Learn to develop simple financial applications with F#, like the Twitter bot featured in this course.

Microsoft Teams is one of the fastest growing enterprise tools and lets workers collaborate, conduct meetings, share data and information, and use applications, all within Teams. The versatility of Teams means it is also a rich development platform. In this course, software developer Bill Ayers teaches how to build custom tabs and extensions in Teams using open web technologies like Node.js, TypeScript, and React. With more and more users not just using Teams, but also doing more and more within Teams, understanding how to develop for this platform will be increasingly important for any software developer who wants to reach their users where they are.

Performance matters! Faster websites have been shown to increase visitor retention, loyalty, and satisfaction, especially on mobile. In this course, discover how to develop websites and applications with performance in mind. Since the cause of most slowdowns is the communication between the browser and the server—the realm of HTTP—senior staff instructor Morten Rand-Hendriksen goes over the HTTP/2 protocol, which offers web developers huge performance enhancements. Morten then covers how to keep your team focused on performance by creating a realistic performance budget. He explains how to optimize images (one of the biggest resource hogs), code, and file caching, as well as server delivery and browser handling. Plus, learn how to optimize CSS and JavaScript and use a content delivery network to speed up download times. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll have the basic knowledge you need to develop websites and apps that thrive in the age of the lightning-fast web.

Learn to communicate and develop an idea through brainstorming and sketching.

Learn more about how your investments actually work. Get practical investment strategies that can help you improve your financial portfolio and make your money work for you.

Explore the core development processes for developing long-running tasks with Microsoft Azure.

Develop exceptional managers who can lead with confidence. Learn leadership training techniques and strategies that can help first-time managers and experienced managers alike.

Learn how to develop a SQL Server 2016 database with more advanced features, like temporary tables, stored procedures, indexes, and secure user accounts.

Learn how to leverage Amazon Pinpoint to boost user engagement and streamline site analytics.

Learn how to use the Adobe XD API to create plugins and extensions to extend the features and workflow of Adobe XD.

Learn how to assess and develop the skill of resourcefulness: being able to do more with less.

Build more secure software by leveraging architectural analysis for security, security frameworks, code analysis and risk analysis tools, and security patterns.

Learn how to become more self-aware in order to develop yourself personally and enhance career progression.

Learn how to develop full-trust and sandbox solutions (WSPs) for SharePoint 2013.

Learn how to develop custom apps, also called skills, for Alexa, the Echo brand of smart speaker devices from Amazon.

Get started with Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app development by learning about layout and navigation.

In this course, learn how to make Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps richer by incorporating voice and speech.

Learn about some of the basic controls that ship with the Universal Windows Platform, as well as control patterns created from them.

Add to your UWP app development tool kit by learning more how to use the default controls, implement custom controls, and integrate third-party controls into your apps.

Explore networking and storage in UWP app development. Learn how to connect to web services, perform tasks in the background, use file pickers, and use local or roaming storage.