Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 and Data Visualization, Oh My!
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This month is a big one for Microsoft developers. Windows 8 will be generally available in stores on a variety of form factors starting on 10/26,...
Telerik’s evolving platform guidance for .NET developers
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Telerik often gets questions from its customers about which of the multitude of app frameworks that Microsoft provides for .NET developers that they...
Telerik Loves Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 RTMs!
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Yesterday’s release of Visual Studio 2012 and Blend for Visual Studio 2012 marks the beginning of a new era. In some ways, VS2012 and Blend are...
June, 2012, Florida: Best TechEd Ever!
This month in Florida is going to be my 2nd TechEd ever and I’m sure the best by far. The number of things I get to do is staggering: I get to...
WinJS Promises: then and done
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As of the Windows Consumer Preview (aka Win8 Beta), the WinJS promises object has a “done” method as well as a “then” method. The “done” method is...
What’s New in the Beta Metro/JS Templates for VS11
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The Consumer Preview of Windows 8 (aka the Win8 beta) is now available for download, along with the matching Visual Studio 11 beta. You can download...
The Windows Libraries for JavaScript: Part I
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DISCLAIMER: This post is targeted at the //build/ version of the Windows Developer Preview (aka Windows 8). Things are likely to change with future...
Metro style JS Apps in VS11 & Blend
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DISCLAIMER: This post is targeted at the //build/ version of the Windows Developer Preview (aka Windows 8). Things are likely to change with future...
Your First Metro style App in JavaScript
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DISCLAIMER: This post is targeted at the //build/ version of the Windows Developer Preview (aka Windows 8). Things are likely to change with future...
Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Telerik!
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I have gotten to do a ton of really great things at Microsoft: I got to write a column on WPF and turn that column into not one, but two...