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30 days of PWA: Fall in love with Progressive Web Apps If you recently started your journey learning web development and if you are interested in building apps without having to also learn about iOS, Android, or desktop app development, then you’re about to fall in love with Progressive Web Apps.  Starting on February 14th 2022, we ran a series of blog posts which lasted for 30 days, and covered all aspects of Progressive Web Apps development: what they are, how they’re built, what special powers they have, how to create, debug, test and optimize them, and how to publish them to app stores!  Whether you just started with web development or have experience already, there should be a little bit for everyone in this blog series.  Learn more about the series, jump right in and start learning, or access [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22598 to the Dev and Beta Channels. TL;DR We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. Like last week, this build includes only a handful of changes and improvements but includes a good set of fixes that will improve Insider’s overall experience on their device. We’re rolling out a new update to Media Player for Windows 11 (Version 11.2203.30.0) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel – details below. Changes and Improvements [General] We are now offering new builds to Windows Insiders in China on Lenovo PCs starting with Build 22598. These users should connect to the internet for a minimum of 15 minutes to allow the Lenovo PC Manager to auto update to the latest version [ more… ]

Minecraft Spring Sale blooms with deals, discounts and a free skin pack The Minecraft Spring Sale is now underway. From now until April 18 at 10 a.m. PT you’ll find free content as well as daily discounts at the Minecraft Marketplace. “If you’re new to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition or you’ve simply never clicked that third button on your loading screen, then let me tell you what lies behind that door, friend. Worlds! Skins! Maps! Mini-games!” writes Sophie Austin on Minecraft.net. “You can add new textures to your game, change your character’s style, or jump into a whole new world to tame pets, beat bosses and more. Minecraft Marketplace is full of fantastic creations and, until April 18, this imaginative wonderland of ideas and additions is going to be on sale. Every day, three new items will be at 75% off and a [ more… ]

Retrieve source maps securely in production in Microsoft Edge DevTools With version 99 of Microsoft Edge, DevTools can securely download source maps from the Azure Artifacts symbol server. This means you can use Azure Pipelines to publish source maps to a secure location, and have DevTools retrieve them at runtime and offer a familiar debugging experience by displaying your original source code. In this post, Rob Paveza from the DevTools team will walk you through how to configure this feature, how it can help your in-production debugging, and where we plan to go from here. When I first joined Microsoft, an early task for me – and for many new hires – was to triage and possibly fix bugs. What’s happening? What’s the root cause? Is it user-visible? Windows crashes are reported via Windows Error Reporting, and it’s amazing really [ more… ]

Latest update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection has arrived What’s in the latest update to Halo: The Master Chief Collection? Flood Firefight. Halo 3 and ODST co-op crossplay. Full custom game browser support. And that’s just for starters. “In Halo 3: ODST, we’ve done more than just add the Flood to Firefight!” writes Alex Wakeford on Halo Waypoint. “Players can now use the VISR map to see enemy locations, even while waiting to respawn, in Firefight matchmaking. Players can now use the Energy Sword and Sentinel Beam in ODST for the first time ever, and can even spawn with these weapons in Fiesta Fight. We’ve also mixed new enemies (such as Elites and Flood) into the wave lineup for various Arcade variants in Firefight matchmaking.” Head over to Halo Waypoint for details on all that’s in the update. Source: [ more… ]