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Even More Sneak Peeks
DXperience v2009 vol 2 is certainly shaping up to be a more substantial release than many major releases are. We've been continuously blogging about new functionality and the new tweaks for a few weeks now, and we've just about caught up: the Release Candidate (RC) is due any day now.
For Silverlight, we're continuing to produce functionality not available anywhere else:
On the ASP.NET side of the house, there have been some significant changes:
And finally, in an effort to make the testing of XAF applications nice and easy, we announced EasyTest:
What's New in CodeRush v2009 vol 2, Mr. Miller?
DXCore Extension Tutorial: Implementing Unimplemented Properties
Mark Miller has put together this tutorial as a reference item for CodeRush users. It shows how to extend DXCore to implement a feature requested by users from the Refactor! Pro newsgroups. The request went something like this:
Whenever I choose to automatically implement an interface, a property that throws NotImplementedException in the getter and setter appears. It would be great if there was a refactoring that let me turn this into an auto property, or a backing field property.
This is a great request, in fact, so good, we implemented a feature similar to this for CodeRush 9.1. So for those of you who already have CodeRush 9.1 or above, this tutorial will serve as a how-to for creating tools that generate code intelligently. For the rest of you, this tutorial will have the added benefit of producing a useful feature you can add to your Visual Studio toolset.
Fleshing out the XAF Project Management Application
XAF is seeing some serious attention in this newsletter. Not only do we have EasyTest for XAF, but also the eagerly anticipated second iteration of our XAF project management application.
No sooner is he back from holiday than Gary Short wraps his arms around his beloved eXpress App Framework to give it some real world affection. In this second iteration we move from the basic, yet flexible, “shape” of the application to the more specific assignment of task estimation.
Thinking Outside DXperience
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In the last edition of DX Press, Gary Short put digital “pen to paper” while holidaying in the sun. This week, Gary has parascended back into war torn … that can't be right … Dundee, Scotland?!
In the Age of Technology, where would we be without the luxuries of nomadic digital life? Armed with his “dongle”, Gary escapes the battlefield and seeks the solace of a local bookstore as he runs us through some of the highlights from his trusty mobile toolbox ? “dongle” included.
Gary's is just one toolbox, and everyone is different. Tell us what you keep in yours and let's share a few suggestions.
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Did you know..? Runtime Customization with ExpressLayout Control
In the last newsletter we highlighted the ExpressLayout Control as a component to provide advanced capabilities for creating, customizing and maintaining the layout of controls on a form.
Back from years wandering in the Australian Outback, Richard Morris teases out a real gem for you VCL guys ? using the same ExpressLayout control to enable runtime customization.
INETA Component Code Contest ? Win a Free Trip to PDC
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INETA have announced their Component Code Contest for 2009, and DevExpress are happy to be supporting their plans to send two lucky developers to the Microsoft PDC in November 2009. Maybe it could be you!
Markus Egger, Simon Guest and Scott Hanselman will be judging the event. Show them your component kung-fu and send in your entries using your favorite DevExpress controls.
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The DX Press Top 5 Support Issues
Here is this week's list.
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