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"Testing for exceptions in unit tests can be tricky. [..] The guys that designed xUnit understood the shortcomings of testing exceptions and took a much cleaner approach."

"Windows Presentation Foundation has a completely redesigned system for binding data to the UI, and can use a variety of binding sources including CLI objects and XML. WPF DataBinding is one of the most important aspects to WPF, so below is a collection of resources"

"When an application is loading, users will typically see a progress bar on their screen that gives them a visual indication of when the application will finish loading. The way your progress bar moves and animates affects how users perceive the load time of your application"

"Everybody's gotta love their IValueConverters, right? [..] However, they're a bit of a pain when it comes to Xaml. [..] Not anymore with this quick tip."

TechEd Europe 2012: how different is developing a Metro app for Windows 8 from building a WPF application? Well, not very different at all, as you can see in this presentation. There are some differences, but there are not really any new or difficult concepts.

Public discourse on this topic tends toward the extremes. I participated in a recent discussion which started with someone worrying that his company will have to support Microsoft Surface in addition to Android and iPad, and ended with someone saying, "Or you could use HTML5 and get all three platforms for free."

One of the most common questions we get [..] is of the type: "How do I execute my command when X happens?" [For example,] a particular command needs to be executed whenever a textbox's text changes.