Check out the in browser tutorial at http://dot.net

They would have to using CI/CD process through VSTS. I'm sure that there are a host of processes within the build and deploy pipeline. But in short that is what it is. We even us VSTS to build and deploy VSTS.

Why just one? 😎 For the longest time I had to use the Santa emoji to represent the beard, now there is a beard one! 🧔 +1 to @ Jeremy Likness And of course the programmers - 👩‍💻 👨‍💻

Great question! It is still alive, but I think that you will see it evolve over the next few years from what we've known as a Desktop application into Progressive Web Applications (PWA) and hosted web applications like Slack.

Find something that irritates you about technology then try and use programming to fix it. That's the best way to learn.

I use VS Code and have been even before joining Microsoft. Prior to that I used Atom and Sublime as editors. My daily driver for a machine is a MacBook Pro (non-touch bar) and I write in .NET Core and node.js. I do also have a Surface Book Pro for when I need to get into some legacy code or want to look at the latest and greatest features of Visual Studio. If I were to start a new project - VS Code and shape it into the editor you need it to be with all of the extensions that are there. Regardless of the language, you'll find something that will make the experience better. Azure gives me everything I need from a cloud experience and global coverage. I really enjoy Cosmos DB and Azure Functions for backend development. However, using containers for API development and middle tier services, you can use any cloud that supports Docker Swarm or Kubernetes if you need that type of scale for your app.

There is great support for Python. Checkout the Azure for Python Developers docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/python/azure/?view=azure-python&WT.mc_id=hasnode-twitter-shboyer

We have a lot of very large customers using serverless. Container technology is the latest to be leveraging it, such as Azure Container Instances where you can start a container fast without having to know or manage the VMs. Functions, Databases and more will start to operate on a serverless platform as the cloud grows.

An interesting concept. There will be more applications of blockchain technology in addition to storage. It's always good to have your data stored in multiple locations (regions, clouds, etc) and securely.

10-20 years is a lifetime in this space. Less than 5 years ago the terms "serverless" and "microservices" were either non-existent or just emerging as terms. The growth to date has shown existing companies moving there and new companies starting in the cloud. Hardware continues to get smaller, so I think that it'll will just get smaller, faster and better.