Software
- Announcing jQuery Mobile 1.3.2 – Jasper de Groot announces the 1.3.2 release of jQuery Mobile. This is a maintenance release on the 1.3 code line and contains a substantial range of fixes across the whole range of controls provided by the library
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- On Memory Mapped Files – Ayende takes a more detailed look at Memory Mapped files in response to reader questions, giving a good overview and discussing what Memory mapped files provide you with.
- Writing Web API Client Code for Multiple Platforms Using Portable Libraries – ‘Youngjune’ takes a look at the building of cross platform client libraries for accessing WebAPI based services using the Portable Class Library functionality
- If you’re not using Glimpse with ASP.NET for debugging and profiling, you’re missing out – Scott Hanselman highlights the Glimpse debugging and profiling tool, and a great open source project
- The little things that matter: Top desktop-friendly improvements in Windows 8.1 – Pete Brown takes a look at his top 10 small improvements over Windows 8 which are included in the Windows 8.1 update, focusing specifically on users who use desktop machines.
- Throw Out Your Code – Erik Dietrich discusses ‘The Endowment Effect’ and looks at how it relates to the code we developers produce, and urges us to sometimes throw that code away and start clean.
- What’s New in TypeScript 0.9 – Peter Vogel explores the improvements in TypeScript 0.9 in his Visual Studio Magazine article