Many games today involve more than one player, but creating a multiplayer game is not easy. In this article, Lance Talbert show how the PUN plugin takes care of the difficult parts for you.… Read more
Caching data is one way to improve application performance. In this article, Chandra Kudumla explains a service for caching data found in Azure called Azure Cache for Redis. … Read more
One of the most critical things that a game must do is to save data like the preferences and score. In this article, Lance Talbert demonstrates two ways to save data when you create your game in Unity.… Read more
Developers probably spend as much time debugging as they do writing code. In this article, Lance Talbert demonstrates how to use the debugging features in Unity. … Read more
Automation of server builds minimizes human error, ensures that environments are identical, and saves time building servers. This article from Mircea Oprea demonstrates provisioning one server or multiple load-balanced servers in AWS with code.… Read more
Identity Server is a popular authentication framework for .NET, and version 4 was built for ASP.NET Core. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains Identity Server 4 and how to get started working with it.… Read more
The visual elements of games are very important, and there is a lot to learn before you create the next best seller. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to create a shader, one tool in the game programmer’s toolbox.… Read more
In today’s world, people expect any web page to look and work flawlessly whether they are viewing through a monitor or a tiny smartphone and everything in between. In this article, Dino Esposito discusses one attempt to make developing web pages easier for any device or browser.… Read more
Take advantage of the CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps to build, test, and deploy continuously to deliver value to your customers consistently with ease. In this article, Joydip Kanjilal shows you how to get started with Azure DevOps using a .NET Core app. … Read more
Microsoft introduced the ML.NET framework which can be used by developers to include machine learning models in their applications. In this article, Dino Esposito discusses hosting a machine learning model in ASP.NET Core 3.0.… Read more
As more shops begin automating build and deployment pipelines, it’s critical to learn about containerization. In this article, Mircea Oprea walks you through deploying an ASP.NET Core API in a Docker container. … Read more
Video games often contain animation of the objects and characters, but how is that accomplished? In this article, Lance Talbert explains how a Unity plugin called iTween can make creating animation easy. … Read more
React is a popular JavaScript library for creating interactive UIs. In this article, Julio Sampaio shows you how to write your first ASP.NET app that takes advantage of its components for each of use and reusability. … Read more
One of the hallmark features of video games is the ability to choose or even customize your character. In this article, Lance Talbert shows how easy it is to let the player create custom characters for your game, especially when you can take advantage of premade image assets available online. … Read more
You can now write applications in C# or F# that take advantage of Apache Spark. In this article, Edward Elliott walks you through installing everything you need and creating your first Apache Spark app.… Read more
The React library allows teams to work faster and with more consistency. In this article, Camilo Reyes explains how to get started using React components in a C# application. … Read more
Dealing with errors is one of the essential elements of programming applications. The way to do so has changed over the years and versions of ASP.NET. In this article, Dino Esposito discusses how handle exceptions with ASP.NET Core 3.0.… Read more
Attributes in Unity allow you to add features like strings and menu items to objects. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to add attributes that can then be tested while in editing mode. … Read more
A level in a game is the player’s world. It’s possible to create levels that the player can manipulate. In this article, Lance Talbert shows you how to create a project that gives the player the ability to make changes to the level.… Read more
Testing is a challenging yet crucial part of software development, but how do you know that a test is telling you what you need to know? In this article, Michael Sorens explores the concept of phantom tests that return correct results but don’t actually prove anything.… Read more
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