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Azure Maps is now publicly available. Previously know as Azure Location Based Services during it's preview period, the service not only got a new name but also lots of great new features.

Ricky Brundritt, PM in the Azure Maps team, walks Olivier through what's new and interesting for developers in using Azure Maps to build IoT applications with geospatial services APIs that integrate seamlessly with other Azure tools and services.

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Golnaz sits down with Urja Gandhi, Software Engineer at Expedia. Urja started off her career at AT&T working in India then moved to the U.S and started working at Microsoft and has since transitioned to Expedia. Follow her career journey in this episode of GALs.

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This week on Channel 9, Christina is back from Build, ready to bring you the latest developer news, including:

• [00:29]: Catch up on Microsoft Build 2018 and Microsoft Build 2018 playlist on YouTube
• [00:57]: Catch up on all the Azure announcements from Build 2018
• [01:14]: Azure Developer Tour
• [01:35]: Insider Dev Tour 2018
• [01:45]: Xamarin.Essentials: Cross-Platform APIs for Mobile Apps
• [01:50]: Update Your Xamarin.Mac Apps for 64-bit Today!
• [01:55]: The final compliance countdown: Are you ready for GDPR?
• [02:17]: Meet Surface Hub 2
• [02:27]: Christina's Pick of the Week: Xbox Adaptive Controller for Accessible Gaming

Please leave a comment or email us at twc9@microsoft.com.

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Since .NET Core and many of the tools for building .NET applications have been open sourced, community involvement in the ecosystem has increased tenfold.

In this episode, Avi Avni (@AviAvni3) joins Rich (@runfaster2000) to discuss his experience with contributing features to the CoreCLR and F# language code bases. He talks about what it's like to work with the various teams on GitHub and also the importance of mentorship.

• [01:26] - What's it like working with the .NET community?
• [04:12] - What do you need to know before contributing to the .NET open source code base?
• [07:03] - Reviewing some of Avi's PRs for F# and the CoreCLR
• [11:19] -  How to contribute a feature that spans multiple teams 

Links and References

• Avi Avni on GitHub
• F# Tooling on Compiler on GitHub
• Get involved with the .NET Foundation