Object Lesson: Form Design
I was doing research for a project recently where I needed to calculate quarterback ratings off from 35-year old scanned in records. The records were produced with type writers back then, just trying...
View ArticleIgnite UI Release Notes - November: 11.2, 12.1, 12.2 Service Releases
NetAdvantage® for jQuery is now named Ignite UI™. Please see this blog post for more details. With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions...
View ArticleNetAdvantage for ASP.NET Release Notes - November: 11.2, 12.1, 12.2 Service...
With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions from the previous release. You’ll find the notes useful to help determine the resolution of...
View ArticleC# to Objective-C - Part 6 : Reflection
In today’s post I’m going to show you some basic reflection in Objective-C. To start off, lets take a look at probably the most common use case for reflection:Finding the type of an objectC#:Type t =...
View ArticleInfographic: HTML5 and Why Developers Need It
We all know that HTML5 is top of mind for any CTO today, but why is it so important that developers stand up and pay attention to it today? This infographic will help break down why.HTML5 Infographic...
View ArticleInfragistics Parsing Framework - LL vs. LR Parsing
I was about to write a post about ambiguities and I realized that before I do so, it is necessary for me to explain a bit more about how a (generalized) LR parser makes parsing decisions. And since I’m...
View ArticleC# to Objective-C - Part 7 : Namespaces
In C#, namespaces essentially serve 2 specific purposes: Avoid naming collisionsInform a class of objects that are available. Lets take a look at the latter first: Using vs ImportC#using System; using...
View ArticleDrill-Down Using The Ignite UI Map
This blog post will bring the last addition to my series on the Ignite UI Map – this time we’ll look into drill-down functionality.The feature is not something that comes out-of-the-box for the control...
View ArticleAnnouncing Indigo Studio!
We’re super thrilled to announce the release of our new rapid, code-free prototyping tool, Indigo Studio!With Indigo Studio, by the time you are done creating wireframes, you will have an interactive...
View ArticleJavascript Saturday Knockout JS Presentation Follow-up: Get Code Samples
The source code for the sample applications used in my Knockout JS talk at Javascript Saturday can be downloaded using the links below:WPF MVVM Sample ApplicationHTML5/JQ MVVM Sample Application using...
View ArticleFrom iPad to Surface – Head-to-Head Comparison: Surface vs. iPad
I’ve been an avid iPad user for 30 months and counting. I still love and use my Pad a lot, but I also bought a new Surface RT. Will my Surface ever completely replace my iPad? I don’t know yet, but I’d...
View ArticleC# to Objective-C - Part 8 : Memory Management
Probably one of the things that worried me the most about moving from C# to Objective-C was having to manually manage memory for myself. For years I was spoiled by .NET's automatic Garbage Collector....
View ArticleInternet Explorer 10 Release Preview hits Windows 7
Internet Explorer 10 Release Preview hits Windows 7 Microsoft has had a busy few weeks. SharePoint 2013 was just unveiled at the worldwide conference in Las Vegas, Windows 8 is fresh off the presses,...
View ArticleFree Wireframing and Prototyping Tool
Yesterday we launched Indigo Studio, our free interaction design tool (i.e., storyboards, wireframing, interactive prototyping—all that stuff!). Version 1 is absolutely free, yours to keep forever. No...
View ArticleReview of SharePoint Conference 2012
The once yearly official Microsoft SharePoint conference has just come to a close in Las Vegas, and as you would expect, there was a lot to see and take in. With over 10,000 attendees SPC12 was the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Bulgaria Annual User Group Summit 2012 - Event Recap
Microsoft Bulgaria with the help of Microsoft user groups organized an awesome Annual User Group Summit in Bansko, Bulgaria.The event was held on Saturday, 1st of December 2012 . At this conference...
View ArticleInfragistics Parsing Framework - Removing Ambiguities, Part 1
This post is part of a series on the parsing framework provided by Infragistics starting in version 12.2. The previous post in the series can be found here.As I mentioned in my first post, it is...
View ArticleGoing Native: How to Develop Native iOS Applications with NucliOS – Webinar
A few weeks ago I wrote about the launch of NucliOS, the new Infragistics suite of native controls for iOS developers. NUCLiOS provides the core controls developers need to build high performance,...
View ArticleWindows 8 Development Tips
There is a lot to consider when you decide to start developing for Windows 8. It's a brand new platform with lots of new and exciting challenges. It is the first desktop grade operating system to be...
View ArticleC# to Objective-C - Part 9 : Connecting Data to a Control
If you're new to iOS/Objective-C and have a .Net/C# background you may want to first read some or all of the previous posts i've written, before continuing on:StringsArraysCreating Classes, Properties,...
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