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Archive: 10-2011

• Learn Windows Phone 7 Mango camera fundamentals

  Justin James details the basic components of the camera system on Windows Phone 7 Mango that WP7 developers need to know.

  Posted by Justin James | October 28, 2011, 7:58 PM PDT

• Android activist Mark Murphy shares app testing best practices

  William Francis interviews Android community activist and author Mark Murphy, who offers developers app testing tips that won’t empty their wallets.

  Posted by William J. Francis | October 27, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT

• Stop complaining and start coding

  App developer Steve Dryall thinks technology pros should use their expertise to make solutions rather than complain about changes.

  Posted by Steve Dryall | October 24, 2011, 5:47 AM PDT

• PhoneGap: What app developers need to know

  Kyle Miller provides an overview of PhoneGap and then shares his thoughts on the cross-platform framework for developing mobile apps.

  Posted by Kyle Miller | October 21, 2011, 8:42 PM PDT

• Five links iOS developers should bookmark

  Find out why Steve Dryall considers these online resources essentials for iOS developers, and then post your go-to links in the discussion.

  Posted by Steve Dryall | October 20, 2011, 7:05 PM PDT

• Handling internal variable state in Android development

  William Francis explains how to master another technique required to successfully manage state in your Android apps: handling internal variables.

  Posted by William J. Francis | October 19, 2011, 11:08 AM PDT

• Windows Phone 7 InputScope dictionary

  WP7 users can use InputScope values to customize their keyboard layouts. If you’re having trouble figuring out which value to use, check out this application.

  Posted by Justin James | October 14, 2011, 10:52 PM PDT

• Integrate Google Analytics into your Android app

  Google Analytics data about your Android app will help you see if your design is logical and may lead you to think of ways to increase user engagement.

  Posted by Kyle Miller | October 14, 2011, 9:04 PM PDT

• Android coder’s guide to browsing external storage

  Android developer William Francis presents a simple list-based file browser activity that he used in one of his projects.

  Posted by William J. Francis | October 11, 2011, 10:42 AM PDT

• Use IronRuby to develop a Windows Phone 7 app

  After Justin James got his feet wet with IronRuby, he was eager to use it in a real-world scenario. Find out what he thinks of using IronRuby to write a WP7 app.

  Posted by Justin James | October 7, 2011, 11:58 PM PDT