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Monday, December 6, 2010

Windows Phone 7 and Data Persistence - Not As Simple As You Might Think

Posted by Don Sorcinelli in "Windows Phone Developer" @ 07:00 AM

Now that users are getting their hands on Windows Phone 7 devices, many of the applications submitted to the Windows Phone Marketplace are getting their first real tests out in the field. While many of the applications are meeting or even exceeding user expectations, there have been some complaints. If you were to categorize the issues across applications, one area that seems to be a pain point among users has been some applications and their saving - or not saving - data properly, or at least to the expectation of the user.

While Microsoft has done an admirable job in explaining and detailing the process for Windows Phone 7 developers for data persistance and the Windows Phone 7 architectural model, I can't help but think that some of the messaging hasn't made it to all developers. The simple concept of ensuring that data that needs to persisted or saved can be quite complex to implement. Not taking the proper care in this matter can result in a very poor user experience and very disgruntled users.

With all the talk happening around why data is not being saved, I thought it would be a good time to discuss some helpful reminders and tips around data persistence from a Windows Phone 7 development perspective. Hopefully, these friendly reminders from "your old Uncle Don" will make your application behave a bit better and make your users a bit happier.

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Wildermuth on Windows Phone 7 Development

Posted by Adan Galvan in "Windows Phone News" @ 05:00 AM

http://wildermuth.com/

"I've recorded a little video showing using Visual Studio 2010 and the actual device to debug directly on the device. Yes it works...and yes its fast. I am really happy with the experience. Debugging with the emulator is fast too, but there are times when you want to make sure it works on the device and that the performance is what you expect on the device."

Shawn Wildermuth, a Microsoft MVP (C#), has put up a great three part series showcasing the development process on Windows Phone 7. In the first part of the series, he looks at the phone hardware that he received from Microsoft (the LG that will never actually make it to market). In the second part of the series, he demonstrates how easy it is to debug a program while it runs in the device (as opposed to the emulator). Finally, he has created a longer 20-minute demonstration on building your first application (a simple number generator) using Visual Studio and Expression Blend. Shawn has also provided source code that you can modify yourself. Hit the link for the posts and links to the source code.


Thursday, July 24, 2008

Pocket Programming Language Now On Sale - 50% off!

Posted by Jon Westfall in "Pocket PC Developer" @ 06:00 PM

http://www.arianesoft.ca/

"Write software for your Smartphone, PocketPC and PC in minutes using our new programming language. PPL is a fast and easy-to-learn programming language that is fully object-oriented."

PPL is on sale now until August 31 for $37.35 CAD / $34.95 USD / 18.68 GBP / 223.89 SEK (OK, I gotta stop playing with the currency drop down on their shopping cart page). Here's the link for anyone interested in this pretty nice deal.


Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator Available for Download

Posted by Jon Westfall in "DEVELOPER" @ 06:00 AM

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile...ccelerator.aspx

"We're really excited to announce that the new Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008 has been released to the web and can be found here at the Microsoft Downloads site. Having the best mobile development platform and tools is more important now than it’s ever been before and that’s why we’ve delivered this new Accelerator to empower our developer community to do their best work on the Windows Mobile platform."


I couldn't have found a better first post on our new interface (and first Smartphone Thoughts post) than this little gem courtsey of the Windows Mobile team blog. Some of the pieces of the solution accelerator look positively sublime, especially the Adapt your App (Create 1 binary that runs on both smartphones and pocket pcs, in landscape or portrait!). If you need to create something rather complex (e.g. signature input) on short notice, take a look at ths plethora of commented code - available now for download!


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