Besides inheriting all performance improvements coming from RadDataBoundListBox RadJumpList further extends its functionality in our latest Mango Build with Sticky Header support. A sticky header is nothing more but a group header that is statically positioned at the top edge of RadJumpList’s viewport displaying the currently focused data group –just like in the revamped phonebook in Windows Phone Mango.

This new functionality brings some small API extensions. There are now two new properties exposed by RadJumpList:

• IsStickyHeaderEnabled
• StickyHeaderTemplate

The IsStickyHeaderEnabled property determines whether a sticky header is shown or not. This property is set to false by default.

The StickyHeaderTemplate property can be used to specify a custom...

The latest internal build of JustCode has been released with support for the asynchronous language features in the Microsoft Visual Studio Async CTP. Improvements to the semantic analyzer detect errors on usage of the async method modifier and await operators in C# and Visual Basic. This feature will be available for the general public in JustCode Q2 SP1.

If you’re new to the async and await keywords and would like to know to learn asynchronous programming with C# 5, refer to Going Asynchronous. I provide an example of a twitter client using synchronous programming, the current way of doing asynchronous...

A few days ago in Part I of this blog post, I described how we are moving into a new era in application development, the Device+Cloud (D+C) era. I mentioned how just like 15 years ago we had the “Windows or Web” debate, we are now having the “Native or HTML5+JS” debate. Just like 15 years ago, the answer is that we should take a hybrid approach. Some projects will require the reach of HTML5 and others will require the tight OS integration and custom experience of a native app. Some companies will build a HTML+JS version of their app for broad distribution and then choose to build some...

Thank you for being the most amazing .NET community! Your unfailing support is what helps us keep charging forward!

It is this time of year again! Vote for Telerik in this year’s DevProConnections Awards.

When we go to User Groups, conferences or just read comments here on our Facebook page, this is what you tell us:

1. We have the #1 support in the industry. (As a Telerik fan, you must have experienced it too!)
2. You value our contributions to the .NET community over the last 10 years. (Ever been to a Telerik sponsored UG event?)
3. Our online examples make your life easier and cover...

First of all, I want to thank everyone that joined us for the first part of this ASP.NET AJAX Webinar Series! There was a great turnout, and from the look of the comments you guys enjoyed the material as well! Keep in mind that next Tuesday, August 23rd, the second part of the series takes place at 11 AM EST (-5 UCT) so set up your reminders now :)

As mentioned during the webinar I wanted to follow up with a blog post containing the answers to all of the questions that popped up during the presentation. If your exact question...

In this episode we are diving into how we can construct a better user interface (UI) utilizing the tools that our User Experience (UX) experts have put before us.  If you recall last time we discussed the importance of UX and how it can help us to identify higher-traffic areas of our application as well as why certain views might need to be more prevalent within the application. Today we go one step further and translate UX into UI in terms we can all understand, including views, navigation, and everyone’s favorite click-count.

From Empathy to Navigation

One of the highlights from the last post...

As you probably know, the next version of Windows Phone OS codenamed Mango was released to developers last month. The new Windows Phone Mango Marketplace is also about to open very soon (expected next week!). Among the many new amazing APIs that come with this build are some UI changes and enhancements.

To reflect these UI changes and to enable you to develop for Mango, we are releasing a new separate build of RadControls for Windows Phone targeting Mango devices. In this build we are adding 2 entirely new controls and enhancing the existing controls to leverage the new features and UI changes coming in the new WPDev platform:

1. Telerik ListBox is now...

Q2 2011 was the first official release of RadChart for Windows Phone – first class charting solution offering unbeatable performance and feature richness. Having the chart officially out however does not mean that we will put less effort in enriching it with new functionality. On the contrary – we have plans to push hard in order to make RadChart the richest charting component on the market.

Today we are releasing an update to our RadControls for Windows Phone, which targets the new Mango update from Microsoft, and we are happy to announce the new RadPolarChart and the three polar series – Point, Line...

While we still have a couple of speakers that we are trying to work into the line-up (but we only have so many slots, so decisions are very tough), the lineup for the Philadelphia Day of Agile is gearing up to be an awesome event!

We have international speakers, agile thought leaders, and experts in the field coming from all over the country to share their knowledge with you!  And the best part?  Admission is only $50!  This is less than half of what it costs to run this event, the rest is paid for by our generous...

We are happy to announce an intermediate release with which we officially declare that RadControls for Windows Phone now support Mango. This release includes a few improvements to the control suite, the most important of which is of course our updated list box that still performs better than the default, framework list box. 

Aside from improved existing controls we also decided to include a message box that can be customized and restyled as required and that is extremely easy to use. It is also localized.

To get a taste of what it is like to use RadMessageBox consider the following example. It demonstrates the...