This is the first tech coming out of Microsoft in several years that I’m excited about….really excited about. So, I thought I would take you, dear reader, on a learning adventure with me. Let’s dive in… What is TypeScript? TypeScript is a new programming language that Microsoft...
In version 1.0 we had pretty good support for building apps for WP7, but in v1.1 we’ve taken things up a notch. Let’s look at the same HelloWP7 sample that we did previously , but see how it’s been updated to take advantage of our improved tombstoning, launcher/chooser support and strongly...
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Rob Eisenberg
on 06-09-2011
Filed under: Xaml, WPF/e, Caliburn, Featured, Silverlight, DSL, RIA, Tutorial, MVVM, UI Architecture, Caliburn Micro, WP7
In Caliburn.Micro we have a series of supporting services for building presentation tiers. Among them is the EventAggregator, a service which supports in-process publish/subscribe. There are various implementations of this pattern available in other frameworks, but I think you’ll find that Caliburn...
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Rob Eisenberg
on 05-30-2011
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One of the main features of Caliburn.Micro is manifest in its ability to remove the need for boiler plate code by acting on a series of conventions. Some people love conventions and some hate them. That’s why CM’s conventions are fully customizable and can even be turned off completely if...
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Rob Eisenberg
on 12-16-2010
Filed under: WPF, Xaml, databinding, WPF/e, Caliburn, Featured, Silverlight, RIA, Tutorial, MVVM, UI Architecture, Caliburn Micro, WP7
Up until now I’ve been focusing on fairly simple usage of Screens and Conductors. In this article, I want to show something a bit more sophisticated. This sample is based loosely on the ideas demonstrated by Billy Hollis in this well-known DNR TV episode . Rather than take the time to explain what...
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Rob Eisenberg
on 11-18-2010
Filed under: WPF, Xaml, databinding, WPF/e, Caliburn, Featured, Silverlight, RIA, Tutorial, MEF, MVVM, UI Architecture, Caliburn Micro, WP7