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Meet one of the early (pre-JavaScript) VR pioneers

We speak to VR pioneer Tony Parisi about the future of the industry

Cloud pricing comparison: AWS vs. Microsoft Azure vs. Google Cloud vs. IBM Cloud

Microsoft Azure generally has the lowest on-demand and discounted instance pricing, while AWS runs in the middle of the pack

Creative Freedom through Digital Transformation

Two Industry Analysts Discuss Managing Multi-Cloud Complexity Across the Globe

Raise Your Hand and Ask: What’s a Qubit?

Most people don’t want to be the uncool one to raise their hand and ask a question, but in many cases we really should. These occasional “Raise Your Hand and Ask” posts highlight cool “buzzwords” you may have heard.

For developers, Microsoft’s AI future gets a foundation

New tools and an AI school show that Microsoft is getting serious about delivering to developers an AI-powered future

Now you can port code from .Net Framework to .Net Core

The beta of Windows Compatibility Pack adds 20,000 APIs to .Net Core for Windows, Linux, and MacOS web app developers, making it more like the Windows-only .Net Framework

Be on the lookout for broken airline IT systems this holiday travel season

As we eat our turkey this Thanksgiving, let’s cross our fingers for the 2017 holiday season—usually, brittle systems fail during peak volumes

How to implement a custom exception class in C#

Take advantage of custom exception classes to extend error handling or add meaningful information to the errors thrown by your .Net applications

What’s next for Microsoft’s .Net CLR

The common language runtime of the .Net development platform is slated for speed and scalability improvements