DevOps

Microsoft updates TypeScript language to 2.0. It’s an open-source superset of JavaScript, but said to be easier to use, more productive, create more reliable code, and compile down to standard JavaScript. Version 2.0 adds features such as non-nullable types and expanded control flow analysis. Plus tagged unions, the never type, this types for functions, and of course glob support…

Microsoft PowerShell on Linux and macOS—yes, it’s now open source. If you think the world’s gone mad, you might be right. For die-hard Linux-heads, it’s never going to replace Bash, Perl or Python. But for Microsoft-centric dev/ops types, it promises to be a wonderful widget in the toolbag. Especially as more workloads move to “the cloud.”

Learn how to get started with GitHub for Windows. We’ll install it, add accounts, clone a repository, commit changes and sync repositories.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to create a repo in GitHub that you can use with Azure DevTest Labs. As we move more towards using declarative configuration technologies like Azure Resource Manager (ARM), PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and in the not too distant future Azure Stack for Windows Server 2016,…

Learn more about Microsoft’s new Azure DevTest Labs service and what it has to offer to developers and sysadmins.

Improve your DevOps processes with this free tool from Sonatype for calculating developmental waste.

Blair Kellerhals outlines Jumpcloud’s Rajat Bhargava’s DevOps predictions for 2016, which include a shift toward containers and much more.

Microsoft has officially unveiled Windows Nano Server, but what does the news mean for system administrators? Russell Smith provides his thoughts in his latest commentary.

The powerful Chef automation tool is becoming one of the more popular IT automation and management offerings. Michael Simmons takes a look and explains what all the fuss is about.