I know what you’re thinking, and you’re wrong.
Its day 2 of the Microsoft Build conference, and if you’ve been keeping up with the hype you are probably thinking that you need to throw away that WPF or Silverlight app you’re building and start...
View ArticleThere is a need for only five Metro style apps in the world.
Over the past week I have spent some time playing with Windows 8 and the Samsung Windows 8 Developer Preview Device (SW8DPD). If you’ve spent any time lurking around the Start page or trying out the...
View ArticleLanguage Choice in Windows 8 is Not About Portability
Every time I go to talk to folks about Windows 8, the same questions pop up. I blame this largely on Microsoft’s silence about Windows 8 following the release of a tidal wave of information followed by...
View ArticleData Snacking Metro Style: Part 1 Working with Web APIs
In a previous post I discussed the five different types of Metro style apps that are relevant for Windows 8. In this series I will walk you through building a basic data-snacking application. Topics...
View ArticleOvercoming the New Visual Studio UI
In a blog post last week, Monty Hammontree, the Director of User Experience for Visual Studio, announced the UI refresh for Visual Studio. This is a project that I had some involvement in (mostly as a...
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