Wednesday 2 October 2013

Visual Studio 2013 Features

Visual Studio 2013 Features
- Peek Definition: the peek definition displays the code definition in a context menu without going to the actual code.


- Single Signon Experience through the IDE through Microsoft account: Sign on with one account, save ide settings and login from another machine and settings are persisted
- Browser link: Ability to view changes in a open browser - quick interactive method to check changes
- Code Lens: Who did what changes on the code and the ability to contact the concerned the developer through Lync from the IDE.
- Intellisense in XAML editor
- Type Script: Ability to write robust javascript applications with intellisense support
- Memory Dump Analyzer: To Diagnose memory leaks
- Edit and Continue returns
- Team rooms for virtual teams: audit trail of conversations

- Work Item Charting for bugs, tasks

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Windows 8.1 Features

Return of the Start Button

- Start Button returns
Tile, background and color personalization, pin favorites to start button
- Login using Microsoft account - setup preferences in one device and access from other because of
single signon using Microsoft account
- Store information on your skydrive from your device and access from anywhere using a PC or tablet
Skydrive Integration

- Search Documents stored in Skydrive using the search charm
- New Skype integration
- Paint application improvized with watercolor, oil paint options, paint slick and better than before
- Photos with better option to click and select, video and audio integrated, click a pic without
disturbing the running video
- Social Media integration - Post your videos and photos to social media on-the-go
- XBox integration - immersive movie experience
- IE 11.0 integration - search web and add sites to reading list
- Integration with Bing apps
- Integration with windows store to search for apps based on your favorites list - intuitive based on your previous choices
- Collaborate with Office 365 and Skydrive - Add a video from skydrive onto your word document, share work with your co-worker using urls similar to google docs
- Adaptable windows: Open multiple windows without losing one over the other to view different applications side-by-side.
Personalization Features
- Multiple monitor options: Windows 8.1 can run on tablet and also on a PC means that it works in different resolutions and monitors seamlessly
- XBox:Download a movie to play it when offline
- Windows store apps developed for organization purpose can be directly deployed to the organization outside of the windows store
-Windows ToGo allows loading OS to a pen drive and the pen drive can then be booted for installation
- XAML Developers benefit due to windows 8.1 with new controls
- Better support for DirectX Games with latest hardware chipset
- Better battery life, boot-up
BYOD

- Windows 8.1 based on BYOD or Bring Your Own Device program since data is stored in cloud and so, data is secure for enterprises albeit workplace or home and let the device be PC or a tablet