Windows App Developer Links - 2014-11-06

Windows App Development

• Windows Phone 8.1: Mapping in Windows Phone 8.1 (Microsoft Developer Network)

• Add sizzle to your app with image effects: Part 3 (Win2D Team)

• CocosSharp Custom Particle Systems on Windows Phone (Michael Bluestein)

• WP game developer? We have a special offer for you (AdDuplex Blog)

Visual Studio & .NET

• RyuJIT CTP5: Getting closer to shipping, and with better SIMD support (CLR Code Generation Blog)

• Using System.Numerics.Vector for Graphics Programming (.NET Framework Blog)

• The Working Programmer: Rise of Roslyn (Microsoft Developer Network)

Tools & Services

• PerfView Version V1.7 released to the web. (Vance Morrison)

Libraries, Frameworks, & Controls

• Json Patch (RFC 6902) support for .NET (Kevin Dockx)

Software Architecture, SDLC, & Testing

• Unit Testing Asynchronous Code (Microsoft Developer Network)

• Unit Testing Asynchronous Code: Three Solutions for Better Tests (Microsoft Developer Network)

Learning Materials, Events, Videos, & Podcasts

• Using Bing Maps (Visual Studio Toolbox)