Busy week developing apps? Us too. We hope you get to relax this weekend, but before you get too comfortable, take a look at what you might’ve missed this week!
Visual Studio 2017 is now available!
The new version of Visual Studio has a bunch of new features. Take look and get it here!
Are you ready for Visual Studio 2017? Because Visual Studio 2017 is definitely ready for you. https://t.co/Yp3P4qXPVN
— Windows Developer #LastSlice???? (@windowsdev) March 7, 2017
Playable Ads
Playable Ads are a completely new way for end users to interact with ads and apps. With this capability, end users never leave the current app. The ad click will result in inline expandable app streaming: for three minutes, the user can interact with the app as if it’s already installed on his/her device. This gives the user time to decide if he or she wants to install the app. At the end of the streaming session, users can click on a link to install the app if the app experience met expectations.
Create a three minute, interactive sample version of your game or app without any code. Here's how: https://t.co/CeMSoiVkwy
— Windows Developer #LastSlice???? (@windowsdev) March 9, 2017
Desktop Bridge Updates
The Windows 10 Creators Update will help provide smooth user transition along with some best practices for app developers to follow. This feature is available on the current insider builds.
With the desktop bridge you can prep your desktop apps for UWP distribution and updates via the Windows Store. https://t.co/j8mg4d9ViB
— Windows Developer #LastSlice???? (@windowsdev) March 10, 2017
Now Available: Insider Preview Builds 15055
#WindowsInsiders: we are releasing build 15055 for Mobile + PC to the Fast Ring https://t.co/hfksbDs8VA. Have an amazing weekend!
— Dona @ #InsiderDevTour (@donasarkar) March 10, 2017
Combining Cognitive Services and HoloLens
In this post, you’ll learn how to recreate this iconic interface for the HoloLens. To sweeten the task, you’ll also hook up this interface to Microsoft Cognitive Services to perform an analysis of objects in the room, face detection and even some Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
Learn how to combine Cognitive Services and HoloLens to create a Terminator-style HUD. https://t.co/ZtQZAnmvdq
— Windows Developer #LastSlice???? (@windowsdev) March 7, 2017
Download Visual Studio to get started.
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