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Windows 8.1, WinSxS and C++
The folder winsxs in the Windows folder is usually quite large and you never want to delete it,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/25/2013
Sharing and Organizing using OneNote (CS188 students)
If you are taking my CS188 class, I will be using OneNote, or at least plan on using OneNote right...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/24/2013
I love OneNote, but can you use C++ to write programs for it?
I do love OneNote, I have been using it consistently since 2003 with the early pen based laptops,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/24/2013
When installing VS 2013 Ultimate should you install Silverlight or Lightswitch?
As you grow more experienced with app development, it will fall on you to maintain older software...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/23/2013
C++, Direct3D, Building a Dice Game and more in Windows 8, with video
Here are three links for you, if you are looking at the DirectX mess of documentation and confusing...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/22/2013
C++/XAML: Determining the view state or orientation of your Windows 8
How hard is it to use the VisualStateManager Animations with your view states? Not very...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/22/2013
Using Blend Visual States to speed up your C++ User interface design
Here is a video on how to use Visual States in a cool way, and there are others if you want to give...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/21/2013
I get the error C3984 when I try to compile my C++ program
When you move your class header over to a Windows Store app, you get an error might look like the...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/21/2013
Space Aliens: Inline Classes head into headers
In our previous blog: Space Aliens and C++ programming and inline classes , we used an inline class...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/21/2013
Space Aliens and C++ programming and inline classes
Aluminum foil hat time. And inline class example. Back story: You have slipped between dimensions...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/20/2013
Books I am reviewing for my CS188 class at UCLA
Reviewing heck, I am using them to prepare the class. So if you are thinking about taking the class...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/20/2013
Links to things I am working with on Kinect
Here are some links that I am working through with Kinect for an event that I did on Saturday, Aug....
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/19/2013
Win 8.1 & DirectX 11.2: Shader Model links, including the HLSL Language Syntax
Link to HLSL Code sample HLSL shader compiler sample (Windows 8.1) Links and definitions about...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/14/2013
New Certification: Windows Store App Using C#
Check it out, there is a new certification for Windows Store App Developer, either with HTML5 or C#,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/14/2013
Using the DirectX App (XAML) project, the HLSL part, CSO and so forth
Well there are a lot of changes between Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, especially if you are using...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/13/2013
Using Class Wizard to create Classes in C++
This is a quick video that show you how to use the Class Wizard in C++. How to use the class wizard...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/13/2013
C++/11: Home on the Range-based for-loop
Home, home on the range,Where the for && the loop play;Where seldom is heard a discouraging...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/13/2013
Beginner: Create shaders and drawing primitives tutorial, tutorial part 2
(Changes made to blog on 8/14/2013) Well, there is that tutorial twice thing, but this is part...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/12/2013
Beginners: DirectX 3D graphics with DirectX tutorial, tutorial part 1
Yep, I wrote the word tutorial twice, TWICE! Why? This is a tutorial on how to use...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/12/2013
IE 11 won’t open in the Windows 8.1 Start Screen
Odd, suddenly IE 11 won’t open when clicked in the Windows 8.1 Start Screen. I don’t recall...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/12/2013
Migrating DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 to DirectX 11
Here is a link to an article that helps you understand how to move your code from DirectX 9 or...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/12/2013
That auto keyword in C++ 11, not your Dad’s auto
Well that is if you Dad used C++. Unless he is using C++ 11, then it would be your Dad’s...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/10/2013
Free Video on how to get started with VS 2013 C++/XAML/DirectX
Check out my video that shows how to get started with Visual Studio 2013 to create C++/XAML/DirectX...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/10/2013
XAML: Data Binding using one control to control another control
Are you a control freak? Well not in the way you might be called by your BFF, but rather you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/09/2013
Free: Download the Windows 8.1 SDK
Make sure to download the correct Windows SDK for your operating system. Why? Just wasted a little...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/09/2013
Using DirectX 11.2 and C++ to build the most basic Windows Form
You know, I can make a lot of stuff work and work well. My neighbors, professors, and students...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/08/2013
DirectX using the “Windows” style form, not XAML kind of form
I have been staring at the DirectX Quickstart “Direct2D Quickstart for Windows 8” for the past year...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/07/2013
Free: 11 Windows 8.1 DirectX links
Here are some links that I snaked from the much better site:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/06/2013
DirectX 11.2 in Windows 8.1: XMVectors
Again, XMVectors, I wrote a blog a year or so ago about the XMVectors. Now I will write...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/05/2013
Move to Windows 8.1 or stay on Windows 8? Move to VS 2013 or stay on VS 2012?
I would recommend anyone reading this blog make the move on a “non-production” computer...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/05/2013
Build your first app using a completely online tool that isn’t touchdevelop
Yep, I have been keen on touchdevelop.com for quite sometime, now you can build some other kinds of...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/05/2013
VS 2013, C++: STL changes to meet C++/11 specs, Explicit conversion operators
Explicit conversion operators <<Link C++ allows explicit type conversion using syntax similar...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/05/2013
Free Training for Azure, the Microsoft Cloud! A stunning victory for you!
Fastest Rapper on Azure Well that was good, right? Azure is fast and cool. What about...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/04/2013
Videos about the new stuff in Visual Studio 2013, C++ and from Research
What’s New in the Visual Studio 2013 IDE With Visual Studio 2013 it just gets better when your IDE...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/03/2013
Four videos on DirectX using Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013
Innovations in High Performance 2D Graphics with DirectX Great performance is a huge driver of...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/02/2013
BEST DirectX/XAML Game Tutorial Ever!
Check this out on Channel 9, an excellent tutorial, stop reading this blog and go to:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/02/2013
Videos about Game design that I am viewing
(Halo: Spartan Assault video link at bottom of page) Windows Phone Game Development Basics Windows...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/02/2013
Git Team Foundation Services, NOW!
See how I combined Git with Team Foundation Services? It is no typo, you can use Git, not...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/01/2013
Lambda not just for Lambs dad’s anymore
Well that is a stupid title. Sorry. See it is a visual pun, Lamb dad… yep. <Awkward...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/01/2013
Just got my ISO/IEC 14882:2011(E) C++ Specification, Exciting!
Oh boy! Finally got a few minutes to do some reading, and what do I choose?...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/01/2013
null, nullptr, dull? Certainly not! New C++ 11 stuff
nullptr is a new keyword in C++/11 which has been discussed all over the place, but I am writing a...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/31/2013
Where are the tabs in Internet Explorer 11?
Darn it, I swipe from the top and no tabs. I right click and no tabs. Oh wait a minute,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/31/2013
In Windows 8.1 store how do I find a specific category of Apps?
When I use the new Windows 8.1 Store, just how do I find App categories? This is easy, simply...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/31/2013
Oh what do I do with my Windows 8 apps in Windows 8.1 and VS 2013?
Oh-oh. If you are an advanced developer and get to try the newest and greatest, than make sure you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/30/2013
Cool=VS 2013: What’s new for C++
Hey wait a minute, is this only a year since VS 2012? Yep, that would be correct, and VS 2013...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/30/2013
In case you get this: We couldn't get your developer license for Windows 8.1 Preview. Our Server is unavailable right now. Please try again later.
Yep really excited about Visual Studio 2013, except for…Having to rebuild my system yesterday...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/30/2013