XPRT Magazine 02
XPRT Magazine 02 explores IoT with Raspberry Pi and Windows 10 IoT Core, DevOps for mobile, Power BI analytics, Azure high availability, Cloudera deployment, .NET Core, Akka.NET, Docker, and scaling Scrum. This issue provides hands-on guidance and real-world insights for modern developers and teams.
Summary of Magazine 02
IoT and Devices
- Building a Robot Kit with a Raspberry Pi 2 and Windows 10 IoT Core: Step-by-step guide to building a robot kit, using UWP and integrating devices with Windows 10 IoT Core.
DevOps and Testing
- DevOps for Mobile Apps: Adapting DevOps practices for mobile, dual release pipelines, and continuous delivery.
- Integrating Protractor UI Testing in Visual Studio, TFS and VSTS: Automating UI testing for AngularJS apps using Protractor and integrating with Microsoft tools.
Data and Analytics
- Enhancing Your Insights with Power BI: Leveraging Power BI for agile reporting and actionable business intelligence.
- Installing Cloudera on Azure: Deploying and managing Cloudera clusters for big data analytics on Microsoft Azure.
Cloud and Architecture
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Azure: Strategies for building resilient, fault-tolerant applications in the cloud.
- Why Docker is Important for the Microsoft Stack: How Docker is transforming Microsoft development and enabling cross-platform solutions.
.NET and Distributed Systems
- .NET Core as a New .NET Platform: The evolution of .NET Core for cross-platform, cloud-optimized development.
- Using the Actor Model to Create Distributed Applications with Akka.NET: Building concurrent, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems with Akka.NET.
Agile and Scaling
- Scaling Professional Scrum Using Nexus and Visual Studio Team Services: Applying the Nexus framework and VSTS to scale Scrum for large teams and complex products.