Contents tagged with HTML5
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Getting Started Managing Client-Side Data with the Breeze JavaScript Library
If you work with JavaScript a lot then you know that there’s no shortage of script libraries being released. New scripts come out on a daily basis providing UI functionality, data binding support, form validation, framework functionality and more. With all of the scripts in circulation it feels like nearly every aspect of client-side development has been covered. However, there’s one area that has seen precious few scripts – the area of client-side data management.
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New Features in ASP.NET 4.5 Web Forms Course Released on Pluralsight.com
I've been hard at work the past few months filming a new course for Pluralsight covering some of the great new features in ASP.NET 4.5 Web Forms. I'm excited to announce that the new course is titled New Features in ASP.NET 4.5 Web Forms and is now available on Pluralsight.com! If you're an ASP.NET Web Forms developer (and there are many of you out there!) then you should definitely take a look at the new features available in the 4.5 release if you haven't already. In my opinion, this is the most significant release since ASP.NET 2.0. I say that because some of the new features will truly change how you write your ASP.NET applications - especially the data binding features.
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What's Hot in the World of JavaScript and SPAs?
Client-side development continues to be more and more popular which is both good and bad for developers. It's good (great!) because we have more power than ever at our fingertips. It's bad because it can be challenging to stay up-to-speed with all of the libraries and frameworks being released (I call that job security). I hear some developers complaining about Web development and all of the script libraries being released but I personally think it provides us with a lot of choice and flexibility, not to mention enhanced productivity. I’d rather have the flexibility of choosing from a variety of scripts as opposed to only a handful.
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Code and Slides from my Fall 2012 DevConnections Talks
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Working with Tile Notifications in Windows 8 Store Apps – Part I
One of the features that really makes Windows 8 apps stand out from others is the tile functionality on the start screen. While icons allow a user to start an application, tiles provide a more engaging way to engage the user and draw them into an application. Examples of “live” tiles on part of my current start screen are shown next:
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JavaScript Data Binding with AngularJS Part II – Binding a View to a Controller/ViewModel
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JavaScript Data Binding with AngularJS Part I – Getting Started
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Pluralsight Meet the Author Podcast on HTML5 Canvas Programming
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JavaScript Data Binding Frameworks
Data binding is where it’s at now days when it comes to building client-centric Web applications. Developers experienced with desktop frameworks like WPF or web frameworks like ASP.NET, Silverlight, or others are used to being able to take model objects containing data and bind them to UI controls quickly and easily. When moving to client-side Web development the data binding story hasn’t been great since neither HTML nor JavaScript natively support data binding. This means that you have to write code to place data in a control and write code to extract it. Although it’s certainly feasible to do it from scratch (many of us have done it this way for years), it’s definitely tedious and not exactly the best solution when it comes to maintenance and re-use.
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Mobile Friendly Websites with CSS Media Queries
In a previous post the concept of CSS media queries was introduced and I discussed the fundamentals of how they can be used to target different screen sizes. I showed how they could be used to convert a 3-column wide page into a more vertical view of data that displays better on devices such as an iPhone:
