WW 673: The Case of the Adolescent Numismatist




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <ul> <li>Microsoft Build 2020!</li> <li>Microsoft is holding its first-ever virtual version of Build this week and there is a TON of news.</li> <li>And ScottGu is alive! And collecting stamps!</li> <li>Microsoft is finally unifying Win32/UWP development and decoupling it from specific Windows versions. Here's how it will work for new apps---let's call them Windows apps---and for existing apps that devs want to upgrade.</li> <li>Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, with GUI apps coming soon.</li> <li>Windows Terminal 1.0</li> <li>Windows Package Manager - Microsoft Store will eventually just be a front-end to this</li> <li>Microsoft Lists</li> <li>Microsoft Teams - new automations, plus template support</li> <li>Fluid Framework - open-source, end-user UX</li> <li>Project Cortex</li> <li>New consumer and work features coming...</li> <li>Collections is getting Pinterest and OneNote integration</li> <li>More new features: Sidebar search, new add-on store, automatic profile switching</li> <li>Microsoft now has the 5th-fastest supercomputer in the world.</li> <li>HoloLens 2 was quiet at Build, but it's getting 5G and is heading to more markets</li> <li>Microsoft is adding the ability to share running apps in Visual Studio Live Share, and it's also adding built-in chat and calling functionality to the IDEs.</li> <li>Tip of the week: Get the Build 2020 (virtual) swag! Can't go to Build this year? Neither can anyone else. But be sure to get the swag!</li> <li>App pick of the week: Microsoft PowerToys 0.81. PowerToys is turning into a cool collection of utilities, with one gotta-have-it: PowerToys Run.</li> <li>Enterprise pick of the week: Learn TV. If you like geeky Microsoft developer and engineering content, you may want to check out Learn TV, its newest video content channel: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-adds-new-learn-tv-video-channel-for-daily-technical-content/</li> <li>Codename pick of the week: Odyssey. That new massive supercomputer work seems to be codenamed Odyssey (at least based on a job posting or two).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>Check out Mary Jo's blog at <a href="http://allaboutmicrosoft.com/" target="_blank">AllAboutMicrosoft.com</a></p> <p>The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://itpro.tv/windows">itpro.tv/windows use code WW30</a></li> </ul>