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ASP.NETMVCeditcollectionof
items
Averycommonscenarioforlineofbusinessappsistoedita
collectionofitems.Oftenthis
isntabitcollection,justa
variablenumberofrowswitha
fewcolumnstoeditperrow.
TheMVCscaffoldingsupportsthisscenariobymakingiteasyto
createasetofpagesdisplaythelist,createanewitem,edit
anexistingitem,confirmremovalofanitem.Andthis
scaffoldingisquiteuseful,especiallyforscenarioswhereeach
rowofdatahasalotofpropertiestoedit.
Whereitisntsousefulisinanothercommoncase,whereeach
rowofdatahasasmallnumberofpropertiestoedit(andwhere
therearearelativelysmallnumberofrows).Inthiscasemost
userswouldprefertojusteditallthevaluesonasinglescreen,
nothavingtonavigatetothecreate/edit/deletepagesforeach
row,asthatisquiteawkward.
WhatIvefoundisthattherearesome(ok,lots)ofblogposts
andcodesnippetsshowingwaystosolvethisproblem.Muchof
thiscontentdatesbackmanyyears,oftentoMVC2,andshows
what(inmyview)aresomeprettyhackysolutionsinvolving
clientsideJavaScriptthatmanuallycreateshtmlstringsthat
replicate(oftenoutdated)htmlcomparabletothatgeneratedby
MVCinRazor.OthersolutionsuseWebGrid,aseeminglylittle
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usedfeatureofMVCthatalsoneedssome(lesshacky)
JavaScripttosupportediting.
Formypurposes,Iwantedsomethingsimpler,moredirect.I
dontmindsomepostbacksyoudgetthosewiththestandard
MVCscaffoldingIjustwanttheusertofeelliketheyarejust
editingthelistofitemswithoutalotofpagenavigation.
Somethinglikethis:

IalsodontmindusingSessioninthiscase,becauseIm
buildingsomethingthatwill,atmost,beusedby0.3%ofour
employeebase,whichiscurrentlyaround600people.Ifwe
growenoughthatscalingisanissuewellobviouslyhave
TothatendIcreatedanewASP.NETMVC5projectinVisual
Studio2015andaddedthefilesinthisgistthatcontainthe
implementation.
TheProjectListControllerservesuptheinitialpage,andaccepts
POSToperationsfromthebrowser.
TheIndexmethoddisplaysthepagewiththecollectiondata.If
Sessionisemptythedataisloadedfromthedatabase,
otherwisethecachedSessiondataisusedtopopulatethepage.
Typicallythismeansthatthefirsttimetheuserarrivesatthe
pagetheyllgetfreshdatafromthedatabase,andonpostback
operationsthedatawillcomefromSession.BasicallyImusing
Sessionasaninmemoryscratchlocationforthedatauntilall
editsarecompleteandtheuserclicksthebuttontosavethe
data.
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ThePOSTmethodworksdifferentlydependingonthebutton
clickedbytheuser,handlingadd,remove,cancel,andsubmit
operations.Theoperationisindicatedbythevalueofthe
button,whichflowsintothecontrollerthroughamethod
parameter.IneverycasethePOSTmethodhasthefullcontents
ofthecollectionfromtheUIthatflowsfromthebrowserinto
themethod.
Theaddoperationaddsanew/emptyitemtothecollection,
updatesthestateinSessionandallowsthepagetobe
redisplayed.Thismeansthenewlyaddeditemappearstothe
user,buthasntbeensavedtothedatabase.
Theremoveoperationremovestheselecteditemoritemsfrom
thecollection,updatesthestateinSessionandallowsthepage
toberedisplayed.Thismeanstheremoveditemsarenolonger
displayed,buthaventbeenremovedfromthedatabase.
Thecancel/refreshoperationclearsSessionandredisplaysthe
page,causingthepagetodisplayfreshdatafromthedatabase.
Thesubmitoperationsavesthedataintothedatabase,then
clearsSessiontoensurethatwhenthepageisredisplayedthat
theusergetsfreshdatafromthedatabase(includingthenewly
savedchanges).
TheIndex.cshtmlviewimplementsthepage,relyingonthe
Person.cshtmlviewtodisplayeachrowofdatafromthe
collection.TheIndexviewhasallthebuttonstheusercanclick
totriggerthepostbackoperationstothecontrollerasIjust
described.
ThePerson.cshtmlviewcreatestheeditcontrolsforthe
propertiestheusershouldview/editforeachrow.
ThePerson.csfileimplementsthemodelreallytheviewmodel.
NoticethatithasaRemovedpropertywhichisveryUIspecific,
sothisclearlyisnttheactualmodelyoudeverget/saveina
database.
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ThecontrollerhasTODOcommentsindicatingwherecode
shouldgotoinvokethedataaccesslayertoretrieveandupdate
thedatabasebasedontheinmemorycollectionofPerson
objects.

