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Customize MSDN Flash | Unsubscribe Volume 18, Number 9 | May 5, 2014     Top Stories     Download the New Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool 2014 This new version includes improvements such as the ability to run without Visio, an enhanced drawing service, improved workflow, v3 threat models, and an extended knowledge base. Download the tool. Twenty C# Questions Explained Take a free course focusing on 20 of the top questions surrounding the C# language, based on views and votes at Stackoverflow. New and experienced developers can get their questions answered by watching the course, presented by the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team. New Version of Unity Container Supports Cross-Platform Development (including Xamarin) Unity Dependency Injection Container 3.5 has been updated to simplify cross-platform development, including Xamarin. Additionally, the internals of Unity have been streamlined to gain significant performance improvements. For more info, see the release notes. 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