Goodbye 2016 & Welcome to New Year 2017

Hello, folks! Firstly I wish a very Happy New Year 2017 to all our readers well in advance. The New Year 2017 is coming up and I am sure everyone must be exciting for the day and are making up plans to make the day more special. Let me guess you must be traveling this New Year or must be partying with friends or spend quality time with loved ones or meet and greet relatives and friends. Whatever you end up plans with but do welcome the day with lots of joy and courage and welcome the fresh start of the year with lots of happiness along with making the day yet mores special for your near and dear ones.

Really thanks to all my friends, family members, blog visitors and other known/unknown persons with whom I am connected indirectly. Thank you everyone for everything that you gave in my life and the help that you provided lot of encouragement to wrote articles in my blog.

The year 2016 was great favor for me. I wrote a no. of articles on my blog, Microsot Technet Blog,MSDN code sample gallery, and  C# corner. Keeping myself busy with my office work as well as with my blog. Thanks for all your support and feedback to my articles. And finally the year 2016 was ended with love, happiness and all your support.  

Let's have a look at our blog reviews and awards in past years.

Awards:

Microsoft Awards:

1. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award (Windows Development) - October 2016
2. Microsoft Community Contributor Award - January 2016
3. Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals - October 2015
4. Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - December 2014
5. Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - November 2014
6. Longest Article Award Winner - November 2014
7. Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - July 2014
8. Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - May 2014
9. Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - April 2014

 Interviews :

1. Microsoft & Nokia's DVLUP Interview | SubramanyamRaju WindowsPhone Blog(FEB-2015)

 C# Corner Awards:

1. C# Corner MVP Award (2014-15)
2. December 2014 Month Winner
3. November 2014 Month Winner

Events & Speaking Activities : 

1. C# Corner Hyderabad Chapter - Learn Xamarin, Windows 10 UWP & C# (6th November 2016)
2. C# Corner Hyderabad Conference - Native vs Hybrid vs Xamarin Cross-Platform (20th August 2016)
3. C# Corner Hyderabad Chapter - Getting started with UWP & Xamarin (7th August 2016)
4. Students interaction and guidance, SITE College, Renigunta, AP - Getting started with UWP app development (5th July 2016). 
5. Cross Platform Mobile Development Roadshow, Microsoft User Group Hyderabad - Accessing mobile native features with Xamarin Technology (25th June 2016)

Downloads:
   1. Total blog downloads: more than 63,493+ views
   2. Total PageViews: 452394+

Google+:

   1. Total pageviews: more than 2,387,788+ views

MSDN Profile:
   1. Total Points: more than 26,230+ points

The year 2016 is over, we learnt many things in 2016 and let us learn more things in this new year 2017 and deliver our best to work. Every end is just a new beginning. Keep your spirits and determination unshaken and you shall always walk the glory road. With courage, faith and efforts you shall conquer everything you desire. Counting my blessings, wishing you more. Hope you enjoy the New Year in store. Have a joyous New Year, my dear friends.

Follow me always at @Subramanyam_B

Have a nice day by Subramanyam Raju :)