ASP.NETMVC
07June201618:03:58(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
01JUNE2016

CSLA.NETVersion4.6.400
released
ThisreleaseofCSLA.NETis
focusedprimarilyonenhancing
theexistingXamarinsupport.
ThereisnowaCsla.dlltargeting
PCLProfile111,whichisthe
currentprofileforXamarin.Forms
projectsand.NETCore.
ThereisalsonowaCSLAXamarinNuGetpackagethatincludes
aCsla.Xaml.dllwithsupportforXamarin.Forms.Thisincludes
thesameviewmodelbaseclassesastheotherXAMLplatforms,
andanimplementationofthePropertyInfocontroltailoredforuse
inXamarin.Forms.
@JasonBockaddedevenmoreanalyzersforVisualStudio2015
tohelpdevelopersavoidcommoncodingmistakeswhen
buildingCSLA.NETbusinessclasses.
WenowhavesupportfortheprereleaseofEntityFramework7.
TheptandptBRresourcesforCsla.dllhavebeenupdated.
Otherlanguagesneedupdatesaswellpleasecontribute
ifyouareanativespeaker!
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Thereisanewwaytocustomizetheserversidedataportalby
implementinganinterceptorthatisinvokedviathenew
DataPortalBroker.(#564)

Fulldetails:
https://github.com/MarimerLLC/csla/releases/tag/v4.6.400
TheassembliesandpackagesareallavailableviaNuGet.

.NETCore|CSLA.NET|Xamarin
01June201609:33:18(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
26MAY2016

CSLAPropertyInfocontrolfor
XamarinForms
Thereisnowa
Csla.Xaml.PropertyInfocontrolfor
XamarinFormsaswellas
WPF/UWP,soyoucanusethe
sametechniquetoaccessall
metastateabouteachproperty
fromyourXAML.
Thismeansthat(nowonXamarin
too)youcanbindtotheproperty
value,aswellasCanRead,CanWrite,IsValid,IsBusy,and
variousothermetastatevalues.
UsingthiscapabilityyourXAMLUIcanprovidetheuserwith
immediateandrichvisualcuesastowhethertheuserisallowed
toreadorwritethepropertyvalue,andwhetherthecurrent
propertyvalueisvalid(andifnot,why),aswellaswhetherthe
propertyhasanyoutstandingasyncbusinessrulescurrently
executing.
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Inshort,allthegoodnessthatWPF/Silverlight/UWPdevelopers
haveenjoyedoverthepastmanyyearsisnowavailableon
Xamarin!
(orwillbeonceCSLA.NET4.6.400releasesinaboutaweek
thoughyoucantryitnowwiththe4.6.400prereleaseavailable
viaNuGet)

CSLA.NET|Xamarin
26May201615:57:07(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
25MAY2016

monoDisplayAttributeproblem
repro
TheCSLAPCLthatsupportsXamarinincludesan
implementationofSystem.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations,andthat
includesnumeroustypes,oneofwhichisDisplayAttribute.
ThePCLusestypeforwardingsoatruntimetheplatform's
DataAnnotationsimplementationisused(ifavailable),andthe
CSLAimplementationisonlyusedatruntimeforplatforms
wherethere'snotalreadyanimplementation(WinRTPhoneis
theonlyremainingplatformafaik).
ThereisaproblemwithXamarinhowever,wherealltypesseem
toforwardandworkfineexceptforDisplayAttribute.Theproblem
inthiscaseisthatatruntimeitseemsthatmonoisunableto
locatethecorrectctorforthetype:
"System.MissingMethodException: Method 'DisplayAttribute..ctor' not found.\n
pe type, System.String name) [0x00011] in <filename unknown>:0 \n

at (wrapper

at Csla.Core.FieldMana

Thisexceptionoccurswhentheconsumeappattemptstoaccess
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theDisplayAttributeassociatedwithapropertytoretrievevalues
fromtheattribute.Itappearsthatmonoisunabletocreatean
instanceoftheattributeobjectbecauseitcan'tfindthector.
TheDisplayAttributeclasshasonlyadefaultctor,butistypically
initializedusingnamedparameters,suchas:
[Display(Name = "foo")]

Idon'tknowwhatkindofctormonoislookingforwhenitfails,
butitobviouslyisn'tfindingthedefaultctorandthensettingthe
propertyvalue,whichiswhatwouldbetheexpectedbehavior.
ImtrackingthisissueintheCSLAGitHubrepo:
https://github.com/MarimerLLC/csla/issues/579

