In the previous post we looked at the Application Lifecycle. In this post we’ll put some of that information to practical use, and create an application that preserves a little state across being Stopped.
Learning Xamarin–Application Lifecycle
As is true with iOS and Windows Phone development, you can’t get very far in Android development (with or without Xamarin) without understanding the Application Lifecycle in somewhat painful detail. Posted here
Yet Another Podcast #108–Lino Tadros Falafel Software
Lino Tadros is the founder and CEO of Falafel Software, not to mention one of the funniest and kindest men I know and, oh yes, my boss.
We talk about Falafel Software, mobile development, testing, Kendo and more, as well as Lino’s experiences at Borland Software and his theory of technical management.
- Falafel Software
- Test Complete
- Telerik
- Kendo UI
- Borland Software
- Anders Hejlsberg
- Event Board
- Cars, Cars, Cars
Kendo UI & DataViz training
Very pleased to announce that starting in October I’ll be conducting Kendo UI and DataViz training for Falafel Software.
Kendo UI bundles everything you need to create modern web applications in one box. No more searching the web for the bits and pieces you need to create a modern web application with HTML5 and Javascript. With Kendo UI there is a consistent programming interface, rich jQuery-based widgets, a MVVM framework, themes, templates and more; all in one tested and supported package.
You can learn more about the one-day four-hour class here.
New Pluralsight Course: One ASP.NET From Scratch
Extremely pleased and proud to announce my latest Pluralsight Course, this 
time co-authored with Jeff Fritz: One ASP.NET From Scratch.
One ASP.NET From Scratch teaches all you need to know about the elements of programming with ASP.NET, including Web Forms, MVC, AJAX, Web Pages, Web API and SignalR. We assume no prior ASP.NET experience, but even experienced ASP.NET programmers will find much that is new.
Thank you for considering my course, and please do leave feedback if you watch.
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Xamarin for Android #4–Weirdness Explained
The fourth in my ongoing series about learning to program Xamarin for Android is posted here.
Sublime Text–Sublime?
This is a very preliminary review of my new text editor: Sublime 3.
I bought Sublime because I needed a very fast, lightweight text editor that supported code snippets. I will use it primarily when teaching, presenting, etc. on Kendo and other HTML5-related topics.
I’m not sure where else I’ll use it, though the Sublime site says that it is terrific for “code, markup and prose.” We’ll see about that.
Xamarin for Android: Logging
In today’s entry in the Xamarin for Android series, I cover logging.
Learning Xamarin #2–Using the Genymotion Emulator
In my second installment of Learning Xamarin I discuss the wonderfully fast Genymotion emulator.
Yet Another Podcast
Want to hear from
- Mary Jo Foley about Microsoft?
- Scott Hanselman about One ASP.NET?
- The top Pluralsight authors on creating on line training?
- Phil Haack on Git?
- Pete Brown on what’s new in Windows 8.1?
- John Papa on SPAs and Public Speaking?
These and many more are available on Yet Another Podcast.
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Getting Started With Xamarin Android
I’ve embarked on an adventure in learning Xamarin Android. You can read about my first tentative steps here.
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Intel Haswell Ultrabook–Looking Closer
In a previous posting, I explained that Intel sent me a Haswell Ultrabook to review. 
I’ve had it now for a couple months, and I have to say it is a superstar.
The computer weighs just 3.5 pounds, and the “brick” is delightfully small and light. This makes taking the laptop with me a pleasure.
