New Free Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses

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    In this review, we will talk about free courses at the Microsoft MVA Virtual Academy , which will be useful for both IT professionals and software developers.

    Hit! Acquaintance with game subsystems for Windows 8 . This course focuses on all aspects of developing games for Windows 8, from identifying the target audience to making a profit on the product. You'll learn about gaming subsystems that simplify development, such as Construct 2 from Scirra, GameMaker from YoYo Games and Unity. This course is intended for beginner game developers and contains demos and numerous recommendations to help you succeed.

    Hit! Organization of software development processes using Visual Studio 2013 and TFS 2013. This video course will be of interest to developers and QA managers. The course provides an overview of the capabilities of Visual Studio 2013 products and focuses on giving students a general understanding of the capabilities of Visual Studio tools in the software development process and showing what benefits each role of the software development process and the organization as a whole will receive. During the course, the capabilities of Visual Studio tools will be considered, starting from planning a development project and ending with testing it.

    Cloud technologies


    Create a hybrid network using Windows Azure . Using hybrid clouds remains one of the most talked about topics in the IT community. However, discussions of efficiency and applicability often lose the answer to the question of how specifically to build a hybrid cloud, what are the requirements for the local IT infrastructure, and what are the features of the public cloud. In the course you will find a step-by-step description of the process of building a hybrid cloud using technologies of virtual machines and virtual networks in Windows Azure.

    Dive into Windows Azure for application development and infrastructure services. The course focuses on the Windows Azure cloud platform. The course contains a history of both the cloud industry and the Windows Azure platform, as well as advanced materials on all aspects of the platform’s functionality: from simple Web Sites to complex infrastructure deployments and the use of Big Data and BI applications. In the course of the course involves the implementation of practical and laboratory work. Theoretical materials are focused on understanding how the platform works inside.

    New! Overview of HDInsight, a Hadoop cluster on the Windows Azure platform . This course was created in order to provide beginner developers with basic knowledge about the capabilities of HDInsight, the Hadoop cluster on the Windows Azure platform, and its components.

    Development languages


    New! The basics of object-oriented programming in C # . This course is intended for those readers who already know the basics of programming in C # and want to get acquainted with the technology of object-oriented programming for the .Net platform.

    New! Fundamentals of programming in C # . This course covers the basics of C #, which allow you to create console applications. To study this course, no prior programming knowledge is needed; anyone who is familiar with a computer at the level of a competent user can study it. And the simplicity of the material and a large number of parsed examples make learning the C # language accessible to a wide range of readers.

    Windows Store C # Application Development Fundamentals: Getting Started . The Getting Started section discusses the development of Windows Store apps in C #. Typically, these sections contain a lot of demonstration and entertainment materials. Microsoft Technical Advocate Jerry Nixon and Crank211 co-founder Darren May create sample by sample in real time to show you simple and complex ways you can use in the workplace. The materials in this course correspond approximately to the contents of exam 70-484.

    Developing complex Windows Store apps in C #: getting started. This course contains a brief overview of developing complex applications for the Windows Store in C #. This is a course for students with a level of knowledge from intermediate to advanced. He will help prepare you for the Microsoft 70-485 exam. Microsoft technical propagandist Jerry Nixon and Crank211 co-founder Darren May demonstrate, through numerous examples, simple and complex methods for adding animations and transitions to applications for the Windows Store, which help, among other things, improve user experience, optimize various storage mechanisms, and select the appropriate caching strategy.

    Developing complex Windows Store apps on HTML5: getting started. Are you planning to develop applications for Windows 8? This short course allows you to deepen knowledge and acquire the skills necessary to optimize applications for the Windows Store, so that they can be distinguished from the mass of applications available on the market. We will combine development and design skills, learn how to support applications published in the Windows Store. This course also includes intensive exam preparation 70-482.

    Mobile development


    Application development with common code for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone platforms . In this course, we consider building applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone based on common code using the MVVM (Model-View-Viewmodel) architectural pattern, as well as a number of other techniques that can minimize code and content duplication when developing applications for both platforms.

    Application Design for Windows 8.1. A well-thought-out user interface is one of the key components of a successful application for Windows or Windows Phone. Good design, thoughtful application structure and navigation in it, ease of use - all this is extremely important to make your users happy. As part of the course, we will consider both general issues of designing mobile applications, as well as individual subtleties and nuances associated specifically with the Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone platforms.

    Windows Store Application Development on XAML / C #. On October 18, Windows 8.1 became available to everyone, with a variety of new features for the user, the Start button and a huge number of improvements for application developers. In this course, we’ll talk about what's new for the user in Windows 8.1 and how it maps to new features for the developer. Let's briefly review what's new in the WinRT API and dwell on new features for developers of XAML / C # applications.

    Windows Store HTML / JS Application Development. On October 18, Windows 8.1 became available to everyone, with a variety of new features for the user, the Start button and a huge number of improvements for application developers. In this course, we’ll talk about what's new for the user in Windows 8.1 and how it maps to new features for the developer. We will briefly review what's new in the WinRT API and dwell on new features for developers of HTML / JS applications.

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