Skip to main content

Microsoft Developer Network

 

MSDN Subscription

An MSDN Subscription is the best way to get exactly what you need for your next challenging project.

Buy an MSDN Subscription

New Subscriber?  Get Started

Existing Subscriber?  Access benefits

 

Development platforms & tools

 

No matter the size of your team, or the complexity of
your project, Visual Studio can help turn your ideas
into software.

 
 
 
 
 

Windows is reinvented with an all-new touch interface, Windows Store, and dev platform that lets you sell apps across the globe.

 
 
 
 
 

Windows Phone is a different kind of phone. Get everything you need to design and build great apps and sell them in the new Store.

 
 
 
 
 

Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications.

 
 
 
 
 

Office is reinvented. Build a new class of apps for Office and SharePoint using familiar languages, tools, and hosting services.

 
 
 
 

Developer news

Location Aware Control Content (MSDN)

Windows Store App Development for iOS Developers
Learn Windows platform from iOS developers who are now building Windows apps. iOS terms and concepts are mapped to Windows alternates.
Friday, Jan 11
Security Development Conference - May 14-15
Register now and save $400. The 2nd annual Security Development Conference will be held in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Thursday, Jan 10
The Windows Startup Challenge - Register by January 29th
The Windows Startup Challenge winner will receive a spot to launch their Windows Store app at DEMO Mobile event on April 17, 2013.
Wednesday, Jan 9
Access Online Services with the Windows Runtime and OAuth
Step by step with sample code, know how you can bring the power of mashups to your next Windows Store app with the Windows Runtime.
Tuesday, Jan 8

Microsoft developer blogs

Executive bloggers

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

Skype and the new Team Explorer
As you probably know, we made a pretty significant rev of the Team Explorer in VS 2012.  As part of that we did a re-think of the Team Members Power T... more
Monday, Jan 14 Brian Harry MS

Languages

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

Friday Miscellany #4
Welcome to another Friday Miscellany, a collection of interesting links from across the internet curated from social media, conversations and curiosit... more
Friday, Jan 11 Eric Battalio

Visual Studio

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

Visualizing List Data using a Map Control (Heinrich Wendel)
The true power of LightSwitch lies in its combination of Access-like ease of use and quick ramp-up, while also remaining attractive for complex coding... more
Monday, Jan 14 LightSwitch Team

.NET framework

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

Cooperatively pausing async methods
Recently I was writing an app that processed a bunch of files asynchronously.  As with the Windows copy file dialog, I wanted to be able to provide th... more
Sunday, Jan 13 Stephen Toub - MSFT

ALM

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

New build of git-tf required for use with Team Foundation Service
Yesterday’s update of Team Foundation Service requires a new build of git-tf, which is now available for download. Using a version of git-tf prior to ... more
Tuesday, Jan 8 Buck Hodges

Platform development

MSDN – the Microsoft Developer Network

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-008 - Critical
Today, we are releasing an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue described in Security Advisory 2794220. While we have still seen on... more
Monday, Jan 14 ieblog