Pedro Lamas is a Portuguese software development consultant in London, specializing in Microsoft and Windows development, sharing insights on .NET, Xamarin, open source, and modern Windows technologies.
84 articles from this blog
Explores changes in CultureInfo behavior for localization and formatting when moving from .NET Framework to UWP/WinRT.
Explains the memory leak problem in Attached Behaviors in XAML apps and demonstrates a practical solution with code examples.
Explains the performance benefits and key differences of Compiled Bindings in Windows 10, highlighting the default OneTime mode.
Cimbalino Toolkit 2.0.0 is now production ready, adding support for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) development.
Cimbalino Toolkit 2.0.0-beta1 released, now compatible with Windows 10 UWP for universal app development.
Highlights from Microsoft Build 2024: Windows 10's universal apps, open-source push, cross-platform tools, and HoloLens development.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Technical Preview Developer Tools for building Universal Apps, with early Cimbalino Toolkit support available.
A tutorial on integrating the Cimbalino Toolkit with the MVVM Light Toolkit to build a simple 'Hello World' Windows app.
A step-by-step tutorial on installing the Cimbalino Toolkit NuGet package for Universal Apps development in Visual Studio.
Guide to migrating app settings from IsolatedStorageSettings to ApplicationData.LocalSettings for Windows Phone Silverlight to Windows Runtime upgrades.
Announcing Cimbalino Toolkit 1.0.0, a developer toolkit for Windows Phone and Windows Store apps, now available as NuGet packages.
Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit version 3.2.3 is released, featuring new services, behaviors, and bug fixes for Windows Phone development.
A technical analysis of performance issues with the WrapPanel control in Windows Phone development and a proposed alternative using VirtualizingStackPanel.
A developer announces plans to drop Windows Phone 7 support from a toolkit and invites community feedback via a poll.
A technical guide on how to disable screenshot functionality in a Windows Phone 8 app using a hidden property and reflection.
A guide to saving PNG images on Windows Phone using the Cimbalino Toolkit, addressing performance and licensing issues of older libraries.
A guide for Windows Phone developers on handling 1080p screen resolution support in WP8 GDR3, including code snippets and toolkit updates.
Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit v3.2.0 released with bug fixes, performance improvements, and 1080p screen support.
Announcement for Windows Phone Week, a global series of developer events focused on app and game development for the Windows Phone platform.
Explains a Windows Phone deep linking bug where Internet Explorer mishandles ampersands in URI query parameters, causing parsing errors.
