UWP exception handling and logging with WinUX
When it comes to exception handling, there is always the odd occasion where you forgot to put a null check or try-catch which results in an exception being thrown in your application resulting in it...
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Adding TextBox validation to your UWP application with WinUX
There have been many occasions when I’ve been building apps that I’ve required the need for a form. This is normally a login screen which has some required fields that have specific client validation...
View ArticleMake Microsoft Band development easier with Band Studio
Towards the end of April, Microsoft updated the Microsoft Band SDK to allow developers more access to the platform so they can customise their users’ experiences both in their mobile app and the Band...
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Students, get involved with Windows 10 now!
Microsoft Imagine is the hub for everything student related in technology and as well as their famous Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, they are pulling out all the stops to get students involved with...
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Developing for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Background Execution
In this post, I’m going to cover the basics of getting your Band connected using a Background Task in a Windows Phone application. If you’ve not yet discovered the basics of working with the Band SDK,...
View ArticleProgramming for beginners in C# with James
This blog is the first in a multi-part series on learning to program in C#. In the series, I’ll be producing helpful videos, live coding sessions and code samples so you can learn how to develop your...
View ArticleEnabling multi-user input drawing on the UWP InkCanvas
Microsoft introduced the InkCanvas into the Universal Windows Platform as a way of apps leveraging the power of ink with devices like the Surface Pro’s and Surface Hub being quite well-known for their...
View ArticleUsing the Networking APIs in WinUX for UWP applications
As part of the recent update to WinUX, new networking APIs have been included which leverage the power of the Windows HttpClient with a framework which make it easy to extend but also keep it simple...
View ArticleDeveloping for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Band Tiles
In this post, I’m going to cover the basics of getting a new 3rd-party tile for your application onto the Microsoft Band with WinRT using the SDK. If you’d like to see how to get started with Band...
View ArticleDemonstrating enterprise Windows 10 development at Microsoft BUILD 2015
In the past week, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some fantastic attendees at the Microsoft BUILD conference as a member of staff. The company I work for, Black Marble Ltd., attend the BUILD...
View ArticleWindows 10 to be the ‘last version of Windows’
At the Microsoft Ignite conference, I visited one of the talks that Jerry Nixon and Christine Matheney, Microsoft Developer Evangelists, were giving on Live Tiles and Notifications in Windows 10....
View ArticleMaking IoT real with the Internet of ‘Your’ Things
Microsoft UK just wrapped up their Data Culture event series which provided full days worth of content covering the Microsoft Data Platform, Business Intelligence and Analytics features through a...
View ArticleWhat’s new in WinUX update 2.3
As part of WinUX update 2.3, improvements have been made to the WindowHelper to make it easier to create and manage secondary windows for your UWP application. If you’ve not yet looked at the WinUX...
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What happened to WinUX?
For those who follow my GitHub projects, you may be aware of a project I created called WinUX, originally codenamed Croft.Core. It is a collection of libraries that were built for the Universal...
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Let’s just copy and paste! – A programming horror story
After recently taking a break from a project that my development team put a lot of time and effort into, coming back to it after another team worked on it has left me uneasy. Dedicating so much time...
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Lessons learned from technical team leadership
Over the last year, I’ve had the opportunity to take up a technical team leadership role for a team of software engineers porting a large Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application to Android using...
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What’s new in XPlat v1.4
XPlat Windows APIs version 1.4 is now available in the wild as NuGet packages for you to download to your applications or you can get the source via GitHub! XPlat Windows APIs What is XPlat? XPlat...
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Building .NET libraries – Enhanced multi-targeting with .NET Standard
Multi-targeting has been a feature of .NET Standard since it’s inception, but did you know that you can enhance this incredible feature to include additional platforms and frameworks? Over the last...
View ArticleDeveloping for Windows 10 – Implementing jump lists
Jump lists have been a part of classic Windows apps for years giving you the ability to jump back into areas of those apps where you left off or perform... The post Developing for Windows 10 –...
View ArticleA new Windows 10 experience with the Lumia 950 XL and Microsoft Band 2
With the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL running a new mobile Windows 10 experience combined with the Microsoft Band 2, Windows Phone consumers and business users are in for a treat!... The post A new Windows...
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