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
I’m sure we would all love to work in an environment where as soon as a cool new technology is available we can switch everything over! The reality is we don’t (or at least the people I get to talk to don’t!) So for many the mobile dilemma is simple… how do I get to … Read more
Over the years I have always enjoyed getting my hands on the latest gadgets, and my time as an Apple developer has been no different, as soon as a phone was announced I’d want to be among the first to get it. This year Apple announced that it would release to multiple countries on the … Read more
Support My Ride to Conquer Cancer The Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer is a cycling journey throughout Queensland’s scenic countryside that I’m embarking on to fight cancer. It will be a challenge in a number of ways, but with my bike, my helmet, and your generosity, a real impact will be made! Contribute to … Read more
This is not the first time I have participated in a major product release during my time here at DevExpress, but I still can’t help getting caught up in the excitement surrounding our twice yearly launch (let’s not get into a debate on biannual vs biennial). The focus is on becoming a UI Superhero and … Read more
Will CR/R# take advantage of Roslyn??? WOW! what a hot topic… In short, here is what you need to know… 1. Will ReSharper take advantage of Roslyn? NO 2. Will CodeRush take advantage of Roslyn? YES Now, to be fair both camps have produced two very detailed posts (click on the links above) As a … Read more
We all understand the importance of a good testing framework, Test Driven Development (TDD) significantly reduces the maintenance cost of software and provides for cleaner, tidier code, but what about the UI elements of a web site or HTML5/JS Application? what’s involved in running tests on different browsers, different operating systems and devices? I recently … Read more
It still amazes me, the number of developers who have put writing mobile apps into the ‘too hard’ basket. The scenario is the same around the world… someone at a corporate level decides it would be cool to have an ‘app’, but when you start looking into it, well, it’s a nightmare. There is framework … Read more
Ok, I don’t rant too often, but this one has me annoyed. Local development house PIG Studios decided to do something a little different when it wanted to launch itself. Effectively there are a number of games in the pipeline, but given the noise of flappy bird, they decided to try and launch a quick, … Read more
What’s involved in setting up ASP.NET security? well it depends who you ask and what you want to do. It is interesting to see that something so important causes many developers to stumble. How do you set up a basic registration page? how do you maintain what roles or memberships a person has? how do … Read more