INotifyPropertyChanged, WinRT and Shortcuts

INotifyPropertyChanged interface is the key to data binding in many UI Microsoft frameworks, such as Windows Forms, WPF and Silverlight.  All controls in all those frameworks listen to this interface in the classes these controls are bound to and refresh the UI based on those changes.  This interface lives in System.ComponentModel, and you can read …

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Update to WinRT File Based Database

I just posted new version for my CodePlex based project for WinRT database.  This chance is small – I added IsBusy property to the database class in order to enable data binding scenarios between buttons and commands.  You can take a look at the Quick Start project that distributed as part of the download for …

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Quick Start for WinRT Database

  I have a CodePlex project for file based database for WinRT / Windows 8. You can check out this project at http://winrtdatabase.codeplex.com/ First step is to download the project and build it on your computer. Visit the download page for the latest recommended download. Unzip the source code on your machine, open it up …

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What I learned at the Build Conference

I returned from Build conference Friday night.  It was a really exciting conference in my opinion with a lot of new ideas revealed.  Microsoft had kept a very tight lid on upcoming changes for many months, and none really knew what was going to be announced at the event.  There were a number of speculations, …

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