In this post, App Dev Managers Matt Hyon and August Banks spotlights the developer benefits of WSL. You've just finished installing the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on your Windows 10 computer and feel pleased to see your favorite Linux distro icon pinned to your taskbar. You click to open a shell session and think, "OK, what can I do with it...
In this post, Premier Developer Consultant Wael Kdouh shares ideas of the alternatives to reduce web complexity and increase code sharing. He does a side-by-side comparison of Cordova/Iconic, NativeScript, and React Native to help you explore some of your options to reduce complexity. I was recently approached by a colleague of mine with the...
In Part 1 of this 3 part series, App Dev Manager, Herald Gjura discusses converting PCL (Portable Class Libraries) to .NET Standard Class Libraries. Overview I have been working for this client for quite a few years and had advised them to break down some of their key business functionality and features and distribute them as NuGet packages. Wi...
This post is provided by Senior Application Development Manager, Rich Maines, who introduces us to the Intelligent Kiosk App using facial recognition and Cognitive Services APIs. I noticed this sign while running across the Brooklyn Bridge this past January. “Area Under NYPD Video Surveillance”Was the system actually analyzing pedestr...
In this post, Premier Developer Consultant Wael Kdouh introduces us to the concept of Progressive Web Applications for cross-platform development. It is no secret that we live in a Cloud First/ Mobile First world. Whereas a lot of our customers have come to embrace Azure when it comes to the cloud, the choice of the best mobile development f...
In this post, Senior Application Development Manager, Sash Kavalaparambil introduces .NET Core and many of the features that make it a powerhouse for cross platform development scenarios. It has been over 16 years since the first version of .NET framework has been released. In spite of its wide adoption among developer community, todays cloud fi...
Thanks to Premier Developer Consultant Gustavo Varo for this prescriptive guidance on cross-platform development with Xamarin and ASP.NET Core. Back in March while working with Xamarin Forms and ASP.NET Core, I identified the need of sharing some code between both projects. My very first idea was to create a PCL (Portable Class Library) project ...
This article comes to us from Premier Developer consultant Wael Kdouh. When it comes to Cross Platform Mobile Development there are two options that stand out today. The first option is Xamarin which allows users to use C# and XAML to develop once and deploy everywhere natively. The second option is Apache Cordova which allows users to use their...
