C#

This session provides an overview on file handling and process lifecycle management. Jerry and Daren provide visibility to state transitions, background tasks, and execution and triggers. [03:51] - File handling [15:15] - Process lifecycle management [26:10] - Activating Windows Store Apps [33:56] -…

Find out more about the built-in controls in Windows 8 by getting into the layouts and data binding. Jerry and Daren provide an in depth understanding on the various types of layouts and how to present dynamic data. [00:46] - Layout [27:26] - Data binding Full course outline: Mod 01: Overview of the…

Get ready for understanding XAML. This session provides an overview on the basics, code-behind, and tooling for XAML. [01:12] - XAML Basics [25:54] - XAML Code-behind [35:55] - Custom controls [46:34] - Create a ViewModel Full course outline: Mod 01: Overview of the Windows 8 Platform and Windows…

This module introduces you to the Windows 8 Platform, the user interface principles, and WinRT and language projections. See the changes in Windows 8 and how everything that runs on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8. [07:49] - Intro to Windows 8 platform [34:13] - Background tasks [44:38] - Windows 8…

Today's "I don't know what to call it" Wednesday project is one that's just a little different, not a game or anything, but something I've not seen mentioned too much recently. Visual Studio has these cool things to help you in your debugging, called Visualizers. They help you see beyond…

At Xamarin Evolve 2013, I caught up with Xamarin CTO Miguel de Icaza after his keynote. It's been a while since I last chatted with Miguel, so it was great to catch up. Clearly, he and team have been very busy pushing Mono forward and building Xamarin—a new technology that enables developers to…

Today's project is a deceptively simple project that's just fun, for the fun of it. I mean, who doesn't love a good console (as in command line console) game of... Space InvadersProject DescriptionThe classic Space Invaders game written in C#. **Space Invaders The Game **The project represents…

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Rick discuss the week's top developer news, including; [00:36] Windows Azure: Active Directory Release, New Backup Service + Web Site Monitoring and Log Improvements (Scott Guthrie) [02:13] Walkthrough #1: Adding Sign-On to Your Web Application Using Windows Azure…

Today's Hardware Friday takes back to one of my favorite areas (okay, yeah I have a bunch of those, but still), mind to PC interfaces. I can't wait for the day when I can ditch my keyboard, mouse, voice, touch, gesture devices and just think at my PC. Talk about a "natural interface!"…

So Philips recently introduced their Hue Connected Bulbs: an easy-to-use set of LED light bulbs and Wi-Fi connected bridge which allows you to dynamically change the color of your home lighting using their iOS or Android app. What’s particularly cool is that the bridge has a web API which you can…