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Introducing #EdgeBug: File web platform bugs with a Tweet Real-world feedback from web developers is critical both to our planning process and to finding bugs in the wild – that’s why it’s important to us to provide tools like UserVoice and Platform Issues to make it as easy as possible for developers to tell us what’s important to them, and let us know when something goes wrong. So you can imagine how interested we were when we saw the following Tweet a few weeks ago from Lea Verou, a talented web developer, speaker, and author: I would love the ability to report browser bugs via twitter (w/ a link to a testcase). I would report so many more. — Lea Verou (@LeaVerou) June 2, 2016 We immediately thought this was a great idea! We’ve always been happy to file bugs [ more… ]

Attorney Doug Passon uses Surface to pursue personal and professional passions We designed Surface to help people pursue their passions and be as limitless as their imagination. That means we get to meet Surface fans every week that truly embody this spirit – doctors, engineers, lawyers, students, architects, designers, artists, photographers, entrepreneurs, developers and others who are truly amazing and inspire us every single day. Today we’re highlighting Surface user and fan, Doug Passon. Doug is a veritable Renaissance man—a lawyer, an entrepreneur, an award-winning film maker, a writer, a musician, teacher, and father who uses Surface because “it is actually the most powerful and lightweight laptop computer I’ve ever owned.” A frequent flier with demanding technology needs, Doug relies on Surface to pursue his personal and professional passions. For the majority of Doug’s career, he’s been a defense attorney. [ more… ]

Clickteam Fusion 2.5 Adds New UWP Exporter New developers – bring your app to various devices on Windows 10 with a simple mouse click. Clickteam has joined the Universal Windows Platform revolution with the release of its new UWP Exporter for Clickteam Fusion 2.5, a game and software creation tool used to write 2D games and apps across different platforms. With this integration, game and app makers can bring their creations to Windows 10 with a simple mouse click. For those unfamiliar with Clickteam Fusion 2.5, it allows anyone to create 2D games – no programming knowledge necessary. Once they’ve learned the basics (which takes about an hour), aspiring game makers can build side-scrollers, puzzle games, action games and more. Instead of requiring users learn a programming language, Clickteam Fusion 2.5 uses visual programming, allowing developers to drag and drop [ more… ]

Polishing Your App with Animations and Audio Cues There are plenty of well-designed apps out there. Often what distinguishes a great Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app from a good one is the small touches, like animations and audio cues. This post will provide guidance on some of the subtle nuances that can help you take your app to the next level. It will also extend some of the topics we have already covered in this series, such as color, navigation and visual communication and visual clues. As you apply animations and audio cues in your app, it is important to remember that these elements are no longer optional. Contemporary app users expect regular feedback to let them know that their app is working and in constant motion. An app that lacks visual and audio flare is often seen as unresponsive or [ more… ]