Best Mobile Article of May 2014

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Each month at CodeProject we gather together the best of the articles submitted the previous month and ask our readers to choose the best of the best. Entry is automatic - just submit you articke and we'll do the rest.

Check out the submission guidelines for information on posting articles.

Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

How to Add an AsyncTask to an Android Activity

16 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

Step-by-step instructions for adding an Async Task to an Android Activity

Java

XML

Android

Mobile

Dev

A Collection of the Most Useful Droidio (Android Studio) Hotkeys

21 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

A potentially-exhausting-but-not-exhaustive list of shortcut key combinations to use in Android Studio

Java

Mobile

Dev

Creating and Invoking an Activity in Droidio (Android Studio)

19 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

How to create an Android Activity and its associated Layout file, then invoke (intent) them from another Activity

Change an Android Layout's default header text

16 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

How to quickly and easily change a Layout's header text

Parsing XML File in WindowsPhone in NO TIME

13 May 2014Saad_Mahmood

Parsing XML File in WindowsPhone in NO TIME Using BLEND for VS 2013

Use Android Themes to Incorporate a DRY Layout

19 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

Simple steps needed to globally change a widget property

How to Enclose Multiple Android Widgets in a Rectangle

21 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

In which the user is shown how to enclose multiple widgets in a rectangle

Creating multi-platform games with Cocos2d-x

28 May 2014FELIPE PEDROSO

In this tutorial how to create a simple game using the Cocos2d-x framework in a Windows development environment and how to compile it to run on Windows 8 and Android.

Developing Native Google Glass Apps

29 May 2014Jim McKeeth

This article walks through the ins and outs of Google Glass development with RAD Studio.

Building A Video Streaming App: A Review of LeaseWeb’s CDN

14 May 2014Jon Flanders

A review of building a video streaming application using LeaseWeb's Content Delivery Network (CDN).

Reporting Services for iPhone, Android and all other devices

12 May 2014Jason_Carlson

Reports are a critical part of any application that collects or displays data. Users are rarely satisfied with simple lists; they demand rich formatting, charts and interactivity.

Build Flappy Bird with jQuery and 100 lines of Javascript

29 May 2014gstolarov

Build Flappy Bird with jQuery and 100 lines of Javascript

Visual Studio Design Patterns Add-in/Extension

3 May 2017dmihailescu

A Visual Studio add-in that inserts some commonly known OO patterns into your working project and searches your highlights online.

Quick-and-Dirty Way to Get All Records from Any SQLite Table (Using Java from Android)

20 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

Learn how to get all records from any SQLite table, passing the Table Name as String and receiving a StringBuilder

Prototype In Javascript - Basic

2 May 2014Sunasara Imdadhusen

The prototype property allows you to add properties and methods to an object.

Full Power on the Phone

27 May 2014KarstenK

Emporing C++ on the Windows Phone 8.0

Date and Time Formatting in JavaScript like .NET C# or VB.NET

19 May 2014Sunasara Imdadhusen

Custom Date and Time formatting in JavaScript like in .NET C# or VB.NET

Creating a Custom Control in Expression Blend with Custom Properties (WindowsPhone & Store)

26 May 2014Saad_Mahmood

Creating custom control for Windows Phone and Store Using Expressions Blend

The Easiest Way to Create a Layout for an Android App Intended for a Single Device

20 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

Learn the easiest way to create an Android Layout, especially when form factors of the target devices are limited

From C++ to Objective-C: A quick guide for practical programmers

12 May 2014Michael Chourdakis

Tutorial for Objective-C beginners

Show a Toast in the Middle of the Android Screen

16 May 2014B. Clay Shannon

Simple tip on how to show a toast in response to an event, and center it in the screen

Online PHP Software Example: Online Hypochlorite Dilution Calculator

20 Jan 2017NewPast

Online PHP Software Example: Sodium Hypochlorite Dilution Calculator

Interoperation Issues in Mixed C/C++/Objective-C Development, Part 3

12 May 2014Anna Koneva

An article about interoperation issues in mixed C/C++/Objective-C development

How to make DIV center of the screen using pure HTML and CSS

2 May 2014Sunasara Imdadhusen

This is simple tricks which allows you to make your DIV on center of the screen without using Javascript.

String Formatting in JavaScript

20 May 2014Sunasara Imdadhusen

String.Format creates strings from a pattern and values

iOS Tricks: UIView with Additional sublayers - Applying the Same Implicit Animation Rules that the Main Layer Uses

21 May 2014Leslie Godwin

When you add additional layers to a UIView, those new layers don't animate in the same way that the UIView's Backing Layer does. I have a trick that fixes this gotcha good and proper.

Objective-C

iOS

layout

Saving Data to a File in Your Android Application

2 Jun 2014Cindy Potvin

How to save data to a file in your Android application

Android

Mobile

file

Android: ipPrint4 Print Label/Receipts to IP Printer

11 May 2014hjgode

Android: ipPrint4 Print Label/Receipts to IP Printer

Java

Android

Mobile

Communication between the Controllers in AngularJS

14 May 2014Member 10771162

AngularJS: Communication between Controllers

Introduction: How to Save Data in your Android Application

6 May 2014Cindy Potvin

How to save data in your Android application

Java

Android

Mobile

Using Isolated Storage in Windows Phone App

4 May 2014Madhur Kapoor

Using Isolated Storage in Windows Phone App

Enable scrolling to View to allow multiple elements #iOS

6 May 2014Amogh Natu

This tip shows how you can add scrolling to a view in iOS to allow multiple elements on the screen that won't fit in one screen.

