Microsoft added new Web app tutorials -- covering Django and Flask -- to its Python documentation for Visual Studio and its open source little cousin, the cross-platform Visual Studio Code editor.

Anaconda includes Microsoft's Visual Studio cross-platform code editor in its Python-based data science platform.

In addition, the platform offers users access to documentation such as tutorials, guides, and walkthroughs in a secure Web App. In addition, Swimm announced a $27.6 million Series A funding round.

The 2.0 alpha release also provides stronger ties to Windows Azure, with support for Windows Azure VMs, Web sites, client libraries and more. Using the PTVS Windows Azure features allows developers ...