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Download Camera Usage and Features, from iOS* to Windows* 8 Store App [PDF 1.26MB]
Download Camera Usage and Features, from iOS* to Windows* 8 Store App [PDF 1.26MB]
Download Developing Enterprise Windows* Store Apps using RESTful Web Services [PDF 596KB]
This article discusses a way to create Enterprise Windows* Store apps that are connected to RESTful web services. It also includes a case study on implementing a network healthcare-themed application in C# that consumes a RESTful web service.
I just released the Demo form my platform and interface library Betray and Seducecreated for the Intel Ultimate coder challenge.
You can download it here:
http://www.quelsolaar.com/Seduce_demo.zip
I will release full source code soon.
Here is the readme included in the download:
Download Advanced Touch Gestures API Overview, from iOS* to Windows* 8 Store Apps [PDF 351KB]
This is my last Blog update for the Challenge and there are only a few days left before delivery. Since the last post, I have been to LA and then flown to Tokyo and tomorrow I'm moving on to Seoul. Life has been busy, but life should be busy. As a lone developer time management and being efficient is very important. Being able to whip up my Ultrabook anywhere in the world and get some work done no matter how short time you have is really essential.
Consider an educational app that teaches a child how to write letters. The app may be interactive, allowing the child to swipe screens, pinch/zoom pictures, etc. Now, what if the app was able to teach handwriting by recognizing if the child drew a particular letter? I'm going to talk about how a developer can handle this scenario. The goal here is to assume that iOS* code already exists for this and that it needs to be ported over to Windows 8* using the C# language. If you are interested, read on!
This week Ive been thinking a lot about how to design a UI toolkit, and this is about to get very techy, because I would like to talk about API design.
I prefer C to C++ and I'm not particularly fond of Object orientation (Although i use it on occasion). UIs is an area that are often thought of as a place where Object Oriented design realy shines, but I think that is because of how we think UIs should be designed. Lets have a look at how one would typically create a button in a UI system:
void my_button_callback(void *user)
{