Great FREE resource for online training

Successful developers never stop learning and technology never stops evolving. Here is a great opportunity for those of you who want to improve their technical skills for free.

I have already written in the past on the importance of continuous education. Several training options are available. Among my favorite options, some cost a few dollars a month like Pluralsight and some are free like Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA).

There is another free online resource offered by Microsoft that is too often forgotten.

Channel 9 is one of the premier industry-leading community content sites – there are tons of series’, shows, and events you are able to watch Live or On Demand.

Microsoft really want the community to experience all of the great Channel 9 content because it is a great FREE resource with superior content. Just a few weeks ago Microsoft released on channel 9, the entire contents of the conference //Build/.

Microsoft will do the same next week for the Evolve conference.

Developing for Universal Windows Platform

I have already written in the past on the importance of continuous education. Several training options are available. Among my favorite options, some cost a few dollars a month like Pluralsight and some are free like Microsoft Virtual Academy.

With the launch of Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2015 tool, now it’s time to update your knowledge.

Here is the simplest way to get started:

• Get started with Universal Windows Platform

On this site you will not only find learning resources, but also everything to create your next Windows 10 apps.

Continuous Training

Successful developers never stop learning and technology never stops evolving. Here is a great opportunity for those of you who want to improve their technical skills for free.

Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) offers online training to help technologists continually learn, with hundreds of courses, in 11 different languages.

The MVA mission is to help developers, knowledgeable IT professionals and advanced students learn the latest technology, build their skills, and advance their careers. MVA is free of charge, and the entire service is hosted on Microsoft Azure. Be sure to create an MVA account so that you collect points and move up the leaderboard!

C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute
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XAML
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Windows
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Introduction
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Workshop in Toronto

Learn about a 2 for 1 promotion on my upcoming Devteach workshop in Toronto.

Monday, May 27th, I will be doing a full day workshop during DevTeach conference. This pre-conference workshop is a cover (in english) of my french Team Foundation Tour. This training is entitled “Adopting Agile with Microsoft Tooling”. It has been conceived to give you a head start in adopting the Scrum framework with Microsoft Team Foundation Server. Throughout the day, we will examine how to customize your Team Foundation Server to effectively adopt an agile process that lead to continuous improvement.

The Devteach organizers just announce a 2 for 1 promotion for all the pre-conference and post-conference workshops. Buy one entry for a workshop and get another free entry for one of your friends or teammates.

Click here to learn more.