Dynamically Accessing Large Resource Files in XAML at Runtime
Dec 28, 2011
WPF provides ResourceDictionaries as a convenient way of adding resources like Styles to your application to be accessed when needed. However, if a non-executable resource gets very large and/or is used infrequently, resource files are a better choice than ResourceDictionairies. With WPF applications you can incorporate any non-executable resources (including data files, images, audio, and […]
Backwards Compatible CSS3 with Modernizr
Dec 24, 2011
In a recent post, I talked about Learning Tree’s new HTML5 class and why you should be using HTML5 right now. I illustrated the post with an example of how you can get older browsers to display HTML5 elements in a reasonable manner, even if they don’t officially support them. The result was a workable […]
HTML5 Training Course At Learning Tree
Nov 29, 2011
I’m in Reston this week, attending our new HTML5 class. The author, Andrew Andrews III is also teaching it this week, and it’s a lot of fun. Andrew’s the Technical Editor on my jQuery course so I know him pretty well – and I’ve been looking forward to the class for a while. What is […]
jQuery 1.7 Has Been Released
Nov 4, 2011
The latest version of jQuery went live yesterday. The big news in this version is a significant change to the event model. The code you’ve learned in Learning Tree classes still works – but it is now legacy code. Your apps will run more quickly if you move to the new model. It’s also simpler […]
Silverlight or HTML 5?
Jun 22, 2011
I was teaching Learning Tree course 975: Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight Introduction a couple weeks ago and a student asked which was better, Silverlight or HTML 5. I program with both, so let me give you a few reasons why each is better than the other. Reasons why HTML 5 is better than […]
