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Visual Basic in .NET Core 3.0

November 12, 2018 Nov 12, 2018 11/12/18

Kathleen Dollard

Visual Basic in .NET Core 3 Update: March 12, 2020 This strategy described in this 2018 post has been replaced with the one in this post. Update: Oct 8, 2019 .NET Core 3.0 contains portions of the Visual Basic.NET Runtime (microsoft.visualbasic.dll) that do not depend on WinForms. Visual Basic.NET support for WinForms, WPF, and ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #3: How to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls in Silverlight

April 21, 2011 Apr 21, 2011 04/21/11

VBTeam

I am back with details on how to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls in Silverlight. In this walkthrough, we will see how to work with Panels, XAML, and Controls to create a Data-Driven Silverlight Interface. During this walkthrough we will cover the following topics: Before you begin, you need to download the offline kit from the ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #2: How to migrate an ASP.NET Web Forms Application to Silverlight

April 19, 2011 Apr 19, 2011 04/19/11

VBTeam

In this walkthrough, I will demonstrate how to convert an existing ASP.NET/jQuery application that consumes data from a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service to Silverlight. Here are some topics that we will cover: Before you begin you need to download the offline kit from the Firestarter Labs, to use the existing ...

Silverlight 4 Firestarter Series #1: How to migrate a Visual Basic Windows Form Application to Silverlight

April 18, 2011 Apr 18, 2011 04/18/11

VBTeam

In this walkthrough, I will demonstrate how to convert an existing Windows Forms application that consumes data from a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service to Silverlight. Also in the process of conversion we will ensure that the existing functionality is preserved. Here are some topics that we will cover: Before you begin...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #11. How to create an accelerometer for Windows Phone 7

March 18, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 03/18/11

VBTeam

Previously, I explained how to create a panorama and pivot effect for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create an accelerometer for Windows Phone 7. An accelerometer is a device that measures the proper acceleration of the device. It is a sensor that measures acceleration forces caused by moving...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #10. How to create a panorama and pivot effect for Windows Phone 7

March 14, 2011 Mar 14, 2011 03/14/11

VBTeam

Previously, I explained how to create a keyboard input scope application for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a panorama and pivot effect in Windows Phone 7. A Panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, or a three-...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #7. How to create a Bing Maps application for Windows Phone 7

March 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011 03/7/11

VBTeam

In our previous post, I explained how to create an application bar for Windows Phone 7. Bing Maps is one of the applications that is commonly used on phones these days. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a Bing Maps application for Windows Phone 7. This application will provide the feature to view maps in ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #5. How to create a control tilt effect application for Windows Phone 7

March 2, 2011 Mar 2, 2011 03/2/11

VBTeam

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #2. How to create a microphone application for Windows Phone 7

February 24, 2011 Feb 24, 2011 02/24/11

VBTeam

In our last post, I explained how to create a mini browser for Windows Phone 7. In this blog, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a microphone application for Windows Phone 7. This application will have the feature to capture audio from a microphone and then play back the captured audio. I will now demonstrate how easy it is ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #1. How to create a mini browser application for Windows Phone 7

February 23, 2011 Feb 23, 2011 02/23/11

VBTeam

I have experienced a lot of fun writing Windows Phone 7 applications in Visual Basic. Web browser is one of the applications that is commonly used on phones these days. In this blog post, I want to share some sample source code that will help you to create a mini browser application for Windows Phone 7. I will now demonstrate how easy it is to...

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