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Announcing Hilo
Hilo is a Windows Store app I helped patterns & practices to develop earlier in the year. The app, developed using C++ and XAML, is an end-to-end app tha...
Suspend/resume/activation in a C++/CX app
Previously I extended the sample photo viewing app so that the user can covert a colour photo to greyscale, on the PhotoView page. This used MVVM and command...
MVVM and commands in a C++/CX app
Previously I demonstrated how to implement the MVVM pattern in C++/CX, through a small sample app that allows the user to view the photos in their Pictures l...
Navigating between pages in a C++/CX app
Previously I’ve developed a small photo viewing sample app to show how to implement a Windows Store app that supports design-time data, and uses the MVVM and...
Range-based for loops in a C++/CX app
One of the new developments introduced in C++11 are range-based for loops. Range-based for loops are an extension of the for keyword, and provide an efficien...