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Writing Concurrent Programs Using F# Mailbox Processors
Last updated: Monday, May 17, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2017 - July/August
Rachel takes a close look at F# mailbox processors to help you efficiently process messages. She covers replying, scanning (for a particular message or subject), and coordinating multiple agents, and makes it easy once you know which connections to make.
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Data-Driven Testing with Visual Studio
Last updated: Friday, May 21, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2017 - March/April
Does the idea of using an app that’s never been tested give you the willies? It should, and Paul talks about finding the sticking points so you can be confident that your code works as intended before someone fires it up.
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Simplest Thing Possible: Dynamic Lambda Expressions
Last updated: Friday, June 11, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2016 - July/August
Lambda expressions have been around for a while, but they seem poorly understood and generally underused. You can juice up your code with these dynamic types from .NET, according to John. Find out how!
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Arranging Views with Xamarin.Forms Layout
Last updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2016 - May/June
There’s no longer a simple answer to what sort of device your page will be viewed upon. Walt examines the options and shows you how to make sure that yours will look great on anything, old or new.
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Taming Mobile Apps with Cordova and Visual Studio
Last updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2015 - March/April
Writing native mobile applications can be a pain because of all the different platforms. Rick uses two tools, Cordova and Visual Studio, to take the pain away.
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The Simplest Thing Possible: Git and Visual Studio
Last updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - November/December
John installs Git and explores how Git and Visual Studio streamline even a novice’s work.
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The Simplest Thing Possible: Understanding the Visual Studio Architectural Tools, Part 2
Last updated: Friday, September 3, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - September/October
John builds on the modeling tools he showed us in the last issue (Dependency Graph and Layer Diagram) using UML diagrams in Visual Studio.
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Architectural Tools in VS
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - May/June
John explains the dependency graph and the layer diagram tools in Visual Studio. Once you see how they work and what they can do, you’ll use them as part of every project.
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Building Office 365 Cloud Business Apps
Last updated: Monday, December 27, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - May/June
You already know that using Visual Studio 2013 streamlines building business apps. Beth shows you how to use its Cloud Business App project template to improve collaboration between Office 365, SharePoint, and all your mobile devices.
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Visual Studio 2013
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - March/April
Keeping up with Visual Studio’s frequent and often simultaneous releases from multiple sources can be nearly impossible. In another of his edifying series, John Petersen gives us the scoop.
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Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly
Last updated: Friday, February 22, 2019
Published in: Book Excerpts, Newsletters
Visual Studio 2013 brings many new improvements to the popular integrated development environment, including the long-awaited synchronized settings and notifications. With author Alessandro Del Sole as your guide, you will learn how to harness these features for increased productivity and efficiency. For novices and returning experts alike, Visual Studio 2013 Succinctly offers a point of entry into one of Microsoft's most powerful tools.