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VS 2015 Update 1 RC & TFS 2015 Update 1 RC2 Released
The final pre-release builds of Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 and Team Foundation Server Update 1 are now available. A large number of bugs and feature changes are included in these updates.
New Preview: Xamarin Inspector
Xamarin introduces Xamarin Inspector - a tool that lets you inspect the visual tree of your running app. It's reminiscent of the Android uiautmatorviewer tool, but of course true to Xamarin is cross platform.
CodePush
CodePush is a cloud service that enables Cordova and React Native developers to deploy mobile app updates directly to their users’ devices. You can request beta access now.
Database
How to create a MySQL Database on Azure
Want to use MySQL on Azure? Here's a step by step guide on how to do that.
Debug
ASP.NET 5 Logging Framework
ASP.NET introduces a standard mechanism for logging. The new interface and the dependency injection system make it ready for you to bring your own logging framework. Today both Serilog and Elmah.io have completed integrations.
Security
Dynamic Data Masking is now generally available for Azure SQL Database
Is this the future of data security? Microsoft introduces Dynamic Data Masking for Azue SQL Database. It allows you to limit access to sensitive data by obfuscating certain fields on the fly in query results.
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