ScriptTD is an open source project that allows anyone to easily create a new Tower Defense game for the Windows Phone 7 platform, without any prior programming knowledge by changing settings, sounds, and graphics. These games can then be sold in the Zune Marketplace. Developers can also extend out the engine to handle new features and game styles.
Great for kids to get into game programming on their Windows Phone 7 phones.
Microsoft just released a refreshed version of the Kinect for Windows SDK Beta Refresh.
What’s in the Kinect for Windows SDK Beta Refresh?
Ayende has written a very good set of blog posts reviewing how Microsoft N Layer App Sample showing how DDD N-Layer architecture is done. He goes through almost every flaw in the sample and explains briefly why it’s wrong. It worth the read, and you learn a lot of anti-architecture. His last words for his review on this Microsoft N Layer App Sample:
I can’t emphasize this enough, avoid this codebase, don’t look at it, and never try to follow anything shown there, it will end in tears, pain and suffering.
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, Part I
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, Part II–getting lost in the architecture
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, Part III–Abstraction is as abstraction does
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, Part IV-IoC FTW
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, Part V–Cross Cutting is a fine line
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, part VI–Single responsibility principle is for idiots and morons
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, part VII–Data Access Layer is GOOD for you
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, part VIII–CRUD is so 90s
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, part IX–Not Invented Here is FUN
Review: Microsoft N Layer App Sample, part X–Architecture for the Space Age
Microsoft has officially delivered the new Surface SDK which allows developers not only to develop awesome applications for the new Surface hardware, but also for Windows touch-enabled PCs! Check out the new Surface Developer Center.
Resources:
SDK and Runtime
Developer Whitepaper
Design and Interaction Guide
Hands-on Labs
Migration Power Toy
Social Stream for Surface 2
MSDN Documentation
MSDN Forums
At Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, take a sneak peek at next step in private cloud computing with just two of hundreds of new capabilities coming in the next version of Windows Server, internally code-named “Windows Server 8.” Go to the 36:50 mark of this video for the demo.
Are you excited already?
The Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK makes it easy to create engaging experiences, using multitouch and object interaction, for the next generation device for Microsoft Surface – the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface.
The Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK is a set of controls, APIs, templates, tools, sample applications, and documentation for application developers. Using the familiar .NET Framework 4.0, Windows Presentation Framework 4.0 (WPF) or XNA framework 4.0, and the Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK, developers can create applications that take advantage of the new PixelSense technology delivered in the Surface 2.0 platform. The Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK replaces the Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch beta that was released in 2010.
Application developers can now download the free Microsoft Surface 2.0 SDK and take advantage of training and resources at www.msdn.com/windows/surface
IE10 Platform Preview 2, a technical release aimed at web developers, is now available for download.
There are lots of new improvements and implementations of HTML5 and CSS3 like:
You can read the full list here in the IE10 developer guide.
With the June holidays ending, it’s time to get prepped for school again – and where better than at Microsoft’s ‘Back to School’ Roadshow! From Wednesday, 22nd June till Sunday, 26th June, head down to NEX to check out Microsoft’s irresistible discounts and offers on Microsoft hardware, software and Xbox products such as the Arc Touch Mouse, Xbox Kinect and Office 2010.
Visitors also stand a chance to win cash, a Kinect with Xbox 360, a Microsoft Webcam, and many other enticing prizes by taking part in daily challenges, which includes the uber exciting Kinect Hero Challenge!
EVENT DETAILS
Event Name:Microsoft’s ‘Back to School’ Roadshow
Date: Now till 26 June 2011
Time: 11am – 9.30 pm daily
Venue: The NEX main atrium
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Stephen Elop previews the Windows Phone 7 caught on camera. There’s a Gorilla Glass screen, pillow-shaped backing, a dedicated camera shutter button, and of course Windows Phone Mango. Would you buy this device?
Finally! HTML5 & CSS3 standards support for Visual Studio 2010. Download it now!
HTML5
VS Web Standards Update provides you intellisense and validation for most common HTML 5 features like:
Browser APIs
CSS3
This update supports intellisense and validation for most of the CSS3 modules including:
Additionally, if you are trying to make websites which work on a variety of platforms and browsers you will love the fact that Web Standards Update not only supports IE specific prefixes like –ms; but also other vendor prefixes like –webkit and –moz.
Sharable Links
PS: The Web Standards Update works on both VS 2010 SP1 and VWD Express 2010 SP1. Being a VS Extension, it does not support certain CSS3 selector syntax & Browser API intellisense which would require servicing the shipping bits.
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