XAML

Taking user feedback about the application into consideration, it’s time to make some improvements! JHere are some of the reports we got from the users:The application is too slow when exchanging currencies It uses too much data traffic/should cache the exchange rates It doesn’t work for some…

Have you ever wanted the flexibility of dependency injection without having to implement a full-blown IoC solution?  Maybe you just want an easy way to pass concrete services to your ViewModel?  This short video will show you you can use XAML to configure your ViewModels to provide a…

The purpose of this article is to show how you can make your very own, very simple Currency Converter application for Windows Phone 7, using Bing to make all the hard exchanging work!IntroductionMicrosoft has done an absolutely amazing job with the Windows Phone 7, giving each and every one of us…

The first part of this short series showed how to create the base Windows Phone application and how to implement a Black & White and Sepia effect. The basic Windows Phone picture manipulation workflow was explained, and I showed how to load, resize, take, and save an image. The User Interface…

Lots of developers are building XAML-based applications today.  Be it WPF, Silverlight or Windows Phone 7, I have seen a lot of people struggle with certain tasks in Visual Studio that would be much easier if undertaken in Expression Blend.  Blend seems to be somewhat intimidating to…

Today the Windows Phone team released the final bits for Windows Phone 7!  The tooling is free and will integrate with Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4 if you have them installed as well.  Head over…

At the MIX 2010 conference, Microsoft announced its new mobile strategy with the Windows Phone 7 platform. Windows Phone 7 is a completely new mobile OS, and the best part is that Silverlight is THE technology for Windows Phone 7 application development. Apps are written with a special version of…

In this walkthrough, we will create a table shuffleboard style game for Windows Phone 7 using Silverlight. Many bars feature these long wooden table games, in which players slide metal pucks down the length of the table, attempting to get as close as possible to the far end without sliding off the…

Victor Gaudioso talks to Murray Gordon from Microsoft about building compelling user interfaces using Silverlight 4.Enjoy the show!John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect EvangelistMicrosoft…

Modern User Interface design and development has been significantly impacted by the features and capabilities of Microsoft XAML. Fortunately the tools team has been active in providing great solutions for harnessing the power of great design with the release of the Microsoft Expression suite. We…