. As we prepare for next month’s event, I thought I would share a recap of some of the highlights from the last year.
Where We’ve Been
A year ago, we launched Visual Studio 2013 and announced the availability of Visual Studio Online. Developers have been adopting both at a great rate with over 7 million downloads of VS2013 and over 1.7 million registered accounts in Visual Studio Online so far.
Following through on our commitment to a faster release cadence, in the year since those launches we’ve released 3 major updates to Visual Studio 2013 and 15 updates to Visual Studio Online, with the majority of developers taking advantage of these new updates.
Through these updates and additional technology previews, we’ve talked about how we’re embracing the mobile-first, cloud-first and DevOps trends.
Mobile
Mobile developers today face a diverse device landscape, with Android, iOS and Windows device platforms, and a variety of device form factors. With Visual Studio, we have been working to enable developers to target every mobile platform, sharing as much code and assets as possible. With C# and Xamarin or JavaScript and the Cordova tools for Visual Studio (preview), Visual Studio developers can target the breadth of devices that their customers and clients demand. And when targeting the Windows platform, developers can leverage universal Windows app projects in Visual Studio.
Cloud
The cloud offers incredible flexibility and new approaches to application architectures and development practices. Over the last year, we’ve broadened the Azure platform for all developers, with support for Windows and Linux, Chef and Puppet, SharePoint and Oracle, Java and PHP, and much more. We’ve also talked about the next steps we are taking with .NET, including the open source ASP.NET vNext and .NET Compiler Platform (“Roslyn”) projects, as well as the .NET Foundation. Developers using any language and platform can also benefit from the many new at-scale platform services offered in Azure – from API Management and Machine Learning to Document DB and Search.
DevOps
Across every part of the software development industry, the one constant is the changing pace of application delivery. With Visual Studio Online, we are bringing together a comprehensive suite of DevOps services to help developers embrace the agile and DevOps trends, from team collaboration and agile planning, to Release Management and Application Insights. These developer services build upon an open ALM platform, enabling integration with any other tools and services via REST APIs, OAuth and Service Hooks.
What’s Next
Next month at Connect(); we’ll have a chance to talk about the next wave of innovation and releases across all of these areas. The event will include updates from Scott Guthrie, Brian Harry, Scott Hanselman and myself, as well as deep dives by product team members on a broad array of new Microsoft developer tools and services.
Save the date now for Connect();
It’s been an exciting year so far for developers, and I’m looking forward to sharing more about the next wave of developer releases with you when you join us online on November 12th and 13th.
Namaste!
Comments
Anonymous
October 19, 2014
Hi, sounds very interesting, thank you for sharing! Did I understand it correctly: it will be a live stream available, right? Can I attend for free? Will it be possible to download a video some days later? Regards, ElenaAnonymous
October 20, 2014
@Elena - Yes, there will be a live stream available on both Novermber 12th and 13th, open to everyone. The keynotes and sessions will also be available for on-demand viewing afterwards.Anonymous
October 20, 2014
Thank you :-)!Anonymous
October 21, 2014
Exited to see improved universal project code sharing between platform and device form factors.Anonymous
October 22, 2014
Yeppers signing right up. Like you guys listen to anything developers have to say.Anonymous
November 07, 2014
Soma, we are interested in TFS on prem and improvements to Team Build, Lab Management, and CodedUI/ Automated Testing. We like Xamarin for C# on iOS, it would be nice if you just bought Xamarin already, integrated Xamarin into the Professional version of VS and saved us time and money. I'll definitely watch the event...Anonymous
November 08, 2014
Where can we watch the live stream? On Channel9 or MVA? Thanks.Anonymous
November 09, 2014
Seems strange to do this on a day that conflicts with your Tech Day. www.microsoft.com/.../future-decoded-techdayAnonymous
November 11, 2014
@Nora - You can tune in at www.visualstudio.com/connect-event-vs for the live stream.Anonymous
November 11, 2014
Really hoping news on the C++ front, aside from C++11/14 support. Really praying to all the gods and saints I know that you'll announce a new UI framework for C++, or at least several improvements on MFC...