2018 - July/August

Inside this issue

2018 - July/August · 8 articles

1. 01
   

   Act 1: Into the Great Unknown

   By Rod Paddock

   Rod tells us about the complexities of a legacy code conversion project.

2. 02
   

   Identify Voices with Microsoft Cognitive Services

   By Sahil Malik

   In this next installment of his exploration into artificial intelligence, Sahil explores Microsoft Cognitive Services’ ability to recognize voices from a thirty-second sample.

3. 03
   

   Introducing .NET Core 2.1 Flagship Types

   By Ahson A. Khan

   If you’re looking to improve your app’s performance, you’re probably already cross-platform and open source, and you already know that .NET Core is a great tool for that goal. Ahson lets us in on what’s new in .NET Core 2.1 with a focus on Span<T> and Memory<T>.

5. 04
   

   Build Real-time Applications with ASP.NET Core SignalR

   By Anthony Chu

   You may have already heard about SignalR and that the new version makes it easier to build fast Web apps and provide great user experiences. Anthony explores this tool and shows you how to take advantage of it.

6. 05
   

   Entity Framework Core 2.1: Heck Yes, It’s Production Ready!

   By Julie Lerman

   With this release, EF Core has really matured. Julie takes you on a tour and points out some of the highlights of this labor-simplifying tool.

7. 06
   

   Learn Python with Visual Studio

   By Nicola Iarocci

   Python has long been the favorite language of open-source developers. Nicola shows Windows and iOS developers how to take advantage of Python’s many qualities using Visual Studio.

8. 07
   

   Prepare Visual Basic for Conversion to C#

   By Paul Sheriff

   There’s nothing wrong with coding in VB, but to stay contemporary, you need to get coding in C#. Paul shows you how to convert legacy VB files to C# without re-inventing the wheel.

9. 08
   

   On Bets

   By Ted Neward

   Ted discusses the general impossibility of having all the information at the onset of a project--or a decision.