Free ebook: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Hello, Kraig Brockschmidt here. To help celebrate //build/, I’m delighted to announce the completion of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript!
You can download the ebook in PDF format here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=270056 (17.9 MB)
EPUB format is here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=272592 (37.3 MB)
MOBI format is here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=272591 (69.5 MB)
The ebook’s companion content is here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=270057 (59.9 MB) (Note: An updated version of the companion content was made available on November 8, 2012, to fix a line of code.)
This free ebook provides comprehensive coverage of the platform for Windows Store apps. Since its second preview in August, we’ve added the remaining chapters on live tiles, notifications, background tasks, background transfers, networking, devices, printing, WinRT components, accessibility, localization, and the Windows Store itself. The final ebook contains 17 chapters. And of course all of the earlier chapters have also been reviewed and refined—over 800 pages in total, along with new and updated companion content!
Friday, November 23, 2012
Polyglot Programming on the Web | Groovy Zone
Polyglot Programming on the Web | Groovy Zone
Whether you like it or not, the web platform has become the dominant client-side technology. This fact is so obvious that even Microsoft and Adobe have abandoned their solutions in favour of the web. And as we’re going to build larger and larger applications in the browser, we need to find ways of doing it in a more productive fashion. I believe languages are a big part of it. And that’s where the Javascript community can learn a little bit from Java.
Whether you like it or not, the web platform has become the dominant client-side technology. This fact is so obvious that even Microsoft and Adobe have abandoned their solutions in favour of the web. And as we’re going to build larger and larger applications in the browser, we need to find ways of doing it in a more productive fashion. I believe languages are a big part of it. And that’s where the Javascript community can learn a little bit from Java.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Using the open xml format sdk 2.0 version | social.msdn.microsoft.com
Using the open xml format sdk 2.0 version | social.msdn.microsoft.com.
Here's a quickie on navigating to a cell in an Excel 2007 XML document, using the Open XML Format SDK verison 2.0 released recently...
6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers | LinkedIn
6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers
You're the boss, but you still spend too much time on the day-to-day. Here's how to become the strategic leader your company needs.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Using LINQ to Query Tables in Excel 2007 | MSDN
Using LINQ to Query Tables in Excel 2007
Microsoft LINQ allows for database style queries against object data. Although you cannot run LINQ queries directly against data stored in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbooks, it is possible to load the data into objects that do support LINQ.
This Visual How To illustrates how to use the Open XML Formats to load information stored in Excel worksheets into generic lists that support LINQ.
This Visual How To uses the Open XML Format SDK 2.0, which you need to install before you begin.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
QTP 11 now supports Google Chrome browser | Learn QTP
QTP 11 now supports Google Chrome browser | Learn QTP
QTP 11 now provides replay support for Google Chrome browser. You would need to download and install the patch QTPWEB_00088.EXE available at HP’s support site.
Web Services | Learn QTP
Web Services | Learn QTP
Once again I am here with a new series of posts which will focus on Web Services Testing using QTP.
The series is divided in four parts
- Testing Web Services – Key Concepts
- Web Service Testing Wizard
- Adding Web Service Test Object to Object Repository
- Testing Web Services without enabling Web Services Add-in
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