Async programming is key today. Making the user wait while you process data is passé ,not acceptable to the modern user and against all usability principles!! But the user does want to be informed when the processing is over and what was the outcome! So how do we inform the user from asynchronous method? A […]
Category Archives: Windows 8
Creating a Resolution Independent Metro App with the ViewBox!
Recently, while working on a Windows Metro App, we faced some issues with Adaptive Layout. The requirement was that our app should support all resolutions (Minimum:-1024*768, Maximum:- 2560*1440)and maintain aspect ratios when it came to images. We solved the issue using a ViewBox but had to learn a few tricks about the Viewbox first! This […]
Creating a super generic NFC app for Windows Phone 8.1
In a recent project we had to create an Windows 8.1 NFC app to work with a specific pre-written tag band:- The challenge? The client had not identified the tag bracelet!. So although good code should work with all compatible tags, what if the the tags were bad?? NFC enabled Windows 8 works with only […]