An app I hadn’t touched since its last store build stopped opening in my IDE. Not a compiler error, not a failing test. I opened the solution and two of the projects were simply dead in the tree. Greyed out. Unloadable. I hadn’t changed a single line. The ground underneath the code had been quietly … Read more
In January 2012 I wrote a post called “What’s in your toolbox?”, running through the tools I leaned on. My favourite grid at the time was the Component One Flexigrid. A few months later, on 29 April, I followed it with “100% DX”. That one started with a simple, slightly annoyed question: could I get … Read more
I wasn’t planning on starting another software project last weekend. In fact, I was doing my best not to
I’ve been building software a long time. Long enough to have hand-migrated more legacy codebases than I care to count, back when “modernisation” meant a fortnight of find-and-replace, a wall of compiler errors, and a knot in your stomach every time you hit Build. So when I say the project I’m about to describe had … Read more
I used to think UI Testing sucked! Let’s face it, as developers we are not keen on writing tests, I mean, isn’t that what the customer is there for 🙄 ? Seriously though, testing is a critical part of any software development process, be it TDD, Unit Tests or End-To-End Web Tests. You get the … Read more
Before you know it, we’re in the back end of October. It’s time for DevExpress v19.2 to drop, and it has! Every single platform has received love and attention in this release, including new offerings like the WinForms Gantt Control and the SvgImageBox. or maybe you’re ready to play around with our cutting edge Blazor … Read more
As one of the premier venues on the Microsoft Ignite tour, Sydney Australia is set to be an amazing experience and DevExpress are proud to be a sponsor. Sydney has already laid on it’s best weather for the start of the week with perfect blue skies and warm 37°C days! Come along and say a big … Read more
DevExpress meetup at the Powerhouse museum, December 1.
While doing a code review this week, the developer asked me if we could refactor some TypeScript. Basically take some repetitive client side code, pop it into a new file and make it easier to implement elsewhere. The project is using the powerful DevExpress ASPxGridView control in a lot of places (multiple controls on a … Read more
