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Learn about Android's sensors by building a simple compass application.
10/18/2012
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You can dramatically simplify your code by extending the DataSet with your own custom TableAdapter methods.
10/09/2012
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You can control, through the URL, where and how a PDF file is displayed.
10/03/2012
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Tracking down performance problems in your application can be a frustrating experience. Reduce your stress levels with custom counters.
10/02/2012
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How to implement a custom Task Parallel Dataflow block.
09/28/2012
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In Part 2 of this three-part series on dataflow programming with the Task Parallel Library, Eric Vogel shows you how to create a Windows 8 application that uses a composite parallel data flow.
09/19/2012
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Save yourself some work by using templates in Visual Studio.
09/17/2012
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How do we as developers present data to a user? In Android, we use the ListView in its various forms.
09/14/2012
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Develop and test in a WCF Service Library project while hosting your application in an ASP.NET project.
09/11/2012
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Peter returns to the ASP.NET Web API in Visual Studio 2012 to use it with ASP.NET. And this time, he's moving complete objects from the client up to the server in an HTTP POST.
09/07/2012
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The major challenge when working with permutations is that the factorial function gets very, very large very, very quickly. The BigInteger data type was introduced in the .NET Framework 4.0; it enables the writing of effective permutation code.
09/04/2012
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By Tony Champion
The Silverlight 5 PivotViewer allows you to create unique and interactive data visualizations for your users. Find out how to effectively use this technology and incorporate semantic zoom into your data collections.
09/02/2012
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By Michael Crump
If you're an experienced Web developer, you'll love the HTML5/JavaScript/CSS3 options provided by Visual Studio 2012. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting started.
09/02/2012
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The Task Parallel Dataflow (TDF) library helps developers tackle complex parallel use cases.
08/31/2012
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Aspect-oriented programming has the potential to help every developer write higher-quality code in less time. Here's how to declaratively apply custom methods implementing common functionality to your code.
08/31/2012
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Windows Communication Foundation routing lets you decouple your service consumers and providers to give you the flexibility to modify and extend your services without disrupting your clients.
08/31/2012
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Adding visual states and animation to your Listboxes can juice up your Windows Phone app.
08/27/2012
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Part 1 in a series for learning how to use Microsoft's cloud-based version of Team Foundation Server.
08/22/2012
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Visual Basic and C# developers can eliminate repetition by customizing the project and item templates in Visual Studio.
08/20/2012
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As you navigate between one View and another using Prism's Navigation API, you'll need to pass data between your Views. Here are the tools you need.
08/20/2012
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By Greg Shackles
The Android SDK provides the ability to use the built-in camera within your applications. Whether applying photo filters and creating the next Instagram, scanning QR codes, or simply allowing the user to share what they're seeing with friends, Android's camera API takes care of the hard work for you.
08/14/2012
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XAML gives you a lot of options when binding a property on one control to something else, modifying the data isn't allowed; at least, not directly. The answer is to use a custom converter.
08/09/2012
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Eric Vogel covers some practical uses for the long awaited interfaces, IReadOnlyList and IReadOnlyDictionary in .NET Framework 4.5.
08/08/2012
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Prism's Navigation API makes it a lot easier to swap Views in and out of regions in your Window -- assuming you give Prism enough information to do the job right.
08/07/2012
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By Sam Nasr
Secondary Live Tiles enable an application to utilize both sides of a tile, delivering twice the information.
08/06/2012