The S in SOLID - Single Reponsibility Principle

It seems amazing to me that I've been developing with object-oriented design and programming for some twenty odd years. I well remember when I started doing so and the only worries I seemed to have were in getting the syntax right and wondering whether a method had to be virtual or not.

Over the two decades since then we've all become rather better at writing object-oriented code, not just me.

Pivot Grid Memory Consumption Improved

Last week saw the release of the first minor update for DXperience 10.2, version 10.2.4.

The analytics team have been cheered by the improvements that they have made to memory consumption in the Pivot Grid for WPF, DXPivotGrid.

Check out this blog update from Woody, with details of the reduced memory consumption that they have achieved in their test cases.

Pivot Grid Memory Consumption Improved

Free Webinar: Writing your First Windows Phone 7 Application

There’s no getting away from it, Windows Phone 7 apps are the latest development craze. Feeling out of the loop? Don’t worry, DevExpress has your back.

We welcome eight-time MVP, trusted trainer and Microsoft Silverlight Insider, Shawn Wildermuth, to the DevExpress Webinar Series.

Shawn will take you from the start to finish of the development and publishing process of a WP7 app, and promises that writing apps for the phone has never been so simple.

Register your seat for this free, interactive webinar and join us to ask your questions, live.

Building WP7 Applications with Shawn Wildermuth

Mark Miller Interviews Microsoft’s Mads Torgersen

This is the meeting of two mega minds. Mads Torgersen, Program Manager for the C# language at Microsoft, meets DevExpress’ Mark Miller.

In this interview, they discuss the async and await keywords as well as the future of C#.

Head over to the DevExpress Channel to watch the magic unfold.

Mads Torgersen on the Future of C#

Join the NYC DevExpress Mixer

Next week, members of the DevExpress team head out to the city that never sleeps, for a weekend of “Eat – No Sleep – Code”. NYC GiveCamp is finally upon us.

We’re holding an informal get-together on Thursday 13th January for any and all DevExpress customers and enthusiasts and we’d really like for you to join us.

Check out the details and the venue and come and join us!

Join DevExpress in NYC

Getting Started with Pivot Grids

Using a pivot grid to display data can be tricky for those unfamiliar with such a possibility, but the results can reap great analytical benefits.

Woody has created a series of “getting started” posts for those customers wanting to try out this analytical staple for their own datasets. Starting with WinForms, Woody works through examples using the pivot grid controls DevExpress has available for each platform.

Take a look and see whether a pivot grid could help you to manipulate your data in a more meaningful way.

Getting started and shaping data with pivot grids Video: Getting started with the WinForms pivot grid Getting started with the pivot grid for ASP.NET Getting started with the pivot grid for WPF

Using a WinForms Chart for Data Entry

Bryan has been experimenting with database updates via charts.

In this post he details the steps to take in order to edit a value via a chart and write that change back to a database by capturing just a handful of events.

Take a look and remember to leave your feedback in the comments.

Using a chart for data entry

Using Printing Functionalities in Conjunction with the Silverlight Grid

Emil has provided a clear step-by-step introduction to using the Silverlight Window Control to display an embedded print preview pane of the Silverlight grid bound to data.

To follow, Emil has detailed what the print preview code actually does, and how to implement a report service to provide printing and export functionality.

Silverlight Grid, Print Preview, and the Silverlight Window Control Silverlight Grid Control - Printing and Exporting

CodeRush Feature Request to Implementation in One Hour

CodeRush Crusaders Mark Miller and Rory Becker were catching up with customers via the DevExpress forums and came across a feature request. When faced with this kind of post, they do what any normal development duo would do – they make a video of themselves solving it!

From finding a feature request to completing a working implementation in one hour. Now that’s what DevExpress calls customer service.

Take a look at the original feature request and how the CodeRush Commandos handled it in this DevExpress Channel video.

CodeRush - The Loop Text Command

Free Training Webinars: Upcoming Topics

The DevExpress webinar schedule shows we have a jam-packed January ahead of us.

This upcoming week sees topics covering a vast array of tools, technologies, tips and tricks, from report styling and data shaping, through to customization and data management.

Don’t miss your chance to watch and ask questions. Register your seat for these free, interactive webinars and join us, live.

End-User Customization and Data Management with the WPF and Silverlight Grid Ask the DevExpress XPF Team Consume-first Declaration with CodeRush Data Shaping and Analysis - Excite Your Users Report Styling

Holy Cow! Check Out What You Missed!

You’ve missed some of the DevExpress webinars? Where were you?

Stay calm. After all the indulgences of the festive season you're probably feeling like you might explode. Let's start the new year by feeding our minds instead of our bodies.

Start by catching up on the webinars. You can sit back and enjoy such delights as cross-compatibility over the Silverlight and WPF charts, working with selections and the clipboard in CodeRush, not to mention get an introduction to data access and customization with the Silverlight grid.

Grab some coffee in your new Christmas mug and catch up, courtesy of the DevExpress Channel.

Review Webinars and Tutorials on the DevExpress Channel