Multimedia is expected in today's mobile applications, and the fun isn't only for smartphone and tablet users. Mono for Android, based on the Mono project's open source implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework, can help you take advantage of Android Camera APIs in Visual Studio.
- By Wallace McClure
- 05/04/2012
While Windows Communication Foundation 4.5 has lots of little improvements, the ASP.NET Web API is a very big change. You'll probably end up taking advantage of both, so here's what's in the pipeline for you.
Visual Studio Magazine Tools Editor Peter Vogel wanted to avoid the raw, uninitialized HTML/HTML5 that users sometimes see in their browsers before JavaScript properly arranges things.
- By Readers of Visual Studio Magazine
- 05/01/2012
Doc-To-Help continues to provide a single source for a variety of document and help types, including a jQuery format targeted for mobile devices.
Peter looks at Knockout, one of the MVC environments for writing client-side JavaScript, and wonders if we're on the wrong path.
Team Foundation Server has a variety of ways to queue and execute your builds. Here's what you need to know.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/26/2012
The latest Android SDK provides an emulator with improved debugging capabilities. Mono for Android developers will appreciate the upgrades.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/26/2012
A new column on developing Android apps with the .NET Framework debuts. Here's the reason it exists, and a bit about the authors.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/25/2012
How to implement an undo/redo system using the Command pattern in the .NET Framework.
Lele shares his take on Azure development and how other .NET devs might want to get started.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/24/2012
Visual Basic 11 contains many enhancements you may not have noticed.
JSLint checks your JavaScript code for issues before running it and waiting for it to blow up.
Migrating a photo-sharing Windows Phone application to run under Windows 8.
- By Nick Randolph
- 04/16/2012
When Microsoft talks about application lifecycle management (ALM), it's always in the context of its Visual Studio IDE, especially with Visual Studio 11.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/16/2012
A build definition describes the details of what your build is supposed to do, and when it's supposed to do it.
- By Mickey Gousset
- 04/11/2012
Code First Migrations allow for database changes to be implemented all through code. Through the use of Package Manager Console (PMC), commands can be used to scaffold database changes.
In Part 1 of this series, Eric Vogel walks you through a software design pattern that is commonly used to handle UI interactions.
By having your Data Annotations implement the IClientValidatable interface, you can make it easy for developers to integrate your client-side validation into your Views.
VIM is a text editor with a Visual Studio extension. Its time-saving power is well worth the learning curve.
If you didn't make it to the show, here are some highlights from the event's keynote presentations.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/03/2012