Sometimes we spend so long working in a technology it is a difficult to make a switch. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right!? The problem is, the world moves on. Using server side technologies like ASP.NET WebForms is something I still love to do, add a few DevExpress components onto a page, set … Read more
DDD Perth was held last weekend in, you guessed it Perth, a sleepy little city in Western Australia. It still makes me smile when sharing with overseas friends that they don’t quite understand the size of our beautiful country. It’s a 45 hour drive, or a 5 hour flight from Brisbane to Perth. The flight … Read more
April 2014, I wrote a post about CodeRush vs ReSharper. At the time Roslyn was a hot topic, Microsoft were open sourcing their compiler technology, DevExpress wanted to take advantage of that while JetBrains didn’t (and for compelling reasons). Two and a bit years later the wrapper is about to be removed from the offical public … Read more
DevExtreme has to be one of my favourite tools to create mobile apps, but it’s not without some caveats. The biggest one being debugging. The simulator is an amazing piece of software except for when you need to run some PhoneGap plugins, or access device specific features. So what is the best way … Read more
It’s time to start cranking out some webinars. Julian and I are starting off a series of JavaScript / PhoneGap / DevExtreme presentations covering the things that have driven us mad over the last few months. It’s one thing to get into mobile development, but another to maintain your sanity once you commence. It … Read more
The one thing I found when I was learning about libraries and frameworks was that it was much easier to watch someone use it than have to read about it. That’s also true of TestCafé, even though we’ve made it a lot easier to hit the ground running over the past couple of releases. Join … Read more
Following a recent webinar on what went into the building of DXHotels a lot of people got in touch and asked if I could show how to actually *build* it. That sounded like a great idea since it is a good example of a real world scenario website and the hurdles faced would provide beneficial … Read more
Dear Apple, I’m sorry but it’s just not working out. It’s not you, it’s me. Look, the last four years have been good. I’m not going to forget the memories we made. Yes, we’ve had our ups and downs, but it’s just not the same any more. I remember how excited I used to get … Read more
With only a couple of weeks to go before the exciting new launch of the DevExpress v14.2 release, I decided to start taking a look at ASP.NET MVC and how WinForm and WebForm (ASP.NET) developers can make the leap into this ever expanding, ever trending technology. Join me as I take the lid off the … Read more
This week Julian M Bucknall and I are going to take you on a tour behind the scenes of DX Hotels, the mock hotel booking site we introduced in 14.1. From it’s conception to final publishing, DX Hotels contains best practices, stunning graphics, design and layout as well as a rich mobile and desktop UI. Join … Read more