A background section in a feature file allows you to specify a set of steps that are common to every scenario in the file. Instead of hav...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
VisualStudio Tip: Configure Code Analysis in Visual Studio
I like well-written code, and I especially like it when I've written it. But I don't always live up to my own expectations. So I&...
Windows 8 apps: Make your GridView parallactic
Few months ago I wrote a post about a way to apply a parallactic effect to a GridView. Given that I explained the meaning of the "pa...
How to set advanced properties for video recording in WP8
Windows Phone 8 provides a robust array of options for video recording, including CaptureSource, VideoCaptureDevice, and AudioVideoCaptur...
How to get the Unique Device ID in WP8 using Oxygene?
In Windows Phone 8, you can easily get the Unique Device ID using the DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue or DeviceExtendedProperties.TryGe...
Metro Character Progress Control
I have just published a custom control which would display a percentage value in the middle of a character. The character is currently of...
Model First CRUD operations
Model First CRUD operations Introduction This article demonstrates one of interesting and most useful concept in Entity Framework Model...
Database First CRUD operations using Stored Procedures
Database First CRUD operations using Stored Procedures Introduction This article demonstrates one of interesting and most useful concep...
Windows Authentication in MVC4 with IIS Express
MVC4 gone through some major changes in Windows Authentication functionality with IIS Express. In this article you will learn how to enab...
NHibernate Made Simple
This article grew out of my frustration trying to get started with NHibernate. It seemed that all the introductory material I found was e...
Map view with annotations and its views
In this tutorial I will be looking into the MapKit, a new API's made available by Apple in the iOS 3.0 and later versions. The MapKit...
FREE Metro Light and Dark Themes for WPF and Silverlight Microsoft Controls
The quest for a good application theme never ends. You spend hours scouring the realms of Google and Bing looking for a clean, modern, a...
Introduction to Partial Methods
Partial methods are a new feature in the .NET programming world. The earlier versions of .NET had partial class, partial structures, part...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Android and iOS Mobile Device Development with Azure Mobile Services using HTML5 and JavaScript
I'm going to adapt the sample todo app that's part of the Get started with Mobile Services tutorial. You'll notice that there...
Useful iOS Resources
There's more to successful iOS development than firing up Xcode and building view controllers. Pulkit Goyal put together a list of hi...
My essential tools and resources for Windows 8 & Windows Phone development
Here's another handy list of tools, this time for Windows Phone and Windows 8 development. Visual Studio provides an amazing array of...
Today iOS Development Resources, Articles, Tutorials and Open Sources
Today iOS Development Resources, Articles, Tutorials and Open Sources 1. Open Source iOS Component For Quickly Creating An App Walkthrough ...
Tutorial: Create An iOS Labyrinth Game W/UIKit Graphics And The Storyboard Tool For Level Editing
A tutorial explaining how to create a simple maze game using interface builder/the xcode storyboard tool as a level editor, UIKIt for gra...
Today iOS Development Resources, Articles, Tutorials and Open Sources
Today iOS Development Resources, Articles, Tutorials and Open Sources 1. iOS Library For Creating Great Looking Customizable Flat User Inte...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
RadLinearGauge for WPF
RadLinearGauge for WPF Introduction This article demonstrates one of interesting and most useful concept in Telerik Rad Controls for W...
iOS Programming 101: Simple Animation Using UIImageView
We started out by developing a simple memory game. We're sure that it won't be a big hit. However, it's a great learning e...
Debugging Code Efficiently in Visual Studio with the DebuggerDisplay Attribute
It is sometime difficult when you have a bunch of properties exposed from a class and you just need few of them while debugging a code...
Tips for Localizing WP8 XAML Apps
This is Part 1 of a two part series. Part 1 gives you a deeper understanding of the standard pattern for localizing a Windows Phone 8 ...
Submitting your App to the Windows Store and Avoiding Common Submission Errors
You've done it, you have finally finished your Windows 8 app and are ready to submit it to the Windows Store. Your masterpiece can...
SQLite in WP8: The sequel
Last week I've blogged about using SQLite in an MVVM scenario in Windows Phone 8. Since, in my opinion, the post was already getti...
Developing for WP
Its now been a year since I first got involved with Windows Phone, and I have just received my first ever revenue payment for app sale...
Visual Studio 2012 Tips Part 1 – PowerPoint Storyboarding
The PowerPoint Add-In for Visual Studio Premium and Ultimate users is a great tool to quickly create interface designs that you can pr...
Isolated Storage
I think sometimes, that my doggy is jealous of me, because he thinks that I am more intelligent then him (well, sometimes I also doubt...
WP: writing a pinch and zoom image control
When I was working on FlightPredictor and was working on showing airport maps, I was surprised there was no builtin "pinch and zo...
WPF in Manufacturing Industries
Today we begin an exciting look at how the Manufacturing Industry uses WPF in their Enterprise Applications. In this post, we are goin...
Debugging Code Efficiently in Visual Studio
It is sometime difficult when you have a bunch of properties exposed from a class and you just need few of them while debugging a code...
MVVM for WPDev - Use it Guys! (Part 1)
First of all - you write apps for fun - and you want your apps to be great and make money. That's really cool. And adorable :) But...
Showing a Hyperlink Style button to Popup a New Window in RadGridView for WPF
I've seen this question asked several times, "How do you show a hyperlink style button inside a column in RadGridView that wi...
Preparing Your WP8 App For Submission to the WP Store
Finishing your Windows Phone 8 application isn't the end of your Windows Phone journey. You've now got to get it into everyone...
Basic Navigation in Kinect using WPF
Navigation in Kinect applications cannot be the same as other traditional applications with small buttons that are made to save safe a...
Windows 8 XAML Tips - Master Pages
Besides Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps I develop Web sites using ASP.NET. In ASP.NET Web Forms you can define a MasterPage. This tec...
Complex Object in RadAutoCompleteBox Control For WP8
The "RadAutoCompleteBox" control provides suggestions to the user. It provides suggestions on the basis of a set of criteria...
Blur for WP8
Quick app today! It's simple, it's called Blur, and it gives you a pretty blurred lock screen effect like the one WP Central s...