With the bot framework, developers can connect intelligent bots to interact with users naturally wherever they are – from a website or app to text/SMS, Skype, Slack, Facebook Messenger, Office 365 mail, or other popular services. I’ll will provide a brief history of the natural language processing, how to create bots, and close with several…
While I was at a code camp in Minneapolis this weekend, several of my peers told me I could quickly spin up an FAQ bot, which would be far more interesting (and interactive) than a boring FAQ page. They said it could be done in minutes, and I was up for a challenge, so off…
Installing DirectX Link to the docs from Chuck Walbourn Where is the DirectX SDK? Starting with Windows 8, the DirectX SDK is included as part of the Windows SDK. We originally created the DirectX SDK as a high-performance platform for game development on top of Windows. As DirectX technologies matured, they became relevant to a broader…
My peer in the Bay Area, Christine Matheney (@Matheney), put together a bunch of information around TensorFlow today, and I thought it was relevant to my audience. I’ve been doing a lot of work with CUDA and DirectX on GPUs lately, so it was right down my alley! Christine has chatted with a number of people…
I’ve always been a fan of the demoscene work, as it pushes hardware to its absolute limits. You know those old consoles you played in the 80s and 90s? Well they were capable of so much more, if only the programmers had time to dedicate towards mastering the device. And that’s exactly what demoscene is. This…
I love tinkering with GPUs, from my early computer days with a Voodoo 2 and Quake 2 (Ahhhh, the Glide made those games look gorgeous….) Recently Microsoft announced our Azure VMs with GPUs and their general availability. I figured I’d learn a bit more about them, and share the useful videos with you. Introduction…
Link to the blog I’ve been looking for a great tutorial around building a gaming backend with Azure, and finally found a fantastic one from an MVP, Nick Prueh, Technical Director of Daedalic Entertainment. It includes the source code, and step-by-step tutorials — I cannot recommend it enough! ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and…
Since 2007, Arc onyx provided animation and visual effects service to the TV and film industries. Recently, Arc onyx made the transition to indie game development to pursue projects with philanthropic goals. When we started planning the game to create this year, we came across many wonderful organizations (like GameChangerCharity.org) that use games to help…
Link to the GitHub Repository This repo includes technical content optimized for the use within Community Events about Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft technologies, and is available to anyone who wants to use it under the MIT License. The contents of this Repo have been produced by and for Technical Community Groups who are interested…
I gave this talk at the Philly Cocoheads (iOS) meetup in late 2016 and thought you’d also find it to be useful. Xamarin.iOS and Xamarion Forms allows for the creation of native iOS applications using C#, the power of the .NET Base Class Library (BCL), and two first-class IDEs – Xamarin Studio on OS X…