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Surface RT is out, along with a few other Windows RT devices such as the Asus Vivo Tab RT, and for most people (developers included) it is their first opportunity to have hands-on time with Windows 8 on ARM. What is odd here is that at the same moment that users can try (or in …continue reading A puzzle: why did Microsoft hold back Windows RT previews from developers? Microsoft’s BUILD conference has kicked off in Redmond with a keynote featuring CEO Steve Ballmer, Developer evangelist Steven Guggenheimer, and Kevin Gallo from the Windows Phone team. There were also a few guest appearances, including Tony Garcia from Unity, a cross-platform games engine. The company has a lot to talk about, with Windows 8 just …continue reading Steve Ballmer shows off Windows 8 in Build keynote Outlook Web Access is useful on Microsoft’s Surface RT, since the built-in mail client is only basic. However I noticed sluggish performance, which made me wonder if Microsoft’s “Chakra” JavaScript engine is slow on Windows RT. I ran the Sunspider JavaScript performance test on the Samsung Slate 7 I bought back in February, which has …continue reading Slow JavaScript performance in Microsoft Surface RT Microsoft has released Surface RT, its first own-brand PC (if you can call it that) and also one of the first few devices to run Windows on ARM, formally known as Windows RT. I have been using Surface RT with the “Touch” keyboard cover intensively since its launch; it is a fascinating device, and the …continue reading Surface Reflections: it can only get better I generally post to this site using Windows Live Writer. Unfortunately this does not run on Microsoft’s new Surface tablet, since it is a desktop executable and Windows RT only allows Windows Store apps to be installed. So how to blog? This site runs WordPress, and of course you can post using the browser. …continue reading Blogging with Surface I am in New York for the launch of Windows 8. This morning was the general launch; the Surface RT launch is to follow this afternoon. Windows chief Steven Sinofsky introduced the event. I was intrigued by how dismissive he was about a key Windows 8 issue: the learning challenge it presents to new users. …continue reading Windows 8 launches: key questions remain, but Surface shines Hands on where possible is part of my technical journalism philosophy, so I have been trying out Windows 8 development for some time. After playing around with and adapting Microsoft’s blog reader sample I decided to take it further and try submitting it to the Windows 8 Store. Today it was certified so you …continue reading ITWriting app hits the Windows 8 store When I heard that Telerik is bringing out a new IDE for mobile app development, I could contain my excitement, especially after learning that it is another PhoneGap/Cordova based approach, wrapping JavaScript and HTML as a native app. While speaking to Telerik’s Doug Seven though, I found myself increasingly impressed. If that name sounds familiar, …continue reading Telerik Icenium: new desktop and cloud IDE for mobile development ThoughtWorks has released its latest Technology Radar, an opinionated analysis of software development trends. Things the folk at ThoughtWorks like include automated build and deployment, essential for Continuous delivery; NOSQL database managers especially Neo4j; mobile-first development; the AppCode IDE for Apple’s Objective-C; the Graphite realtime graphing tool for creating dashboards; Clojure and Scala for programming. …continue reading ThoughtWorks bemoans excessive software complexity, advocates small, focused services I have been messing around with a Windows 8 app to present content from ITWriting.com in an app, mainly as a learning exercise. I came up with the idea of showing recent tweets on the main page of the app. Like this: I thought this would be easy, but encountered several problems. I am …continue reading Hands on Windows 8 development: Twitter and hyperlink hassles |
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