Skype Developer Zone Blog

In August our star Developer is Don Kennedy AKA TheUberOverLord.

Don is one of Skype's veteran developers who has among other things helped many others to get on track with the Skype API. We have asked some questions from Don - go and find out!

Developer Spotlight is new permanent topic in Dev Zone starting May 2008.
The idea for this topic is to bring out our bright and hardworking SDP Developers and Partners to credit and let the world know about them

Our first developer under Spotlight was bopper. He is 20 year old student from Japan and his twitter4skype was Skype 2007 Mashup winner in Asia.

A straightforward call recorder. User can choose whether to record both sides or oneself only, also whether to save both parties' talk in separate files, and audio format. During a call user can see statistics (how long recorded, how big file already and how much buffer is in use) and add notes to call.
For more information, see http://www.callburner.com

Version 8.07 of the Skype Software Product Certification Test Specification is now live. From now on, all new software certification requests will be tested against this version.

Compared to earlier specs, this version is much shorter (six pages against six multi-page documents). And even though the language is said to be a bit "lawyerish", this new edition should be easier to understand.

Perhaps the most important change is that we've removed priority 2 and priority 3 requirements -- everything that remained in the spec is now priority 1. Your application has got to meet all the requirements, or it will simply fail the test.

Discussion draft 1 of the upcoming version of software certification specs is now available on DevZone.

This revision is a complete rewrite of the specs. Instead of six separate documents the entire test specification now consists of just six pages. We've dropped scores of priority 2 and priority 3 requirements, so everything that remained should now be considered P1, meaning "mandatory".

We're also going to give your user documentation and promotional materials much more importance than before. Effectively, the new rule is that you have to keep your promises -- if your users can reasonably expect certain functionality to be present in your product and it isn't, then there's no way for the product to become Skype Certified.

Visit the DevZone to learn more about the proposed changes and to read the discussion draft.

A new tool that I created called the SEHE ("Skype4COM Event Handler Example") will make sure that won't happen.

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Using the event handlers and the API processing capability provided by the Skype4COM library can shorten all your software development cycles while simultaneously exposing you to awesome interface abilities of the Skype API.

There now is a tool available that I created in Microsoft Visual C# 2008, using the FREE Express edition that contains the full project as well as source code that supports all event handlers provided by Skype4COM library 1.0.31.0.

Not only does the tool display event information which can be useful for testing, it also shows how to deal with the Skype for Windows client program authorization, can send API commands to the Skype client and offers many other solutions as well.

Even if you don't use C# this tool can show you methods that may shorten your development cycles by using it as is or modifying it to help you test and debug your application.

This tool can be removed via the Windows control panel Add/Remove programs option if needed.

Basically this is an antivirus that runs on the background and monitors all the URLs sent and received in Skype chats. When it detects some malicious URL, it sends an alert to the chat not to click the link. User can configure web threat protection strength and whether it pops up separate warning window. In addition to the client, there is also a webpage http://reclassify.wrs.trendmicro.com where user can enter URL and get feedback about that.

When I took the role in Skype Developer Program team one of my goals was to make Developer Zone look world class - in the look and feel, content and structure.

Today I can proudly announce Developer Zone version 3 is out there - hope you like it

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Developer Zone will be unavailable due to planned maintenance work from 9:20 GMT today. We expect it to be up and running again in two hours around 11:30 GMT.

On Wednesday, May 14th, the Skype for Business team is hosting an open-house showcase in the Skype Stockholm office.

Virtually the whole product range is presented and you can try the Skype certified products and get help to understand how Skype can be used in your business.

Also if you want to develop a solution around Skype or for Skype, our team will be happy to explain and present the Route to Market for Partners. Actually, one of our key partners: Pamela will be presenting their recent Skype certified Fax solution for Skype.

Stop by Katarinavägen 5, by Slussen between 13.30 and 16.30 and say hi to the whole team!

PS. We are keen to meet our customers and get your feedback!

After the successful “PyCon Uno” in 2007, Skype is happy to support and sponsor the second Python Conference in "Firenze" Italy (happening in Florence).

Agenda:

Friday 9th, 16:00 – Palazzo Vecchio Salone de' Cinquencento

Opening ceremony with Richard M. Stallman (founding and philosophical leader of the "Free Software" movement) will give a speech about free software and its ethics.
Lucia De Siervo, member of the local government of Florence, will give the opening speech.

The event is open to the public and to the press. So please join us!!

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th – Hotel Laurus

Speaking tour, held by Italian most famous experts and international fame guests. About 300 participants were expected, among students, experts, businessmen and
professors.

Fortunately we will be 350... so the event is sold out, sorry!

We invited Arkadiusz to give a talk on his Skype4Py binding, which will provide also a larger overview and insight of the whole Skype API.

We hope to see you there and meet Python developers.

Vedali presto!