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9 Sep

2011

Mapping a Route with Directions using the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

By: Brian Lagunas Category:UncategorizedTag: .Net 4.0, bing maps, WPF, WPF, xaml:1 Comment

So far we have built an earthquake application, mapped an address using geocoding, and even Prism-fied the Bing Maps WPF control.? Now let?s see how to map a route with turn-by-turn directions.? By now it should be no surprise that you will need to complete the following steps before you can create this application. Get […]

6 Sep

2011

Book Review: The Clean Coder

By: Jan Van Ryswyck Category:UncategorizedTag: Books:4 Comments

Earlier this week I finished reading Uncle Bob?s latest book The Clean Coder. Robert C. Martin is a great writer and I very much enjoyed reading his previous books. His latest work is no exception and I found it to be yet again a fascinating read. This book is all about professionalism. This is something […]

31 Aug

2011

Prism-fy the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

By: Brian Lagunas Category:UncategorizedTag: .Net 4.0, bing maps, prism, Prism, WPF, WPF, xaml:2 Comments

If you know me or know of me you are aware that I am a big Prism advocate/evangelist. You may have also noticed that I have been playing around with the new Bing Maps WPF control. So it shouldn?t surprise you that I would find a way to compose a Bing Map of loosely coupled […]

30 Aug

2011

Powershell Text-To-Speech and fun with a 4yr old.

By: Jason Jarrett Category:General PostTag: New Post:7 Comments

I?m not so sure this fits in the ?elegant code? theme, but it?s a ?fun with code? topic that someone might enjoy. Especially if you have a little one. My 4yr old is learning how to spell small and simple words like her name, ?Mom?, ?Dad?, etc, and continuing her exploration with letters on the […]

30 Aug

2011

Mapping an Address with the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

By: Brian Lagunas Category:UncategorizedTag: .Net 4.0, bing maps, WPF, WPF, xaml:

In my last post I showed you how to get started using the Bing Maps WPF control by creating an earthquake application. Now I want to introduce you to the Bing Maps SOAP Services. The Bing Maps SOAP Services is a set of programmable SOAP services that allow you to integrate maps and imagery, driving […]

29 Aug

2011

An Update on Agile for Families

By: David Starr Category:General PostTag: New Post:7 Comments

I was recently interviewed for an article on Agile for Families by Lewis Lin of Project Management Insights. Crazy though this may sound, this particular niche has really starting showing up in my life a lot lately. Anyone else applying agile methods learned at work to home life?

26 Aug

2011

Build an Earthquake Application with Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

By: Brian Lagunas Category:UncategorizedTag: .Net 4.0, bing maps, WPF, WPF:6 Comments

Recently you may have noticed that the Bing Maps team released a WPF Map control which is currently in Beta. In light of the recent earth quake on the east coast of the United States, I thought an earthquake application would be a great way to become familiar with the Map control. There are a […]

16 Aug

2011

Book Reviews: CoffeeScript and JavaScript Web Applications

By: Jan Van Ryswyck Category:UncategorizedTag: Books:1 Comment

While catching up on my reading backlog, I particularly enjoyed reading two new books I bought recently which I’m going to briefly discuss in this blog post. 1. CoffeeScript – Accelerated JavaScript Development CoffeeScript – Accelerated JavaScript Development, written by Trevor Burnham, gets you up and running with CoffeeScript in no time. This book […]

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Mapping a Route with Directions using the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

Book Review: The Clean Coder

Prism-fy the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

Powershell Text-To-Speech and fun with a 4yr old.

Mapping an Address with the Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

An Update on Agile for Families

Build an Earthquake Application with Bing Maps WPF Control (Beta)

Book Reviews: CoffeeScript and JavaScript Web Applications

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