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Navigating between pages in a C++/CX app

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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

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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...

Displaying design-time data in a C++/CX app

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Previously I’ve written about detecting design mode in Blend, specifically in a WinJS app. This is sometimes necessary if you want to enable the designer-dev...

Detecting Design Mode in Blend

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The project I’m currently working on is an app in WinJS. One of the issues we faced is displaying design time data in Blend, in order to enable the designer-...

How to: Build Testable Windows Phone Applications

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An earlier post outlined the Building Testable Windows Phone Applications guidance I’d developed with Patterns and Practices. At the time of release of this ...