Chris Walden articles
How individual contributors can become brilliant technical leaders
Being a leader means more than being a manager. You don’t need a staff of hundreds to be an influencer, motivator, or creator. Often, some of the best, most valued, and effective people in an organisation are not managers.
Working remotely – resources for developers and IT professionals
In this time of uncertainty, we’re here to help. Whether you need support with remote working and collaboration, security, the culture of working remotely or learning new skills, here are some resources we hope you find useful.
5 talks to look out for at Build next week!
Microsoft’s huge developer conference, Microsoft Build, is back once again! Kicking off next week on May 19-21, it’ll be delivering the same high-quality sessions and keynotes from familiar faces at Microsoft, all at no cost to attendees. You just need to register!
How to skill up while stuck at home
Whatever situation you find yourself in, whether you’re lucky enough to be in work, have been furloughed or found yourself without work, we’re all spending long stretches at home.
Getting up to speed with Visual Studio for Mac
Last month Microsoft hosted the Visual Studio for Mac: Refresh(); event, which ran through many of the IDE’s latest features and capabilities. Don’t worry if you missed the event live – all of the talks from the day are available to watch on-demand, and it’s a perfect way to get you back up to speed.
Getting started with Azure PlayFab
An effective LiveOps strategy can make the difference between success and failure for a modern game. LiveOps techniques can be the single most important reason why great games connect with players over the long haul.
Get started creating apps for dual-screen devices
Learn how you can create apps for dual-screen devices like Surface Duo and Surface Neo.
An Interview with Pierre Roman, Senior Cloud Advocate
Mohamed Radwan, a Developer Technologies MVP and Principal DevOps Consultant, took the time to interview some of the experts at Ignite the Tour London, including Microsoft Senior Cloud Advocate Pierre Roman.
Going serverless? Here are 9 tips for operations success
At London’s Imperial College, Serverless Days 2019 saw a community of serverless developers and engineers discuss ways they can create and maintain secure, observable, high-performance serverless systems.
Using state-of-the-art technology for state-of-the-art customer experiences
Competition can be tough, and companies need to provide smarter interactions with customers to survive. As a result, we’ve seen a trend over the last couple of years indicating that more businesses are assigning larger budgets for projects that help deliver next-generation communications.