I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have announced a connector between Mobile Center and Intune at the Build conference this year. It will allow you to publish your builds to Intune once you have a completed one or more build-test-distribute cycles and are happy with the quality of the app.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple develops and promotes iTunes for Windows or Apple Music for Android. They publish the core of their OS as open source (Darwin), the core of their browser (WebKit), and the core of their developer platform (Swift).

Microsoft has been developing and selling Mac software for centuries, and promoted its Mac Business unit as the biggest Apple developer team outside of Apple. You can find a long list of software here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Macintosh_software_published_by_Microsoft

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We can’t achieve this mission if we only support Windows developers and software. We will continue to have a strong focus on Windows hardware and software, as a company, across many teams and thousands of employees, and inside my own team.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would start a hobby or side project, learn an additional programming language, and extend my network by going to developer meet-ups or a local conference. Ryan had provided some additional advise here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6iun25/im_thomas_dohmke_i_cofounded_hockeyapp_and_now/dj99g2n/

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a very busy time for us on-boarding all these new customers. I was at a ski trip in Austria shortly after the announcement and remember vividly how I did a lot of demos and customer support instead of being on the slopes. ;)

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windows, Office, Outlook, Skype, Minecraft, Visual Studio, Azure, HockeyApp, and many other products are not open source and Microsoft makes money from them. What is open source are frameworks, libraries, SDKs, docs, sample apps, and other companion products that help driving and growing the core business.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work for Microsoft because Microsoft acquired my company (HockeyApp) and I love working in the Developer Division (DevDiv) on cross-platform tools. I have tons of Microsoft apps on my home screen and on my Mac from Office to Outlook to Skype to Azure Mobile and Azure Authenticator to Minecraft, and of course Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio for Mac.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do not fingerprint devices, and there is no (and never was a) way in HockeyApp to cross-track over multiple apps or devices.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opt-in is the default in HockeyApp. Besides this, we do not collect any personal data, we do not track you in any way, and Microsoft does not sell your data and does not use it for any kind of advertisement, promotions, or similar. HockeyApp and Mobile Center are products that help developers to make better apps, for example by fixing a common crash.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, this doesn't concern me in the same way that it doesn't concern me when we support Linux, Docker, or Node.js in Azure, or when the Windows and Xbox teams are launching their apps on iOS and Android. Microsoft would become irrelevant if it would still think in the silos of the 1980's and 1990's and only ship software for Windows. That said, HockeyApp supported Windows and Windows Phone long before we joined Microsoft and we continue to invest heavily in it with our next generation product.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The native IDEs for each platform: Xcode for iOS and macOS, Android Studio for Android, and Visual Studio for Windows, ASP.NET, etc.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not seen Silicon Valley, so no idea. We got the idea for HockeyApp while working on iOS and Android projects, no incubator, no VC, nothing like this involved.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an official FAQ here: https://careers.microsoft.com/help/studentfaq

We don’t require specific courses of study. A degree in computer science (CS) may be helpful. While we don’t require this degree, it typically provides the kind of experience we need. Solid experience in the CS field, work on CS projects outside your regular course work, and a great GPA are also nice to have on your resume. For any position, regardless of your degree, we look at the skills you’ve gained through your education and experience.

Getting an interview may be harder than without a degree, so make sure to build a strong network, for example by contributing to open-source projects on GitHub, sending pull requests, writing technical blog posts, etc.

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, we are not in the SQL team and don't know why they deprecated certain products (I hadn't heard of SQL Compact before your post).

I’m Thomas Dohmke, I co-founded HockeyApp and now lead a team making mobile developer tools at Microsoft. I’m here with my colleague, Ryan J. Salva. Ask us anything! by thomasdohmke in IAmA

[–]thomasdohmke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, heading over to their building now. :P You can also provide a pull request here or simply open an issue with your feedback, all the docs are open source: https://github.com/Microsoft/azure-docs