Articles
- Choosing an Application Framework for Windows Phone 7 Application Development
- There are two application frameworks for Windows Phone 7 application development: Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft XNA Framework. Each offer different strengths and weaknesses. By the end of this hour, you will be introduced to both the Silverlight and XNA frameworks.
- Innovation and Social Networking: How Customer Complaints Can Lead to Market-Disrupting Innovations
- David Croslin, author of Innovate the Future: A Radical New Approach to IT Innovation, examines how consumer interaction in social networks can point the way to the innovation of disruptive technologies that improve products.
- Getting Started with ATDD: Overcoming the Biggest Mistakes Right from the Start
- If you want to introduce ATDD to a project or client, common sense says to begin by choosing the tool you want to use. So why does Markus Gärtner, author of ATDD by Example: A Practical Guide to Acceptance Test-Driven Development, quash that common-sense notion? Because it doesn't work.
- Choosing Between References and Pointers in C++
- Pointers have always been among the favorite subjects of C and C++ programmers. The introduction of reference types to the C++ language raises a series of questions: How are references similar or different from pointers? How are they implemented? And how do they replace pointers altogether in the modern crop of languages: Java, C#, and VB.NET? Also, can you reduce pointer usage in C++? Brian Overland, author of C++ Without Fear: A Beginner's Guide That Makes You Feel Smart, 2nd Edition, explores all these points.
- Testing the Big Picture on Agile Teams
- One of the biggest problems on many agile teams is forgetting the real business value of the feature they are developing. Even with all the testing done for each story, the team may deliver a feature that has outstanding issues, or does not meet the customer’s expectations. This article covers how to balance the fast feedback of working in small increments and iterations with ensuring that the overall feature delivers adequate business value.
Podcasts
Android App Development Fundamentals: Cannon Game App- Introduction- Paul Deitel presents the learning objectives from Lesson 7: Cannon Game App, from Android App Development Fundamentals I LiveLessons Video Training - everything you need to learn to start building Android apps.
- Android App Development Fundamentals: Creating the Welcome App's Project in Eclipse
- This video tutorial teaches you how to create the Welcome App's Project in Eclipse from Android App Development Fundamentals I LiveLessons Video Training - everything you need to learn to start building Android apps.
- Android App Development Fundamentals: Favorite Twitter Searches App- Introduction
- Paul Deitel describes the learning objectives from Lesson 5: Favorite Twitter Searches App, from Android App Development Fundamentals I LiveLessons Video Training - everything you need to learn to start building Android apps.
Blogs
- #TuesdayTrivia: Spotlight on WP7 (Win a copy of Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Application Development)
- These days, what CAN'T a smartphone do? Microsoft is putting their own spin on things to help you experience "life in motion" when using your device. Instead of containing static application icons, the re-imagined Start screen features live Tiles showing real-time content updates.
- What Apple and Every Apple Support Professional Must Do
The Flashback attack is a sign of more to come. Are you prepared to see your Apple computer (or those you support) as functional UNIX devices that require special skills?
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