Microsoft announced today that its researchers have developed an AI machine translation system that can translate with the same accuracy as a human from Chinese to English.
- C# 8 Adds Ranges and Recursive Patterns
- Ranges easily define a sequence of data, replacing the Enumberable.Range()
- Recursive Patterns brings an F#-like construct to C#
- Recursive Patterns is an awesome feature, it giving you the flexibility to testing the data against a sequence of conditions and performing further computations based on the condition met.
- Ranges is very useful to generate sequences of numbers in the form of a collection or a list.
When you think about C#, you'll usually think about a high-level language, one that is utilized to build websites, APIs, and desktop applications. However, from its inception, C# had the foundation to be used as a system language, with facilities that allow you direct memory access and fine-grained control over memory and execution.
Swift, Apple's powerful new programming language, is now open source on GitHub. Developers can submit bug fixes and enhancements, and help bring the language to new platforms.
R is decidedly the most popular statistical/data analysis language in use today. R Tools for Visual Studio brings together the power of R and Visual Studio in a convenient and easy to use plug-in that’s free and Open Source
Safe C++ is A new Proposal to Make C++ Memory-Safe
The goal of the Safe C++ proposal is extending C++ by defining a superset of the language that can be used to write code with the strong safety guarantees similarly to code written in Rust. The key to its approach is introducing a new safe context where only a rigorously safe subset of C++ is allowed.
Azure
DocumentDB is a NoSQL document database service designed from the
ground up to natively support JSON and JavaScript directly inside the
database engine. It’s the right solution for applications that run in
the cloud when predictable throughput, low latency, and flexible query
are key. Microsoft consumer applications like MSN use DocumentDB in
production to support millions of users.
JavaScript and TypeScript support enhancements include a reworked Rename refactoring (which can now rename files corresponding to TypeScript types), granular formatter settings, and full support for TypeScript 1.8.
Vcr-sharp lets you record and playback HTTP requests! In this example, WithCassette is an extension method on HttpClientFactory. That extension method sets up a DelgatingHandler to a ReplayingHandler. That ReplayingHandler "loads the cassette" and returns it as a cached response.
using (var httpClient = HttpClientFactory.WithCassette( "my-test-scenario" ))
{
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "http://www.iana.org/domains/reserved" );
var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request);
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
body.ShouldContain( "Example domains" );
} 
A unified Windows operating system across all devices, from Windows desktops to Xbox One. How does that sound? Well, that’s what Windows Core OS is all about.
Though Microsoft has not officially released it yet, there is a lot of expectation online about this operating system and its potential to change the world of smart devices.
