March 2014

Volume 29 Number 3

Async Programming - Patterns for Asynchronous MVVM Applications: Data Binding

Async Programming - Patterns for Asynchronous MVVM Applications: Data Binding

Stephen Cleary

Async and Await are great, but they don't fit seamlessly with MVVM. This is the first in a series of articles that will explore using async within an MVVM application. This article covers how to use tasks with data binding, essentially creating an "asynchronous property."

DirectX Factor - Triangles and TessellationColumn

DirectX Factor - Triangles and Tessellation

Charles Petzold

Though triangles are far less integral to 2D graphics programming than to 3D, Charles Petzold explores some interesting effects created with tessellated triangles in two dimensions.

Async Programming - Asynchronous TCP Sockets as an Alternative to WCF

Async Programming - Asynchronous TCP Sockets as an Alternative to WCF

James McCaffrey

New features in .NET 4.5 that make it much easier to work with an effective alternative to Windows Communication Foundation called async socket programming. James McCaffrey shows how async socket programming works.

Cutting Edge - A First Look at ASP.NET IdentityColumn

Cutting Edge - A First Look at ASP.NET Identity

Dino Esposito

Dino Esposito explores the basics of ASP.NET authentication and the new ASP.NET Identity system from the perspective of the ASP.NET MVC 5 developer.

ASP.NET MVC 5 - A .NET Developer Primer for Single-Page Applications

ASP.NET MVC 5 - A .NET Developer Primer for Single-Page Applications

Long Le

Long Le shows how traditional ASP.NET MVC developers focused on the server side can seamlessly transition to building client-side, single-page applications.

Windows Azure Insider - The Windows Azure Service Bus and the Internet of Things, Part 2Column

Windows Azure Insider - The Windows Azure Service Bus and the Internet of Things, Part 2

Bruno Terkaly

Walk through a proof-of-concept solution to see how a Service Bus queue provides an elegant way to incorporate resiliency and occasional connectivity for IoT applications.

Windows 8.1 - Building a Netduino-Based HID Sensor for WinRT

Windows 8.1 - Building a Netduino-Based HID Sensor for WinRT

Donn Morse

Donn Morse builds a HID-based temperature sensor for the WinRT API that connects to a Windows 8.1 tablet or laptop, and creates an app that can take the sensor data and display the current temperature.

The Working Programmer - Getting Started with Oak: Data Validation and Wrapping UpColumn

The Working Programmer - Getting Started with Oak: Data Validation and Wrapping Up

Ted Neward

Ted Neward wraps up his four-part examination of the Oak framework’s dynamic approach to Web development by diving into data validation and explaining why Oak is going into his personal toolbox.

Modern Apps - A Look at the Hub Project and Control in Windows Store AppsColumn

Modern Apps - A Look at the Hub Project and Control in Windows Store Apps

Rachel Appel

Rachel Appel looks at how the Hub project template in Visual Studio works with the Hub control to help you code HTML and XAML Windows Store apps that showcase large amounts of data in an aesthetically pleasing, functional and modern layout.

Don't Get Me Started - The Peasants Are Revolting\!Column

Don't Get Me Started - The Peasants Are Revolting!

David Platt

When Avon field reps revolted against the company's new order management software, it sent a stark message. In the age of iPads, companies can no longer afford to foist bad software on their users.

Editor's Note - Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Calvin and HobbesColumn

Editor's Note - Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Calvin and Hobbes

Michael Desmond

The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip offers surprising wisdom for software developers, from the elegant genius of the Transmogrifier to the convoluted security around the clubhouse tree fort.