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DZone Top Article of 2011: Ask DZ - What's the best programming advice you've ever got?

johnesposito — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:57:53 +0000

For example, Travis Griggs' blog post explains some of the best OOP advice he ever received.What is the best piece of advice anyone ever gave you, and why it was so good? Maybe include some particular projects the advice helped you with, or how the advice improved your general approach to development, etc. Article Type: Opinion/Editorial ...

Input Controls in Silverlight

ahaubner — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:54:40 +0000

So far I didn’t spent much time on Input Controls. When I needed an example, I just quickly created a project that probably would contain a textbox control, a textblock control and/or a button control. But as I have seen on other applications, there are other types of Input Controls that are used to allow the user to input different types of information. Today I am getting a little...

The XNA 2D “from the ground up” tutorial series

Darkside — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:39:45 +0000

Some time ago when I first started posting on XNA-UK (not my first posts ever, just when I joined XNA-UK), I focused on a very detailed 2D game development series. It started with an original 2D tutorial series that was based on C# and DirectX run by the DigiPen institute (A game development collage in the US). What was good about this series is that it was one of the ones that got me...

Creating Buttons in Expression Blend

ahaubner — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:56:26 +0000

When I create an application, I am thinking about making the UI as appealing to the user as possible. The first thing the user sees from my application is the little icon in a long list of applications. Let’s assume the user likes this icon. Then most likely the user will read the description, and when I am lucky the user likes it. The next thing the user does is checking out the...

XAML Dev’s Favorite Snippet

Jerry Nixon — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:51:40 +0000

Data binding in XAML is powerful. We can wire up forms without code-behind. However, for it to work, data bound objects must implement INotifyPropertyChanged. Without this interface, object property value changes are not reflected in the UI. Objects implement properties two ways. The first method (use the snippet “prop”) is to simply create the property. We’ve all done it. It’s like...

Color Reflector for WP7 and Silverlight

punitganshani — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:51:40 +0000

Let’s assume that you have a paint application. A user can draw, modify pictures, save it, retrieve it back and even share it. Now with such an application, you would want to enhance the user experience by allowing him customize the user-interface. So user changes the background color, fonts, etc and closes the application. Article Type: ...

Understanding XAML Syntax

ahaubner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:51:40 +0000

In yesterday’s blog post I was taking a first closer look at XAML. I’d like to continue at exactly the same point. XAML is a programming language that is created in such a way that it is focused on defining the design or the layout for a Silverlight application. It is characterized by a series of opening and closing tags. XAML-files are hierarchically structured. Article...

My MVVM Tombstone Pattern

pieterderycke — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:21:40 +0000

I am developing an application for Windows Phone 7 and during tombstoning I had to store some data of the view model. Tombstoning is done in the code behind of the view in the “OnNavigatedFrom” and “OnNavigatedTo” methods. This forced me to tightly couple my view model to (the code behind of) my view. As I don’t want this tightly coupling, I came with the following...

Deep-DIVE in Silverlight 5

mitchp — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:21:40 +0000

With Silverlight 4 out for over a year now, some amazing applications have been built with it. It's time to take a look at the next version now because it was just given the GA release this month! Time to update your skills. In this session, Silverlight MVP Gill Cleeren takes you on a tour of the advanced new features available in the platform. See what you'll be using in 2012 for all your...

Yet another Beeping P/Invoke Demo (SL5 RC)

mbcrump — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:38:45 +0000

Introduction You might have noticed that the Silverlight 5 (Release Candidate) is out. One of the new features included in the RC is the ability to call P/Invoke. In this short demo, we will write a Silverlight 5 application that uses the feature. Tools needed:References Reference: Yet another Beeping P/Invoke Demo (SL5 RC) ...

Introduction to XAML development on Windows 8

mitchp — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:21:40 +0000

At BUILD 2011, Microsoft announced Windows 8. This upcoming version of Windows is probably the biggest change the OS ever went through. Windows 8 focuses on web, apps, touch and the tablet form factor. For developers, things will change as well. They need to be ready to build applications, called Metro applications, tailored for Windows 8 or adapt their existing applications for the new OS....

7 WP7 Dev Tools You Might End Up Using Frequently

timdams — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:07:37 +0000

There’s an incredible amount of guides, tools and utilities to be found on the Internet (or should I say ‘tha cloud’?) for Windows Phone 7 developers. Compiled in this article are some of the tools I’ve come across on my searches which I now use frequently but didn’t know the existence of beforehand. Read on to change you WP7 development life. ...

Poll - do you reverse engineer .NET apps you didn't write?

dotCore — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:22:14 +0000

Wikipedia defines reverse engineering as:The process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation. It often involves taking something (e.g., a mechanical device, electronic component, software program, or biological, chemical, or organic matter) apart and analyzing its...

REST with JAX-RS and Silverlight clients

arnonrgo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:39:51 +0000

I am Working on a RESTful service using Jersey (not my first choice, but a reasonable compromise). It is hosted inside FuseESBand all is well. Here’s an overly simplified version of the resource that reports status:References Reference: REST with JAX-RS and Silverlight clients Den...

SilverlightShow for November 07 - 13, 2011

WynApse — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:11:32 +0000

Check out the Top Five most popular news at SilverlightShow for SilverlightShow Top 5 News for November 07 - 13, 2011. Here are the top 5 news on SilverlightShow for last week: References Reference: SilverlightShow for November 07 - 13, 2011 Den Delimarsky