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Displaying list data in Android using a custom layout is traditionally accomplished by inflating an AXML file for each row of data.  However, in my article introducing EasyLayout.Droid I made the case that AXML files slow development speed and decrease cross platform re-usability.

If you've done much Xamarin iOS work you've probably run into Frank Krueger's awesome framework, EasyLayout, that makes manually coded auto layouts considerably easier to read and maintain.  

We absolutely love the Hololens, so much in fact that we decided to launch a video series on the Hololens. In this video, Lee Richardson discusses three elements of the Hololens that he feels users will come to appreciate. 

In the first article in this series (Git: Rebase vs Merge) I covered the tactics of rebasing.  I discussed what merge commits are, and how to avoid them with rebasing.  In this post I'll cover the benefits of rebasing, including how its use speeds up finding hard to track down bugs via git blame and git bisect.

I firmly believe ReSharper is the best thing to happen to .Net since Visual Studio (NCrunch is a close second).  In evangelizing it I managed to convince my program to purchase copies for every developer.  One caveat: I had to train everyone.

Distributed version control (git): Check.
Feature branches: Check. 
Rebasing: Ugh, seriously?

On multiple projects I've attempted to introduce the concept of rebasing commits.  It rarely goes well (at first).  The initial reaction tends to be reluctance and confusion.  

This article explains what Xamarin is, the basics of how it works, and dispels four common misconceptions.

When Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurott attempted and failed to describe Xamarin on Windows Weekly a couple of months ago, I grumbled about pundits not performing due research and moved on.  But when even Scott Hanselman (who I worship greatly admire) mischaracterized it on his most recent podcast, I realized there is sufficient confusion within our industry that additional clarification is needed.

Motors, dimmable LED's, speakers, multi-color LED's and a variety of other components have a requirement that's easy for an Arduino, but that turns out to be a little tricky in Windows IoT.  This is the second article in a series exploring Windows IoT on a Raspberry Pi.  In this post we'll describe PWM, discuss how to perform simple binary GPIO manipulation, and then dig into configuring a device to fade an LED using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).

This is the first post in a series exploring Windows IoT on Raspberry Pi 3.  In this post I'll cover the what and the why of Windows IoT, then show how to install it on a Raspberry Pi 3 and finally how to deploy a first app to it.

Ever faced with choosing among competing frameworks; needing to make a decision you/your customer won't regret?  If those frameworks are for building cross-platform mobile apps and are Xamarin and Ionic, hopefully this article will help.