Category Archives: Essentials
Win 8–Some Things Are Just Too Easy
Okay, like everyone else I know, I’m writing a book on Win 8. Actually, two books. The first, which will be very short, will be on XAML from absolute scratch for Win 8 (not the title!) and the second is … Continue reading
Yet Another Podcast #70–Jim Holmes & Automated Testing
Talking with Jim Holmes about automated testing. Jim is the evangelist for Telerik’s TestStudio and he is also the Chief Cat Herder for CodeMash. Test Studio CodeMash Jim’s Blog Listen | Yet Another Podcast
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C# 5–Making INotifyPropertyChanged Easier
There are times when I think my friends in the C# team are just listening to me gripe before adding a cool new feature that solves the problem. (I have never quite outgrown the assumption that the world revolves around … Continue reading
Yet Another Podcast #66–Chris Sells
Talking with Chris Sells about Win 8, his history in the business, his new job at Telerik and much else. Write to Chris Telerik Windows 8 Dev Club Listen | Yet Another Podcast Call in comments: 1-347-YAP-CAST
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Yet Another Podcast #65–Windows 8 with Michael Crump
Talking with Michael Crump about The Ten Things Silverlight Programmers Should Know About Windows 8 – based on a number of presentations Michael has been giving lately on Win8. Michael’s Blog Michael’s Telerik Blog Michael on Twitter Listen | Yet … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #64–John Papa & Javascript
Talking with John Papa and Jon Galloway about Javascript, JavaScript libraries and JavaScript patterns. John Papa’s Web Site Jon Galloway’s Web Site JsRender course toastr Knockout course Sammy JsRender Knockout Bootstrap Amplify Listen | Yet Another Podcast Call in … Continue reading
GridView Control in Windows 8
While ListBox and ComboBox continue to work in Windows 8, their use is discouraged. They are not designed well for touch input and there are new and more powerful controls in WinRT that you can use instead; specifically the ListView … Continue reading
Win 8 Page Navigation
Let’s start with something relatively easy… navigating between pages in Windows 8. Create a new application in Visual Studio 11. Add two BlankPages to the application, naming the first Page1.xaml and the second (you guessed it) Page2.xaml.
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Here comes Windows 8
As part of my new work for Telerik, and in preparation for writing a book on Windows 8 XAML programming for APress, I’ve been digging into Win 8. Rather than waiting for it all to become clear, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #63–Windows 8 with Shawn Wildermuth
Talking with Shawn Wildermuth about Windows 8 Development. Shawn Wildermuth is a nine-time Microsoft MVP (Data), member of the INETA Speaker’s Bureau and an author of seven books and dozens of articles on software development. Shawn is involved with Microsoft … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #60–Knockout.js
Talking with Steve Sanderson, John Papa and Jon Galloway about Knockout.js and client side JavaScript programming. KnockoutJS Home Steve Sanderson’s Home Page John Papa’s Home Page Jon Galloway’s Home Page Knockout Tutorials Pluralsight Course on Knockout Single Page Applications Listen … Continue reading
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The Accelerometer and the Emulator
A Windows Phone Tutorial The Windows Phone 7.1 SDK (formerly known as Mango) includes a new extended emulator that allows you to see the effect of moving the phone when using the accelerometer. We’ll draw a dot in the center … Continue reading
