2014 - January/February
Mobile Zen! In a short 5 years, mobile development has gone from a non-existent market to a multi-billion dollar one. This issue focuses on the art of mobile software development with concepts inclusing cross-platform development and mobile design.
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Twenty Years as a Software Engineer
This editorial reflects on past conferences and looks forward to 2014.
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SharePoint Content Database Performance
SharePoint guru Sahil shows us how to get the most from SharePoint installations by making sure that they run as fast and efficiently as possible.
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Using the WPF TreeView with Multiple Levels
When your WPT TreeView needs to go deeper than two levels, you might run into a snag. Paul shows us how to use the HierarchicalDataTemplate to get around this problem.
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Why Your App’s UX is More Important than You Think
Have you ever found a great app idea but struggled to use it? Q explains some basic steps you can follow to be sure that your creation doesn’t get put in the pile of unused apps.
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Developing Cross-Platform Mobile Apps using Xamarin
Wei-Meng gives us a step-by-step guide to making seamless cross-platform mobile apps with Xamarin.
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The Simplest Thing Possible: Promises in JavaScript
In another of his edifying series, John shows us how to get a response whether your code fails or succeeds using promises.
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Bootstrap 3: What’s It All About?
Bootstrap 2.x was a great product, but you’ll build more attractive, more inviting, and more accessible websites with the next Bootstrap. Jim and Scott tell us what’s new.
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Cross-Platform Localization for Mobile Apps
Chris shows us how to make sure that your app is not only cross-platform, but international and global as well.
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New iOS 7 APIs for the C# Developer
You can use Xamarin to directly access native iOS APIs and still take advantage of what you know about C# and the .NET Framework. Jason shows us just how easy it is.
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Managed Coder: On Passion
Ted Neward's b-monthly column on development. This issue Ted discusses the concept of developer passion.