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
Introducing AutoFocusBehavior in Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit to automate field navigation in forms using the Enter key.
Version 3.1.0 of the Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit is released, adding new services and features for developers.
Explains a Windows Phone 8 audio conflict where FM Radio and BackgroundAudioPlayer play simultaneously, and provides a code fix.
A guide on how to programmatically check for app updates within a Windows Phone application by querying the Microsoft Store API.
Explores the inconsistent behavior of AbandonedMutexException in .NET vs. Windows Phone 8, detailing mutex synchronization and platform-specific quirks.
Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit v3.0.0 released, featuring async/await support for WP7 and new services, requiring Visual Studio 2012.
A developer recounts presenting on the Nokia Music API and Cimbalino Toolkit at a WPUG event, including technical challenges and attendee feedback.
Introducing MultiBindingBehavior in the Cimbalino Toolkit, enabling WPF-like multi-binding for Windows Phone app UI development.
Presentation on the Nokia Music API and Cimbalino Toolkit at the London Windows Phone User Group meeting in May 2013.
Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit v2.3.0 released with breaking changes for WP8 Location API, new MultiBindingBehavior, and bug fixes.
Explains XAML Namescopes in Windows Phone development and how to use the NamescopeBinding helper to solve cross-namescope binding issues.
A guide to implementing and using Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync for testing asynchronous code in the Windows Phone Test Framework.
A new NuGet 2.5 package automates the removal of XML documentation from Windows 8/Phone 8 app packages, simplifying the build process.
Guide to creating a custom UITestMethodAttribute for running unit tests on the UI thread in Windows Phone 8 with Visual Studio 2012.2 CTP4.
Explains how to use the MultiApplicationBarBehavior from the Cimbalino Toolkit to fix animation glitches in Windows Phone MVVM app bars.
Introducing the Cimbalino Toolkit's ApplicationBarBehavior, a solution for making the Windows Phone Application Bar bindable in MVVM apps.
Updated solution for reducing Windows 8/Phone 8 app package size by removing unnecessary XML documentation files from the build output.
Guide to removing unnecessary XML documentation files from Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store app packages to reduce XAP/APPX file size.
A developer's workaround for a random NuGet package restore error (exit code -1073741819) by modifying the MSBuild target to retry failed attempts.
Explains the FrameworkElement.Language property and its impact on culture in WPF/Silverlight data binding converters, solving a 'pt-PT' vs 'en-US' mystery.
