windows_8

CodeProjectOver the weekend I was able to release the first of many Windows 8 applications (Download and Rate here) into the store that I have been working on. This first one is just a RSS type application for DZone.com, but it just the first version and the next installment will add more content.  If you have ever planned a good, cross platform application before you may or may not understand that picking the right tools for job are important, and yes even what you're using for the front end language matters sometimes as it did in my case here. Here is a run down of the application architecture components: Node.js REST API on Azure Express : MVC...

Developer Workshops Joe Healy (@devfish) and I have been hosting workshops at the Microsoft Store in Orlando at the Florida Mall over the past few Thursdays. The current series has been focusing on Windows Store Apps, including game application development.  Joe presented this past week on MonoGame for Windows 8 and another Florida Developer, Bill Reiss (@billreiss) is doing a blog series on that same topic here, and the turn out was great! Here are the next few topics on deck. XAML and C# for Windows 8 Store App https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032532761 Presented by: Shayne Boyer (@spboyer) Using Game Salad for No-Code Game Development on Windows 8 https://msevents.microsoft.com/...

I will be giving two talks this Saturday at Tampa Code Camp, being held at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fl.  For directions and more information visit http://www.tampacodecamp.com. Schedule for other sessions here.   My Sessions Introduction to ASP.NET Web API - Why you should be using it. 9:50 AM in Room 1102This is an introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI and how easy it is to get started and use it in your application development when building RESTful services. Building Windows 8 Apps w/ MVVM Light 2:20 PM in Room 1301 MVVM Light is a great toolkit for building Window Phone applications and has been updated for building...

What is TypeScript?  See http://www.typescriptlang.org TypeScript was recently released and has become the new hot topic.  One of the questions I have asked and heard is can we use this for developing Windows Store Applications with Javascript and have the cool features that have been shown in the videos and examples. One of the great features was the split window feature where you can code in TypeScript on the left and upon hitting save, it compiles to Javascript on the left. So I fired up a new Javascript Windows Store project in Visual Studio to give it a shot to see if it all works.  Before we get started make sure that you have...

Introduction Telerik recently released their Windows 8 UI Controls to RC on September 18th (see post here), and this is probably on the first in a series of posts I will put out showing them off. The first control here is the RadCustomHubTile.  I chose this because I am in the process of porting my Find Amber app from Windows Phone to Windows 8 and I wanted to transition the app without drifting too far from the spirit of the original app.  [](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OoJxg94Y9sg/UFtzIhwbmQI/AAAAAAAAAU8/_9KJDXTNF2g/s1600/promoimage.png)RadControls from Telerik used here for Current List and Search...