Software Craftsmanship 2013 Calendars by Country in 2012
See how the Telerik Software Craftsmanship 2013 wall calendar sales break down by country.
View ArticleFinding and Fixing Performance and Memory Issues Episode I
Episode I – The Frozen Screen Do you want to test your optimization chops with JustTrace? Does using a guide feel like cheating? Then don’t read this article! Instead, download the JustTraceExamples...
View ArticleMocking Property Getters and Setters
In typical unit testing scenarios, mocking property getters and setters isn't high on the list of areas of concern. Where it usually comes into play is when an entity’s properties’ values (or the act...
View ArticleGet Started with ASP.Net AJAX Controls: Gauging the Data Configuration
Welcome back to our series on getting started with the ASP.Net AJAX Controls. In part 2 of this series, we defined our project and site layout with navigation menus. In this article we will configure a...
View ArticleAsserting Behavior with JustMock
JustMock is a great tool for abstracting dependencies in unit tests, and the new automocking feature makes it even faster to develop unit tests. Another great feature in JustMock and JustMock Lite is...
View ArticleDemystifying unexpected redirects to login page in ASP.NET
Have you often configured the authorization settings of your website to specify areas with special access rules? One of the common scenarios is to create a website that should be available only to...
View ArticleMVVM in WinJS Part 2 – Observable Collections
As I explained in my last post on MVVM in WinJS, the goal of the MVVM pattern (as well as the Presentation Model pattern) is to create a separation of concerns between the model and the view. This...
View ArticleExtending the functionality of RadControls with Attached Properties
Every developer has found him or herself in the situation where a control is missing the one feature that would be perfect in a specific situation or they would love to have a slightly different...
View ArticleHow to Build Telerik.com-like Navigation with Telerik’s ASP.NET Menu Control
Many curious customers send us tickets every week to ask us how they can implement a menu similar to that on our official website, www.telerik.com, using RadMenu for ASP.NET AJAX. The following post is...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 – Dynamic AppBars for Conference Buddy
This part of the application has four “screens” or PivotItems of data. If we take a look at the application bar (in green at the bottom), then we will quickly notice the following: Contact Details –...
View ArticleMVVM in WinJS Part 1 - Observable Models
The goal of the Presentation Model pattern is to “Represent the state and behavior of the presentation independently of the GUI controls used in the interface” (from Martin Fowler’s website.) All of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Wireframes in Application Design
Recently, I joined efforts with two of my good friends and fellow Telerik Evangelists Michael Crump and Jesse Liberty to jointly build an application that would run on Windows 8 and Windows Phone....
View ArticleDeveloper Resolutions for 2013
My friend and coworker Chris Eargle wrote a great post on some resolutions for the New Year. It made me think about how lucky we were to avoid this particular apocalypse (along with all of the others...
View ArticleWindows 8 GridView, ListView and SnapView
Every Windows 8 application must also support SnapView, in which your application is allocated 320x768 pixels – that is, your application is squeezed into a relatively thin sliver on the left or right...
View ArticleWindows 8 AppBars in WinJS
Microsoft’s guidance for Windows 8 applications is based on content over chrome. Development styles for prior versions of Windows often included navigation controls, buttons, tabs, and other...
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