Objective-C

iOS

Scrollbar

Using Local Database in Windows Phone Apps

12 May 2014Madhur Kapoor

How to create a Local Database for storing data of our Windows Phone app

Workaround to Solve the Big Size of Cached Images

12 May 2014Houssem_Dellai

Cached images will still be in memory even when navigated to another page, I'll suggest some workaround.

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Amogh Natu

Software Developer

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Anna Koneva

Russian Federation

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

B. Clay Shannon

Founder Across Time & Space

United States

I am in the process of morphing from a software developer into a portrayer of Mark Twain. My monologue (or one-man play, entitled "The Adventures of Mark Twain: As Told By Himself" and set in 1896) features Twain giving an overview of his life up till then. The performance includes the relating of interesting experiences and humorous anecdotes from Twain's boyhood and youth, his time as a riverboat pilot, his wild and woolly adventures in the Territory of Nevada and California, and experiences as a writer and world traveler, including recollections of meetings with many of the famous and powerful of the 19th century - royalty, business magnates, fellow authors, as well as intimate glimpses into his home life (his parents, siblings, wife, and children).

Peripatetic and picaresque, I have lived in eight states; specifically, besides my native California (where I was born and where I now again reside) in chronological order: New York, Montana, Alaska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Missouri.

I am also a writer of both fiction (for which I use a nom de plume, "Blackbird Crow Raven", as a nod to my Native American heritage - I am "½ Cowboy, ½ Indian") and nonfiction, including a two-volume social and cultural history of the U.S. which covers important events from 1620-2006: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/blackbirdcraven

Cindy Potvin

Canada

Cindy Potvin is a software developer based in the Montreal area. At her day job, she creates web applications using the ASP.NET MVC framework and mobile applications using the Android SDK.

dmihailescu

Software Developer (Senior)

United States

Decebal Mihailescu is a software engineer with interest in .Net, C# and C++.

FELIPE PEDROSO

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

gstolarov

http://www.GaspMobileGames.com

United States

Writing code since 1987 using whatever language/environment you can imagine. Recently got into the mobile games. Feel free to check them out at http://www.GaspMobileGames.com

hjgode

Germany

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Houssem_Dellai

Software Developer Microsoft

Tunisia

I'm a Software Engineer and MVP (Client Development). I like writing articles and developing open source software in C#, Windows Phone and Windows 8 applications droidcon.tn/speakers.php.
http://houssemdellai.net

Jason_Carlson

CEO Forerunner Software

United States

Creating software and solutions that make things easy and accessible is something I am very passionate about.

I’ve led product innovation and engineering at both large companies and startups. Most recently, I was Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at GlobalScholar, a startup education software company. Prior to that I was the General Manager for Amazon’s S3 web services.

My 15 years leading Microsoft‘s SQL BI platform and services inspired me to create Forerunner Software, with the mission to provide the next generation enterprise reporting and embedded BI solutions. At Microsoft, I was the lead architect and General Manager of one of Microsoft’s most broadly used reporting technologies, SQL Server Reporting Services. I’ve been awarded over 20 patents and plan to keep building innovative products and technologies.

I’ve also served on the Board of Directors for IMS Global Learning Consortium a non-profit organization that works to promote the adoption of technology in education and drive learning impacts.

Jim McKeeth

United States

Jim is a long time Delphi developer with more than 25 years software development experience. He is the Lead Developer Evangelist for Embarcadero Technologies and leads the Embarcadero Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program. He speaks at conferences around the globe on Delphi and mobile development, and was the first person to earn the Delphi specific badge on Stack Overflow. Catch Jim on his Podcast at Delphi.org where he shares Delphi interviews and other Delphi news.

Jon Flanders

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

KarstenK

Software Developer

Germany

I am living in germany and now living from programming for some Years. In my spare time I like sports as jogging, playing football (soccer) and basketball.

We must take care for our planet, because we and our family has no other. And everybody has to do something for it.

Leslie Godwin

Technical Lead FNB Connect

South Africa

iOS Technical Lead at FNB
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Computers are really sweet. Aren't they?
Yup they are...

I've always loved writing tools and components...never been very interested in playing games....always wanted to be able to write them though.

And, yes. I'm still pretty annoyed they discontinued the Amiga computer.

Madhur Kapoor

Technical Lead Infosys

India

Madhur is Technology Lead by profession having around 9+ yrs of experience in IT industry working on Microsoft Technologies. Apart from Microsoft Technologies, he also likes to work on Mobile Development in Android.

His Technical expertise include .Net technologies including MVC, WebAPI, Azure.

Apart from coding, he like to play Xbox Games, strum guitar or read books.

My Blog : http://www.codingparadox.com

Member 10771162

Architect Infosys Limited

India

Working with Infosys Ltd. as Senior Technical Architect

Michael Chourdakis

Software Developer

Greece

I'm working in C++, PHP , Java, Windows, iOS, Android and Web (HTML/Javascript/CSS).

I 've a PhD in Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence and I specialize in Pro Audio and AI applications.

My home page: https://www.turbo-play.com

NewPast

Lebanon

There is a developer behind every piece of code!
DNA is too complex what about it!
No junk DNA; There is a functional role for noncoding DNA

Saad_Mahmood

User Interface Analyst Procesium

Pakistan

Expressions Blend Guy from Pakistan. Trying to make .NET developer's life easier by use of BLEND during their development.

Sunasara Imdadhusen

Technical Lead Infostretch Ahmedabad-Gujarat

India

Aspiring for a challenging carrier wherein I can learn, grow, expand and share my existing knowledge in meaningful and coherent way.

sunaSaRa Imdadhusen

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First Prize	gstolarov - Build Flappy Bird with jQuery and 100 lines of Javascript
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	KarstenK - Full Power on the Phone
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject


Second Prize	Madhur Kapoor - Using Isolated Storage in Windows Phone App
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject