Windows App Developer Links - 2014-05-21

posted on 21 May 2014 | App Developer Links

Windows App Development

Developers: Make your Tiles Transparent for Windows Phone 8.1 (Building Apps for Windows)
WinJS Promises (Timmy Kokke)
Upgrading to Windows Phone 8.1: How to support Silverlight 8.0 and 8.1 in the same project (Rob Irving)
Coded UI Testing for the Windows Phone - Adding Assertions (Canadian Developer Connection)
When should you check that your app has the latest data? (Matt Lacey)

.NET & Cross Platform

Reminder: DVLUP is a Multi-Platform Opportunity for Mobile App Developers (DVLUP)
Taking Visual States Cross Platform to iOS and Android with Xamarin (Nick Randolph)
The Multiple SQLite Problem (Eric Sink)
Catch Bugs Before They Reach Your Mobile Users (Telerik)
When should I write a property? (Eric Lippert)

Design & Assets

Create logos for Windows and Windows Phone with one SVG (David Washington)

Learning Materials & Events

New book: High-Performance Windows Store Apps (Microsoft Press)