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Microsoft Store drops fees and credit card requirement for indie devs
Apps Publishing apps to the Microsoft Store is now free for individual developers. The requirement for a credit card has also been removed.
Ex-Xbox VP warns of ‘strange tensions’ from Game Pass model
News Former Xbox VP, and PlayStation executives warn that Game Pass, while popular with players, may devalue games and create tensions for developers.
GitHub’s Going Corporate—CEO Quits as Microsoft Absorbs It Into CoreAI
AI Microsoft is bringing GitHub into its CoreAI group as CEO Thomas Dohmke announces his resignation, marking a major change for the developer platform.
Microsoft wants to make the web more AI-friendly — here’s how it plans to do it
AI At Build 2025, Microsoft discussed NLWeb and MCP, open standards that could revolutionize the web and help developers connect sites to AI agents.
Hear how it's been developing on Windows 11 on ARM for a whole year from an actual developer
Windows 11 From the mouth of a software developer using Windows 11 on ARM for a full year, hear about the experience, both good and not so good.
Unity backtracks on controversial Runtime Fee, takes major step in restoring eroded trust
Big change Unity killed its controversial Runtime Fee today. Announced last year, the Runtime Fee drew harsh criticism for its per-install pricing.
See how good — and easy — it is to use a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for software development from an actual developer
Developers Developers may be wondering if a new Snapdragon X Elite laptop is for them, and this detailed video from someone in the know explains it all.
The new WSL Settings app is shown off, but config file fans need not worry
New stuff Microsoft has given us our first look at the new WSL Settings app, along with some additional info on how it will work, and some additional features coming to WSL very soon.
