3 Ways to Manage Dependent Classes in the .NET Framework

by bill-s, 2016-10-15T07:15:12.000Z

In a <a href="https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2016/10/01/loosely-coupled-classes.aspx" target="_blank">previous column</a>, I discussed how you can structure your application to lower your maintenance costs while applying modern design principles (Interface Segregation, Dependency Inversion and the Single Responsibility principle). The goal is to create focused, dedicated objects that work together in a loosely coupled way to create your applications.

Cognitive Services - Face and Emotion Recognition in Xamarin.Forms with Microsoft Cognitive Services

by bill-s, 2016-10-15T07:16:47.000Z

At the Build 2016 conference, Microsoft announced a first preview of Cognitive Services  (<a href="http://microsoft.com/cognitive-services">microsoft.com/cognitive-services</a>), a rich set of cross-platform, RESTful APIs that you can leverage to create the next generation of apps based on natural user interaction for any platform on any device. Cognitive Services, also known as “Project Oxford,” are based on machine learning and perfectly fit into the conversation-as-a-platform philosophy that Microsoft is willing to bring into the apps ecosystem.

The Xamarin Show 5: MVVM &amp; Data Binding with Xamarin.Forms

by bill-s, 2016-10-15T07:14:17.000Z

Out of all architectural patterns Model-View-ViewModel, or MVVM, has to be my favorite. MVVM enables developers to separate their business logic from their user interface code no matter if you are developing with iOS Storyboards, Android XML, or Xamarin.Forms XAML. In this episode I cover the basic building blocks of the MVVM pattern and then introduce you to the build in data binding framework built right into Xamarin.Forms so there is no need to ever manually set a text property, register for a click handler, and automatically enable and disable controls with Commands.

Using Git and GitHub

by bill-s, 2016-10-15T07:15:56.000Z

In this episode, Robert is joined by <a title="upper banner" href="https://twitter.com/codefoster">Jeremy Foster</a>, who just did a <a title="upper banner" href="http://codefoster.com/githubmva">GitHub for Windows users course </a>for Microsoft Virtual Academy. Here, he focuses on how you can use GitHub in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.