Microsoft’s long hold on power in the software industry has depended on its solid grip on developers. Programmers have written uncountable desktop and client/server applications over the decades that ...

A senior Microsoft programmer for Windows Phone 7 has been fired for tweeting confidential information. Joe Marini, who had been employed by Microsoft since 2003 as principal program manager for the ...

A former Microsoft developer thinks Windows sucks and explains why. Windows has become a marketing tool to sell Microsoft services. A Microsoft exec calls Windows an agentic OS, with brutal responses.

Through the looking glass: The .NET framework was originally developed by Microsoft in the early 2000s to simplify software development on Windows. The technology was later ported to other computing ...

The big picture: The future of computer programming is facing a seismic shift driven by advances in artificial intelligence. Industry leaders have contrasting perspectives on how AI will reshape ...

Microsoft showcased new gameplay, release windows, and platform details for four upcoming Xbox titles during Developer Direct ...