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    Common Errors In Kendo UI Applications

    As I was putting together the screencast last week for debugging with Kendo UI, I was thinking about all of the common mistakes that I routinely make. Some of them are simple silly errors that come from not reading the documentation, or simply writing bad code....
    January 09, 2013
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Get Started with ASP.Net AJAX Controls: Project Introduction and Navigation

    In order to introduce ASP.Net developers who may have spent more time with MVC or have not used the ASP.Net AJAX controls from Telerik, we are going to document the creation of a sample project for developers, by developers. This blog series will have significant code content and lots of downloadable code samples.
    December 28, 2012
  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    Upgrade Your Telerik ASP.NET Controls in 6 Easy Steps

    Upgrading? Why? You have probably asked yourself this very same question each time we ship a new version (and this happens quite often – three major releases per year and at least one service pack in between). We do this to get the latest features and fixes to you as soon as possible, so we can make your development easier.
    December 21, 2012
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    Knockout.js and Kendo UI - a Potent Duo

    Knockout.js is a popular JavaScript framework for building dynamic user interfaces using the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern. Knockout allows for easy one or two-way synchronization between your data and the markup. However, Knockout does not include any widgets or components for creating the user interface, which is a...
    December 21, 2012
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    MVVM in WinJS Part 2 – Observable Collections

    As I explained in my last post on MVVM in WinJS, the goal of the MVVM pattern (as well as the Presentation Model pattern) is to create a separation of concerns between the model and the view. This eliminates the need for the model to have knowledge of the view, and leverages data binding techniques to make sure the state of the model is always accurately represented by the view. The next step in implementing the MVVM pattern is Observable Collections. Just as important as having individual items being Observable by the View for changes are collections that will notify the View when items are added or deleted. Fortunately, Microsoft has made this extremely simple with the WinJS.Binding.List.
    December 21, 2012