July 2012
Volume 27 Number 07
July 2012 Code Downloads
July 2012
| ASP.NET MVC 4 - Test-Driving ASP.NET MVC Learn best practices and techniques for enhancing the testability of your ASP.NET MVC applications. |
| Data Points - Create and Consume JSON-Formatted OData JSON is an increasingly important format for application development. Make sure you know how to consume OData in JSON format and create WCF Data Services that return JSON. |
| Internet of Things - A Smart Thermostat on the Service Bus We continue our series on the Internet of Things by building a connected device—a smart thermostat—and wiring it up to the Windows Azure Service Bus. |
| Test Run - Classification and Prediction Using Neural Networks In the May issue, James McCaffrey explained the basics of neural networks. Now he shows you how to use neural networks to classify existing data into groups, and to predict the group membership of new data. |
| The Working Programmer - The Science of Computers Our columnist enlists the help of a bona-fide computer scientist to explain how developers can make their lives a little easier by understanding the theories behind certain parts of computer science. |
| Touch and Go - Windows Phone Motion and 3D Views When a Windows Phone program knows the orientation of the phone in 3D space, the phone can provide a portal into a 3D world. The new Motion class makes it possible, as Charles Petzold explains. |
| Windows Phone - Writing a Compass Application for Windows Phone Windows Phone now exposes sensors such as the accelerometer, GPS and compass (magnetometer). Here, Donn Morse walks through the creation of a compass app to demonstrate how developers can interact with that sensor. |