What is strict mode in JavaScript?

Have you ever noticed use of strict keyboard as shown in following image anywhere?   When I start creating application for Windows Store (Metro App), I noticed this on the top of the default.js file. Well it is nothing but a way to tell JavaScript for better coding and error checking in JavaScript code. IfContinue reading "What is strict mode in JavaScript?"

Create App Package for Windows Store

    In this post we will follow step by step procedure to create app package for Windows Store. Let us suppose you have created a “Hello World “application for Windows Store and want to create an App Package for the same. To create that from menu select PROJECT    From the POROJECT menu, selectContinue reading "Create App Package for Windows Store"

Dilemma in choosing technology to create App for Windows Store?

    When one start creating Applications for Windows Store, the first question come to mind is what technology should be used to create applications. In this post, I am trying to ease that decision to some extent. If you creating application form scratch then as of me you should rely on your existing skills.Continue reading "Dilemma in choosing technology to create App for Windows Store?"

Working with github on Windows

In this post we will see step by step to configure github for windows and the way to sync the project from windows to github repository. To start with very first you need to create a repository on github. To create repository login to github and click on New repository option Once you click onContinue reading "Working with github on Windows"

Share Text in between Windows 8 Metro Application using Share Contract

Two Metro applications can shared the content between them using Share Charm. Content can be as simple as text or may be image or a file. In content sharing, the application that shares content is called as Source Application and the application that receives content is called as Target Application. Source Application and Target ApplicationContinue reading "Share Text in between Windows 8 Metro Application using Share Contract"

AdventureWorks database for SQL Azure

  In this post we will walkthrough step by step to create AdventureWorks database for SQL Azure. We will use AdventureWorks database for SQL Azure from codeplex. To create follow the step as below, Step 1 Go to http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/ Step 2 Download SQL Azure OLTP from the codeplex site Step 3 After downloading unzip theContinue reading "AdventureWorks database for SQL Azure"

Netflix Movie Explorer a Metro Application: Creating Step by Step

Download source code of this article from here In this article we will follow step by step approach to create Netflix Movie Explorer Metro Application. We will use HTML and WinJS to create this application. See the video to understand expected behavior of the application. http://youtu.be/Q4Qjz9cdvJM?hd=1 Some of the features of application are as followingContinue reading "Netflix Movie Explorer a Metro Application: Creating Step by Step"

Working with OData and WinJS ListView in Metro Application

In this post we will see how to consume Netflix OData feed in HTML based Metro Application. Movies information will be displayed as following. At the end of this post, we should have output as below, Netflix exposed all movies information as OData and that is publicly available to use. Netflix OData feed of moviesContinue reading "Working with OData and WinJS ListView in Metro Application"

Create Windows Azure Website in 6 Steps

In this post we will create a Windows Azure Website in 6 simple steps. Windows Azure Website is a new feature of Windows Azure and got introduced on 7th June. Step 1 Very first you need to Login to Windows Azure Management Portal. After successful login from the left panel, click on WEB SITES. StepContinue reading "Create Windows Azure Website in 6 Steps"