#ifdef WINDOWS - Channel 9

Killian and Paul (and ROS-powered Rufus!) are ready to show you how to evaluate a model with Windows ML, but not before they cover the importance of sessions and bindings to get there. https://aka.ms/OverviewOfWinML

Killian and Paul (and our robot friend Rufus!) go over how to select a device to run Windows ML model evaluation and uncover what the default option really means. https://aka.ms/OverviewOfWinML

Killian and Rosane (with guest star Rufus!) discuss loading models and understanding how to determine a given model's expected inputs and output features. https://aka.ms/OverviewOfWinML

Let's jump to the code! Killian and Rosane work through the Windows ML MNIST tutorial and answer questions developers commonly ask along the way. https://aka.ms/OverviewOfWinML

What is Windows Machine Learning and why should you care? Killian and Rosane walk through these questions and clarify the positioning and capabilities of this powerful AI inference engine. https://aka.ms/OverviewOfWinML

Join Vikram for an overview of the Microsoft Ad Monetization platform that can help developers reach their business goals. Learn more at aka.ms/ifdef-monetize

Join Larry for a deep dive in the Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) 3.0 for declaring Windows Runtime types. How did MIDL start and how did it get to where it is today?MIDL 3 - https://aka.ms/ifdef-midl-3C++/WinRT language projection: http://aka.ms/cppwinrtFollow Larry @ostermanFollow Nikola @metulev

What happens when you combine Windows Mixed Reality and Microsoft Azure? Dr. Neil talks about his creations and more. https://aka.ms/ifdef-mr-azureQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter#ifdef WINDOWS: https://twitter.com/ifdefWINDOWSNikola Metulev: https://twitter.com/metulevCreate a Free Account (Azure): https://aka.ms/c9-azurefree

We got a hold of Steve Teixeira, General Manager for the Partner App Experience (PAX) team in Windows, to talk to us about the PAX team and the new revenue share coming to the Microsoft store. https://aka.ms/ifdef-new-rev-shareSay "Hi" to Steve on twitter: https://twitter.com/stevetexQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter* https://twitter.com/ifdefWINDOWS* https://twitter.com/metulev

Hassan Uraizee stopped by to talk about what's new with WinAppDriver - a UI Test Automation framework for Windows apps - https://aka.ms/ifdef-winappdriver Questions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter #ifdef WINDOWS: https://twitter.com/ifdefWINDOWSNikola Metulev: https://twitter.com/metulev

Developers publishing to the Microsoft Store now have the ability to make an app visible to only few selected users. Jonathan Garrigues from the Dev Center team came by to demonstrate - https://aka.ms/ifdef-private-audienceQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter#ifdef WINDOWS | Nikola

We asked Lucas Brodzinksi from the Windows Machine Learning team to give us an overview of what is Windows ML, why it is important, and how to get started. https://aka.ms/ifdef-winml- Documentation- Blog PostQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter#ifdef WINDOWS and Nikola

David Rousset came by to play with WebVR and BabylonJS. He showed me how to enable WebVR in 2 lines of code. More details at David's blogLearn more about BabylonJSTry the Haunted Mansion in WebVRMake sure to subscribe!Questions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter

Gian Paolo Santopaolo, a Windows MVP and developer lead of CollaBoard, stopped by to talk about the Surface Hub and share tools and tips for other developers building big screen experiences. Get his open source components from Github or NuGetSurfaceHub docsCollaBoardQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter#ifdef WINDOWS Nikola Metulev

Jeff Burtoft from the web apps team shares some history about how Progressive Web Apps came to Windows and what it means to build great PWAs.PWA BuilderLike, Share, SubscribeQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on TwitterFollow @ifdefWINDOWSFollow @metulev

Lottie is a library that parses Adobe After Effects animations exported as json with Bodymovin and renders them natively on the client! Alexandre walked me through using LottieUWP for Windows apps. Questions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter (@ifdefWINDOWS, @metulev)

Roberto Sonnino and Tom Mignone from the Mixed Reality team discuss 3D launchers in Mixed Reality, glTF 3D assets and the glTF toolkitglTF toolkitMixed Reality model sample app3D launcher docs3D deep links docs3D launcher design guidanceAvocado 3D Model Questions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter (@ifdefWINDOWS, @metulev)

What is Mixed Reality and how do you get started?Mixed Reality Dev Center PageMixed Reality ToolkitFollow Vlad on TwitterWindows Mixed Reality headsetsQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter (@ifdefWINDOWS, @metulev)

Dev Center analytics enable developers to measure success and generate learnings about how users use their creations, and allow for targeted actions to increase reach and continuously improve the overall experience. Learn more at https://aka.ms/ifdef-devcenter-analyticsDev Center BlogsDev Center Insider ProgramQuestions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter (@ifdefWINDOWS, @metulev)

Simplygon enables developers to automate 3D assets optimization in the cloud with Azure. All devices have variant graphic performance and all 3D data is different. Simplygon can adapt 3D assets to run smooth on any platform. Get started at https://aka.ms/ifdef-simplygon-startSimplygon Cloud announcementSimplygon on Azure MarketplaceSimplygon YouTube channel Questions, comments, suggestions - comment below or on Twitter#ifdef WINDOWSKoshi HamediNikola MetulevCreate a Free Account (Azure)

Leverage existing WPF / WinForms investments to bring a modern user experience that reaches new audiences enabled by Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, .NET Standard 2.0 and Visual Studio toolingDemo available on GithubOther relevant resources: - Porting to .NET Standard from .NET Framework- .NET Standard overview- .NET Standard GitHub repo- .NET Standard Version info- .NET Standard 2.0 APIs- .NET Portability Analyzer- Windows Compatibility Pack- Announcing UWP Support for .NET Standard 2.0- Windows Developers Please leave a comment or reach out to us on Twitter@ifdefWINDOWS@metulev@chrisofderby

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