web development

  1. New Microsoft Edge Test Drive web demos go open-source

    We first launched the Internet Explorer Test Drive site Link Removed during the Internet Explorer 9 Preview and regularly added demos through IE10 and IE11 development as a way to help web developers get hands-on with new features and performance improvements that were being added to the...
  2. Building a more interoperable Web with Microsoft Edge

    Over the past year the Microsoft Edge team has been hard at work on a new browser engine that will be better than ever at correctly, quickly, and reliably rendering the Web. As a user, your favorite web sites will just work, and as a web developer, you will find that Microsoft Edge should just...
  3. HTTP Strict Transport Security comes to Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7

    In February, we Link Removed the first preview of HTTP Strict Transport Security in Internet Explorer 11 in the Windows 10 Insider Preview. The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) policy protects against variants of man-in-the-middle attacks that can strip TLS out of communications with a...
  4. Introducing srcset, our first step towards fully responsive images in Microsoft Edge

    Windows 10 Insider builds recently introduced support for srcset, our first step on the path to fully supporting the picture element for responsive images. In this post we’d like to share more about our initial implementation of srcset in Windows 10 and our strategy for bringing more components...
  5. VIDEO Flight Arcade, VorlonJS, ManifoldJS and Living on the Edge...

    Today is a play and learn day. Last month at Build 2015, Microsoft Edge was introduced using a new web app/game that reimagined the age old Flight Simulator in a web world. Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed What's great is that not only can you play the game, but you can learn how it...
  6. Windows Server PUT and DELETE method not supported on IIS server

    I am running a simple website on a hostforlife.eu windows server, I suppose it is IIS server. The backend of the website is REST api implemented in PHP. However, when I send requests with PUT and DELETE as method, it just return 405 method unsupported. My web.config is like this: <?xml...
  7. Announcing Dolby Audio for high performance audio in Microsoft Edge

    Web browser media experiences have advanced significantly in recent years, from the first releases of HTML5 media, through the subsequent additions of Media Source Extensions for adaptive streaming and Encrypted Media Extensions for content protection. And formats have been similarly advanced by...
  8. Delivering fast JavaScript performance in Microsoft Edge

    In Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge we’ve made a lot of performance advances in the Chakra JavaScript engine. All with the goal of letting your JavaScript code run faster, taking as much advantage of the underlying hardware as possible, so that the web you create and experience in Microsoft Edge...
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    Android Best Server-Side Scripting Languages for Beginners: Recommendations Needed!

    Hi everyone, I am new to programming..Can anyone tell me some best server side scripting language..
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    Windows Server How to configure ASPNET connection string ?

    I am new to uploading websites online, I have uploaded my website to ASPHostPortal and run perfectly but i don't know how to connect my MS Sql Data base and how to configure my connection string ! Can any one help me or give me a tutorial of how doing this starting from a normal MS sql...
  11. Time-Travel Debugging for JavaScript/HTML Applications | Marron

    Have you ever set a breakpoint a few statements too late, or accidentally stepped over the function call that you wanted to step into, and wished that you could just reverse-execute the program in the debugger? This video from Microsoft Research describes an experimental time-traveling debugger...
  12. Announcing media capture functionality in Microsoft Edge

    In the latest Windows 10 preview release, we added support for media capture APIs in Microsoft Edge for the first time. This feature is based on the Media Capture and Streams specification, developed jointly at the W3C by the Web Real-Time Communications Working Group and the Device APIs Working...
  13. JavaScript moves forward in Microsoft Edge with ECMAScript 6 and beyond

    ECMAScript is the official name for the JavaScript language we all know and love. The next version of ECMAScript, ES6 (henceforth referred to by its new name, ES2015), is nearing the end of its standards process journey. At this stage Link Removed is final and will not be receiving any further...
  14. A break from the past, part 2: Saying goodbye to ActiveX, VBScript, attachEvent…

    We recently posted “A break from the past: the birth of Microsoft’s new web rendering engine”, an in-depth look at the background and motivation behind building a new rendering engine to power Microsoft Edge. A key factor described was the ability to make a break from legacy Internet...
  15. Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web with Update 5 RC

    This is a release candidate (RC) for Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web with Update 5 (2013.5). Link Removed
  16. Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2015 RC for Web

    Visual Studio Express 2015 RC for Web has the tools to create standards-based, responsive websites, web APIs, or real-time online experiences using ASP.NET. Link Removed
  17. Side Projects and Community Contributions with Mads Kristensen | Web Camps TV

    Join your guide Link Removed as he talks to the product teams in Redmond as well as the web community. This is the first of a number of shows that I've been wanting to do for a while which shows the level of passion and commitment that many people at Microsoft have around their areas of...
  18. Paper: JavaScript Web Tools with Visual Studio 2015 and ASP.NET 5

    Welcome! This document contains a set of articles that introduce the most commonly used JavaScript/frontend web development tools (libraries, task runners, frameworks…). Frontend development ecosystem is growing fast and getting complex, and we hope this brief doc will help you put the pieces...
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    Windows 7 Frequent BSOD, various errors

    Hello, I am experiencing frequent BSOD with varying error messages, though IRQ_no_less_or_equal has been a frequent sight. The computer in question is a Lenovo W540 and has been giving me BSOD for a several months. Unfortunately, I've been travelling abroad and have had very limited...
  20. Last Week on Channel 9: March 16th - March 22nd, 2015

    The big news of last week were the three different events from around the world... Link Removed Join Scott Klein and his guests Shawn Bice, Nigel Ellis, and Rohan Kumar LIVE each month on SQL Unplugged, your avenue for chatting with the three individuals who own the relational database at...