Picasso is a great open-source SDK which let you display images efficiently on Android. I wanted to use it in my MvvmCross app because it really helps you having great display performances especially on list.…
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Reminder : Sqlite is already inside #Windows 10 – no need to include it in your #UWP apps !
I have read, as a maybe a lot of you, that Sqlite is now shipped with Windows 10 : it’s true. Let’s see how you can target it.
.NET : execute some non-thread-safe code without issue in parallel with AppDomains
Today I faced a specific need withing a WPF application: I have a well-tested and already in production code which works well for a given user and I need to create an application to execute…
#HoloLens : launch a 3D (Holograms) app from a 2D #XAML app and going back to it #UWP
In this blog post I will show you how to create a 2D #XAML app which will be able to display a 3D view (holograms) and then how to go back to the 2D view…
#Windows app bundles and the ‘Subsequent submissions must continue to contain a Windows Phone 8.1 appxbundle’ error message
Some days ago when uploading my Windows app to the Store, I’ve got a strange error message : “A previous submission for this app was released with a Windows Phone 8.1 appxbundle. Subsequent submissions must…
WinRT exceptions : how to know what the hexadecimal error code means
When working with the WinRT SDK you somethimes get exceptions from it with only an hexadecimal code to help you understand what the error is. Often, when you look for it on Google/Bing, you end…
Windows Phone : localize your App name
When you build a Windows Phone App, you for sure take some time to translate it in several language. By default there is no easy way to translate the app name but you can do…
WinJS 2.0 / IE 11 : the new and shiny MutationObserver object
Let me introduce you a new feature of Internet Explorer 11 which is available in your Windows 8.1 apps too : the MutationObserver. This object lets you observe the changes on any HTML element of…
#WinRT : how to easily get the dominant color of a picture
“Content before Chrome” is the Leitmotif of Windows Store Apps. You’ll usually end up using a lot of images in your app and getting the dominant color of a picture may actually be useful. My…
Windows 8.1 : let’s discover the Scheduler of #WinJS
Windows 8.1 comes with a new feature in the WinJS SDK : a scheduler. Let’s see what it is and how to use it! In Windows 8, every job is nearly done as soon as…
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