Blogs|May 5, 2016

The Future of Angular2, and More Updates From NG-Conf 2016

Some highlights of day two of ng-conf 2016: Day two started with a focus on the future of Angular2. No, they didn’t announce Angular3, but they did focus on the work they are finishing up and looking towards the future. For example, work is in progress to build an offline compiler for Angular2 applications. This…
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Blogs|May 4, 2016

Highlights From Angular’s NG-Conf 2016

I just finished up the first day of ng-conf 2016 and as usual, it has been a great informative conference. Thanks to the organizers, sponsors, and Angular team members for all your efforts. Here are some highlights from today: Brad Green’s keynote address, of course, covered the big picture of the Angular development work. The…
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Blogs|May 3, 2016

Using Redux to Manage Angular2 Application State

In this post, I want to focus on managing application state. In the example application, I tried to create an application that had a reasonably complex user interface (“complex” is relative here, of course). The user interface needed to show where changes in one area of the page had immediate impact on other areas. If…
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xamarin-development|Apr 27, 2016

Microsoft Open-Sources Xamarin SDK, Adds New Developer Tools

Microsoft today announced that it has open-sourced the Xamarin SDK for iOS, Android and Mac, making good on a promise it made during Build 2016. The source code released to the .NET Foundation under the MIT license includes native API bindings for all three platforms, command line tools and Xamarin.Forms, the company’s cross-platform UI framework.…
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angular|Apr 25, 2016

Angular2 Series

As we add posts in the Angular2 series, this post will get updated. Big Ideas Behind Angular2 Container and Presentation Components in Angular2 Yes, I used jQuery in my Angular2 application Using Redux to Manage Angular2 Application State  
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Blogs|Apr 24, 2016

Yes, I Used jQuery in My Angular2 Application

An astute observer has probably noticed that I’m using jQuery in my Angular2 example application. “The horror! Revoke his Angular2 license now!!” I’m in no way saying this is a best practice or even a good practice. Including jQuery is not required or even desirable for most Angular2 applications. Angular1 had a dependency on jQuery…
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news|Apr 20, 2016

Azure Container Service Now Commercially Available

Azure Container Service is out of preview and ready for prime time, Microsoft announced Tuesday. The service gives businesses a simple way to run their containerized applications in the cloud; it’s been available in preview since the end of last year. Microsoft is offering Azure Container Service with a choice of two orchestration systems: Docker…
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Blogs|Apr 18, 2016

Container and Presentation Components in Angular2

Angular2 has a strong emphasis on components. An application is made up of a tree of components, starting from the root component and working down to child components. This helps to organize your application into logical and manageable pieces. Complex user interface can be broken down into smaller components, assembling them together, to better organize…
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azure-and-cloud-computing|Apr 15, 2016

Microsoft: Gag Order Suit ‘Is About the Future of Cloud Technology’

A lawsuit filed by Microsoft against the U.S. Justice Department Thursday could determine the future of privacy in the cloud, Microsoft’s chief legal officer told Geekwire. The suit challenges the federal government’s use of secrecy orders to compel Microsoft and other technology companies to turn over customers’ information—without informing customers that they are targets in…
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Blogs|Apr 12, 2016

Big Ideas Behind Angular2

When I first started using AngularJS (way back in version 0.8, I believe), I was continually impressed at what it could do. The team I was working with at the time had many discussions on how this young framework could be used effectively within our project. We found ourselves experimenting with different techniques and slowly…
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news|Apr 7, 2016

Latest Windows 10 Preview Build Includes Bash, Cortana Updates

Yes, there’s a dark theme and new emojis, but there are a lot more than aesthetic changes in the latest Windows 10 build released to Fast Ring Insiders Wednesday. In Build 14316, Microsoft is making available for preview a number of features slated for this summer’s Anniversary Update. Let’s start with perhaps the most interesting…
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Xamarin Development|Apr 1, 2016

Free Xamarin, and Other Goodies for Developers From Build 2016

On Day Two of Build 2016, Microsoft made the announcement that developers have been hoping for since the company acquired Xamarin in February: Xamarin tools will now be free for all Visual Studio users. Subscribers to both paid and free tiers of Visual Studio will have access, which lowers considerably the cost of developing native apps…
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