# Development

Prospero Software has many years of experience developing software using Microsoft stack of technologies.

## Technologies

### Microsoft SQL Server

- Database Development
- Database Administration
- Reporting Services
- Integration Services
- SQL Azure
- Oversight and audits

### Microsoft Visual Studio

- C#  
- Entity Framework Core  
- WPF and XAML  
- Migrations from .NET Framework to .NET 5,6,7,8,9  
- .Net Standard  
- VB.Net  
- WinForms

### Visual Basic 6 (Legacy)

- Visual Basic 6 is still used successfully in a number of organisations.
- There are lots of benefits to modernisation
- Prospero is able to support Visual Basic 6 applications.
- This may be during a transition to more modern languages.

### Microsoft Cloud

- SQL Azure

Microsoft manage the servers

- Function Apps
- Logic Apps
- Event Grid
- API Management
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- Azure Data Factory
- Virtual Machines in the Cloud

### Plan, Build, Test, Package

- Azure Dev/Ops

Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts

- Team Foundation Services TFS
- Pack, Deploy

Use NuGet to package modules with versioning

- IaC Infrastructure as code

### Power BI

- Excellent modern analytics tools

### Power Platform

- Associate trainer, development and consultant in Power Platform

### Other technologies

- PowerShell
- Office 365
- SharePoint
- Crystal reports
- Office development using MS Access Applications and VBA  
  - Historically built these applications.
  - Prospero can support or to migrate from them to .Net.

### Web Development

- This site was built by Prospero Software
- Prospero can build "Line of Business" web and intranet apps
- Prospero does not normally develop marketing web sites

## Azure DevOps

[Microsoft Docs - What is Azure Boards](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/get-started/what-is-azure-boards?toc=/azure/devops/boards/work-items/toc.json&bc=/azure/devops/boards/work-items/breadcrumb/toc.json&view=vsts)