You can find the job posting here. I don’t have you tell you how much I love my job, as I’m sure you already know. I work on the Commercial Software Engineering team at Microsoft, where we build cutting-edge solutions with customers and partners around Microsoft’s newest technology. The role says Washington, DC, but it’s…
I gave a talk to one of our internal groups at Microsoft today on Progressive Web Apps, PWAs, and thought the notes would also be helpful for those of you interested. I’ve recorded videos on Hosted Web Apps in the past, and they are equally useful, so I’d suggest taking a look at those first.…
Mozilla recently announced a new process for making WebAssembly running in the browser even faster. I’ve been using Firefix as my default browser for some time now, so it’s great to see these additions. Firefox 58 now includes a new 2-tiered compiler. The new baseline compiler compiles code 10–15 times faster than the optimizing compiler.…
You can listen to it here. I gave a talk at Connect.Tech in Atlanta earlier this year, and the recording is now available. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
Part of my job this year had me building prototypes with partners across the country. This is one I am particularly proud of, and I contributed to the Xamarin component of it. You can find a detailed technical analysis here, but I’ve put a synopsis below. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game…
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…
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…
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…
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…