New free courses of virtual academy of Microsoft Virtual Academy

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

Hit! Familiarity with gaming subsystems for Windows 8 . This course covers all aspects of developing games for Windows 8, from identifying the target audience to making a profit from the product. You will 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.
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Hit! Organize 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 to show the benefits of using each role of the software development process and the organization as a whole. The course will cover the capabilities of Visual Studio tools, ranging from planning a development project and ending with its testing.

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 on the effectiveness and applicability often lose the answer to the question of how specifically a hybrid cloud can be built, what are the requirements for the local IT infrastructure, respectively, and what are the features of a public cloud. In the course, you will find a step-by-step description of the process of building a hybrid cloud using virtual machine and virtual network technologies in Windows Azure.

Immersion in Windows Azure for application development and infrastructure services . The course is dedicated to the Windows Azure cloud platform. The course contains a history of both the cloud industry and the Windows Azure platform, as well as deeper material on all aspects of the platform’s functionality: from simple Web Sites services 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 most focused on understanding how the platform works inside.

New! Overview of HDInsight, Hadoop Cluster on the Windows Azure platform . This course was created to provide beginners with a basic knowledge of how HDInsight works, a Hadoop cluster on the Windows Azure platform, and its components.

Development languages

New! 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 object-oriented programming technology for the .Net platform.

New! Basics of C # Programming . This course covers the basics of the C # language, which allows you to create console applications. To study this course does not need any prior knowledge of programming, it can be studied by anyone who is familiar with the computer at the level of competent user. And the simplicity of the presentation of the material and a large number of examples disassembled make the C # language study accessible to a wide range of readers.

Basic principles for developing Windows Store apps in C #: getting started . The Getting Started section discusses the development of Windows Store applications in C #. Usually such sections contain a lot of demonstration and entertainment materials. Microsoft technical promoter Jerry Nixon and Crank211 co-founder Darren Mei create sample after sample in real time to show simple and complex ways you can use in the workplace. The materials of this course roughly correspond to the content of exam 70-484.

Developing complex Windows Store apps in C #: getting started . This course contains a brief overview of developing complex applications for Windows Store in C #. This is a course for students with a level of knowledge from intermediate to advanced. It will help prepare you for the Microsoft 70-485 exam. Microsoft technical promoter Jerry Nixon and co-founder of Crank211 Darren Maye with numerous examples demonstrate simple and complex methods of adding animation and transitions to Windows Store applications, which help improve users' work, optimize various data storage mechanisms, and choose the appropriate caching strategy.

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

Mobile development

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

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

Development of Windows Store applications on XAML / C # . On October 18, Windows 8.1 became available to everyone, with a variety of new features for the user, a Start button and a huge amount of improvements for application developers. In this course we will tell you what's new for the user in Windows 8.1 and how it is displayed on the new features for the developer. Let's take a quick look at what's new in the WinRT API and dwell on the new features for developers of XAML / C # applications.

Development of Windows Store applications on HTML / JS . On October 18, Windows 8.1 became available to everyone, with a variety of new features for the user, a Start button and a huge amount of improvements for application developers. In this course we will tell you what's new for the user in Windows 8.1 and how it is displayed on the new features for the developer. Let's briefly look at what's new in the WinRT API and dwell on the new features for developers of HTML / JS applications.