2011 - November/December
Is your application distributed? Does your application have online and offline capabilities? Is your application ready for the present and future? This issue takes you through a number of technologies that you need to be aware of when building today's applications. This issue demonstrates capabilities of HTML5, JavaScript, Azure and Windows 8.
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Spice Up Your Silverlight and WPF Application Images
Most programmers have a hard time making applications that look interesting and fun. We are great at creating functionality that makes the application do exactly what the user wants, but many applications often look very utilitarian. However, with just a few little XAML tricks, you can make your Silverlight or WPF applications look like an artist had a hand in their creation. In this article I will provide you with a couple of very easy XAML tips that you can use right away to spice up the images in your Silverlight and WPF applications.
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Developing a Metro Style App with HTML and JavaScript
Microsoft unveiled the Windows Developer Preview, a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers, at the Microsoft BUILD conference in September 2011. The most compelling new feature for developers and users alike is the new Metro style user interface.
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Introducing Queues and Topics in Azure Service Bus
In 2007, Microsoft unveiled a new vision called “Software + Services” that would fundamentally change the way that both Microsoft and their customers build software and have a gradual, yet marked ripple effect throughout the software giant’s entire strategy.
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Build an HTML5 Offline Application with Application Cache, Web Storage and ASP.NET MVC
The modern web ecosystem is made up of many different types of scenarios of how users interact with online content. With the increasing popularity of mobile devices along with countless hours at Starbucks and on airplanes, users may often find themselves in a position of wanting to use web content while not being able to enjoy reliable and continual access to the Internet.
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The Baker’s Dozen: 13 Transact SQL Programming Tips
Even with all the new features in the Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI), sometimes the only way to accomplish a task is with good old fashioned T-SQL code. (Fortunately, “code” is the acronym for this great magazine!) In this latest installment of The Baker’s Dozen, I’ll present 13 T-SQL programming tips that could help you accomplish different database tasks.
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Using the Visual Studio New Project Dialog Box
Continuing on our odyssey exploring the features of Visual Studio 2010, we turn our attention to the New Project dialog box. You noticed a difference no doubt, but may not be aware of just <i>how much </i>it has changed. Sit back, relax, open up Visual Studio 2010 and follow along as we dive into the details.
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Managed Coder: Thoughts of a //Build/ Gone By
Nov/Dec 2011 Managed Coder by Ted Neward