Dan Wahlin
AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML5, jQuery, Node.js, ASP.NET, C#, XAML
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Talking versus Teaching–There’s a Big Difference
I’m at the Pluralsight Author Summit this weekend outside of Salt Lake City and excited about the opportunity to interact with some of the top people in the technology industry, share ideas with them and learn new things myself. Teaching has been something I’ve been involved with for nearly 15 years now through my own company as well as several others and it’s something that I really enjoy doing. I’ve had the opportunity to teach developers in some of the largest companies around the world as well as developers just starting out. Regardless of their experience level it’s always fun watching as they get excited about learning a given technology or concept. You can literally see their faces change as the “light bulb” moment happens. -
TypeScript Fundamentals Course Released on Pluralsight.com
Over the past few months I’ve have been digging into TypeScript and learning the ins and outs of the language. If you’re new to TypeScript, it’s a language that provides a way to write modular code that includes support for types (string, number, bool, etc.) and compiles down to JavaScript. It’s definitely interesting especially if you’d like to catch issues upfront rather than after the fact. For more information on TypeScript check out my Getting Started with TypeScript – Classes, Static Types and Interfaces post. -
What's Hot in the World of JavaScript and SPAs?
Client-side development continues to be more and more popular which is both good and bad for developers. It's good (great!) because we have more power than ever at our fingertips. It's bad because it can be challenging to stay up-to-speed with all of the libraries and frameworks being released (I call that job security). I hear some developers complaining about Web development and all of the script libraries being released but I personally think it provides us with a lot of choice and flexibility, not to mention enhanced productivity. I’d rather have the flexibility of choosing from a variety of scripts as opposed to only a handful.
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Code and Slides from my Fall 2012 DevConnections Talks
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Working with Tile Notifications in Windows 8 Store Apps – Part I
One of the features that really makes Windows 8 apps stand out from others is the tile functionality on the start screen. While icons allow a user to start an application, tiles provide a more engaging way to engage the user and draw them into an application. Examples of “live” tiles on part of my current start screen are shown next:
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Getting Started Building Windows 8 Store Apps with XAML/C#
Technology is fun isn’t it? As soon as you think you’ve figured out where things are heading a new technology comes onto the scene, changes things up, and offers new opportunities. One of the new technologies I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with lately is Windows 8 store applications. I posted my thoughts about Windows 8 during the BUILD conference in 2011 and still feel excited about the opportunity there. Time will tell how well it ends up being accepted by consumers but I’m hopeful that it’ll take off.
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JavaScript Data Binding with AngularJS Part II – Binding a View to a Controller/ViewModel
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JavaScript Data Binding with AngularJS Part I – Getting Started
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Pluralsight Meet the Author Podcast on HTML5 Canvas Programming
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JavaScript Data Binding Frameworks
Data binding is where it’s at now days when it comes to building client-centric Web applications. Developers experienced with desktop frameworks like WPF or web frameworks like ASP.NET, Silverlight, or others are used to being able to take model objects containing data and bind them to UI controls quickly and easily. When moving to client-side Web development the data binding story hasn’t been great since neither HTML nor JavaScript natively support data binding. This means that you have to write code to place data in a control and write code to extract it. Although it’s certainly feasible to do it from scratch (many of us have done it this way for years), it’s definitely tedious and not exactly the best solution when it comes to maintenance and re-use.
