Archive for November 2007

 
 

XamlHack - a better XAMLPad alternative

XamlHack is a XAML authoring tool which can be used to develop or test a small pieces of XAML code.This tool is lightweight and easier to work with when writing some trivial WPF applications.

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Features

  • Basic text editing features & syntax highlighting for XAML
  • XAML preview with element tree viewing capability using "Element Tree Explorer" 
  • Examine the default value of DependencyProperties using "Property Explorer"
  • Convert BAML to XAML using "Resource Explorer"
  • Last but not least, peculiar error warning. 

 

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November 7th, 2007 | development, tools, WPF | 1 Comment

Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1

Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services and devices. Developers can build sync ecosystems that integrate any application, any type of data, using any protocol over any network. The Microsoft Sync Framework provides a platform for taking web services and databases offline. In addition, it provides optimized P2P sync of any type of file including contacts, music, videos, images and settings. The extensible framework includes built-in support for synchronizing relational databases, NTFS/FAT file systems, Simple Sharing Extensions for RSS/ATOM, devices and web services.

Features

  • Add sync support to new and existing applications, services, and devices
  • Enable collaboration and offline capabilities for any application
  • Roam and share information from any data store, over any protocol, and over any network configuration
  • Leverage sync capabilities exposed in Microsoft technologies to create sync ecosystems
  • Extend the architecture to support custom data types including files

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    [Via larkware.com]

    • November 7th, 2007 | development, library, microsoft | 0 Comments