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Announcing Hilo JavaScript
Hilo is a Windows Store app I helped patterns & practices to develop earlier in the year. The app, originally developed using C++ and XAML, is an end-to-...
Creating an attached behaviour in a C++/CX app
Previously I’ve developed a sample photo viewing app to show how to implement a Windows Store app in C++/CX. The app uses MVVM as an architectural pattern in...
Unit testing a C++/CX app
There are many ways that a Windows Store app should be tested, including: Unit testing Integration testing UX testing Security testing Localization test...
Thread context in C++/CX apps
When developing Hilo we discovered that there are special context rules for task continuations that wrap async objects, or that use the create_async function...
Tips for building Windows Store apps using XAML and C++
The //build/ conference was last week and one of the many sessions was about tips for building a Windows Store app using XAML and C++. Specifically, this ses...