In this Issue: Max Paulousky, Renuka Prasad, Ollie Riches, Jesse Liberty(-2-, -3-, -4-, -5-), Medusa M, John Papa, Beth Massi, and Joost van Schaik.
Above the Fold:
Silverlight:
"Stop What You Are Doing And Learn About Reactive Programming"
Jesse Liberty
WP7:
"Windows Phone Looping Selector for Digits "
Max Paulousky
Lightswitch:
"How To Send HTML Email from a LightSwitch Application"
Beth Massi
Shoutouts:
Shawn Wildermuch has niether GooNews for users of his cool WP7 app or or for the WP7 Marketplace in general: R.I.P. GooNews
From SilverlightCream.com:
Windows Phone Looping Selector for Digits
Max Paulousky expanded on the Looping selector for some customization allowing him to display width/height metric measurement selectors... great job, Max!
WP7 – How to Create a Simple Checked Listbox In Windows Phone 7
Renuka Prasad has the code for a nicely-working checked Listbox for WP7 on his blog... the post is the code...
WP7Contrib: Network Connectivity Push Model
Ollie Riches had a post last week that I'm just catching up to... about the 'push model' for network connectivity they produced in WP7 Contrib.
Using the Camera in Windows Phone 7
Jesse Liberty has a bunch of posts up... I'm just going to bite the bullet and catch up! ... this 'From Scratch post 24 is all about the camera in your WP7 dev travails... and he makes it look so darned easy :)
Linq and Fluent Programming
Jesse Liberty's next post is 'From Scratch 25 and is all about Linq and Fluent Programming which started with a discussion at Codemash with Bill Wagner... wanna get a handle on fluent programming? ... check this out.
Stop What You Are Doing And Learn About Reactive Programming
Another item you might want to get your head around is Reactive Programming, or Rx... Jesse Liberty has a great post up discussing this, as his 'From Scratch post 26... good external links, and lots of commentary as well.
Rx–Reactive Programming for Windows Phone
Jesse Liberty's 'From Scratch 27 follows the previous on about Rx by taking the Rx show to the WP7 development arena. Want a solid Rx example... here ya go!
Reactive Extensions–Observable Sequences are First Class Objects
Finally catching up with Jesse Liberty (for now), I find this 'From Scratch number 28 which is again on Rx and WP7 dev, expanding on the example from the previous post by harnessing the power of Rx
Localizing Silverlight applications
Medusa M has a nice post up at dotnetslackers on localization in Silverlight. If you haven't had to do localization before, it can get to be a pain... understanding an article like this will get you part of the way to being pain-free.
Silverlight TV 59: What Goes Into Baking Silverlight?
Very cool presentation for those of you interested in the bits ... John Papa's Silverlight TV number 59 is up and he's chatting with Andy Rivas about the process followed getting the bits to us.
How To Send HTML Email from a LightSwitch Application
Beth Massi's latest Lightswitch post is on sending HTML Email via SMTP from Lightswitch, and then follows that up with sending Email via Outlook automation.
ViewModel driven animations using the Visual State Manager, DataStateBehavior and Expression Blend
After some good user feedback, Joost van Schaik decided to make some modifications to his WP7 app, and got involved in a Page Title collapse animation driven from the ViewModel. Check out the nice write-up, video, external links, and source... all good!
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