Month: May 2015
Why Mothers Are Better Than Technology
Spicing Up Universal Windows Apps with Per-Platform Views and Compiled Data Bindings
Adaptability is one of the hallmarks of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Apps that run on devices large and small must be able to adapt their UIs to the screen
Automating Analyzing Tons of Minidump Files with WinDBG and PowerShell
When debugging a nasty problem in your code, one of the most helpful things you can get is a minidump. With that picture of what your app was doing at
Using F# for Enterprise Applications
Though I have posted a few times on some of the awesome things F# can do for your code, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s always good choice for each of
API Convergence Gets Real in Windows 10
Last year, I wrote a universal app named Pic Me (later renamed to “Picture Me”) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. The main reason I wrote it was that
Wintellect.Analyzers for VS 2015 RC and Fixing Analyzer Install Problems with the Default Template Projects
Now that Visual Studio 2015 RC is fresh off the build machines and available for everyone, I’ve updated my Wintellect.Analyzers project (http://johnr.us/1bEO4h8) with full RC support. Go forth and add
Using AdaptiveTrigger to Build Adaptive UIs in Windows 10
Like a lot of developers, I’ve been watching the development of Windows 10 and digesting all the features Microsoft announced at BUILD. And I’m eager to build apps that target
Longtime Internet Company, Changes Name
Supercharging Xamarin Forms with Custom Renderers, Part 5
Making Xamarin Forms Richer with Custom Visual Elements The BoxView class is handy for drawing rectangles in a Xamarin Forms UI. On Windows Phone, a BoxView renders a Rectangle element.