Videos tagged with Derik Whittaker

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to read and write data to Isolated Storage for Silverlight on the Windows Phone 7 platform.Since the WP7 platform does not have a built in RDMS system you must utilized Isolated Storage in order to persist data between runs. We will look at how to both read and write data using 2 different techniques in this episode.

In this episode we are going to take a look at how Entity Framework uses T4 Templates (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) when building out the entity model.We will first learn how EF is using the templates, we will then learn how to view and access these templates and finally we will take a look at how to modify these templates to meet your own specific needs.

In this episode we are going to take a look at how the phone uses themes and styles. We will focus on how to determine which theme is being used as well as learning how to swap out our resource files which are used by our application based on the active theme. Knowing which theme is in use will allow your application to better conform to either the light or dark user experience.

In this episode we are going to take a look at store data in Isolated Storage on the phoneStoring data in Isolated Storage on the phone is critical because there is no sql database which can run on the phone at this point. In this episode we will look at how we can store and retrieve data to storage on the phone.

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use the Entity Framework via its database first design concepts.When building out an application which is based off of the Entity framework you have multiple options, you can either build your model off of your existing database or build your database of your existing model. This episode will explore how you start with your existing database...

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to handle tombstoning (when your application is not longer in focus, but is not shut down yet) in your WP7 application.When building out a WP7 application it is critical that your application can handle Tombstoning and rebuild itself as needed. This is to allow the user to have their work flow interrupted by an action, but still gives them the ...

In this episode we are going to take a look at how to use the Entity Framework via its model first design concepts.When building out an application which is based off of the Entity framwork you have multiple options, you can either build your model off of your existing database or build your database of your existing model. This episode will explore how you start with your entity model and buil...

In this episode we are going to take a look at how you can use Visual Studio 2010 to perform load testing on your WCF servicesWhen building out any WCF services it is very important to understand how they will handle under load and stress. You will want know that your services will respond well under peak load in order to allow your users to have a solid experiance. With VS2010 Ultimate there a...

In this episode we are going to take a look at how you can use MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework) to export either properties or methods on an object.Having the ability to export only certian properties or methods via MEF provides you another great way to extend your application. You can now have different exports for each use case and you do not need to export the entire class, only parts o...

In this episode we are going to take a look at how you can use MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework) to expose metadata attributes in your exports.Having the ability to expose metadata will give you the ability to make decisions around your exports with this metadata.