Stepstoreproduceissue
TheCSLAProjectTrackerreferenceappinmyforkincludesa
reproofthisissue.Toseetheissue,dothefollowing:
1.ClonemyforkofCSLAfrom
https://github.com/rockfordlhotka/csla.git
2.Checkoutthe505xamarinbranch:
https://github.com/rockfordlhotka/csla/tree/505xamarin
3.Openthe\Samples\ProjectTracker\ProjectTracker.sln
solution
4.BuildthesolutionitllpulldowntheCSLA.NETframework
fromNuGet
5.Setabreakpointinthe
XamarinFormsUi.ViewModels.ProjectListclassasshown
here

6.SetthestartupapptoProjectTracker.Ui.Xamarin.Droid
7.Runtheappindebugmode(onanemulatorordevice)
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8.OnthefirstscreenclicktheAllProjectsbutton

ThatllattempttoloadtheProjectListpageandProjectList
viewmodel.Atthispointtheexceptionwilloccurandyoullend
uponthebreakpointbecauseofthefailuretocreatean
instanceofProjectInfo,butthatfailsbecausemonocantcreate
aninstanceofDisplayAttribute(usedonsomepropertiesinthe
ProjectInfoclass).

CSLA.NET|mono|Xamarin
25May201612:51:26(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
20MAY2016

ctorbuginXamarin/mono?
Imighthavefoundabuginmono,butwanttoseeifanyone
thinksI'mmissingsomething.
TheCSLA.NETframeworkhaslongincludedanimplementation
oftheSystem.ComponentModel.DataAnnotationsnamespacefor
platformswhereMicrosoft/Xamarindidntprovidethat
functionality.ThesedaysIthinkthatisonlyWindowsPhone8.1,
butthatincludesPCLProfile111(whichiswhatXamarin
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OfcoursetheCSLAimplementationincludesthe
DisplayAttributeclass,whichisusedtodecoratepropertiesin
consumingclasseslikethis:
[Display(Name = "blah")]

That"blah"valueisahumanreadablename/labelfora
property.
Becausemonoactuallyprovidesa
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotationsimplementation,my
PCLusestypeforwardingsoatruntimethePCLimplementation
isignoredinfavoroftheplatformspecificimplementation
providedbymono.Forexample:

[assembly: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TypeForwardedTo(typeof(System.ComponentModel.D

ThisworksgreatonallplatformsexceptXamarinAndroid/iOS
wheremonothrowsanexceptionbecauseitcan'tfinda
matchingconstructor.
ThethingisthattheDisplayAttributeclasshasonlythedefault
constructor.ThesyntaxbeingusedtosettheNamepropertyof
theattributeissupposedtousethedefaultctor,andthenthe
Namepropertyisexplicitlyset.Thisisarelativelyoldfeatureof
C#butIkindofsuspectmonohasabugaroundthisarea,as
itseemstobelookingforactorthatacceptsaparameterwhen
itshouldusethedefaultctor.

mono|Xamarin
20May201615:40:28(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
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ThoughtsfromaWindows10user
Theresalotofspeculationat
themoment,mostlyIthinkfrom
thetechpress,thattheresno
futureforWindows10Mobile
(akaWindowsPhone).Tothe
pointthatTerryMyerson
apparentlyreleasedastatementtoclarifythatMicrosoftis
committedtomobileformanyyears.
OverthepastcoupleyearsIvebeenincreasinglycriticalof
Microsoftsmobilestrategyaswellitishardnottobewhen
theplatformhassuchlowmarketshare,theresbeenalackof
flagshipdevicesreleased,andtheresstillamajorissuewith
apps(thatdontexistorthatarequitepoorcomparedto
iPhone/Androidversions).
SoatthebeginningofthisyearIthrewinthetoweland
switchedtotheiPhone.Thiswasaftertalkingtoalotofpeople
inpersonandviatwitteraboutwhethertogoiPhoneorAndroid.
TheoverwhelmingadvicewasthatifyouliveintheUSyou
shouldgoiPhone,soIdidexactlythat.
AfteracoupleweekswiththeiPhoneIwroteacomparison
betweenWindows10MobileandtheiPhonefrommy
perspective.ImselfishImlookingforagoodanswerforme,
somyblogpostwasaboutmeandmypersonalexperience.
AfteracouplemoremonthsIrealizedthatthisisarealtradeoff,
becauseWindows10Mobiletheoperatingsystemismore
consistentandpolishedthaniOS,buttheappsontheiPhone
arealmostuniversallysuperior.
AtthatpointIthoughtIdtryAndroid.Thiswasrightafter
MicrosoftBuild2016,whereitseemedliketherewasalotof
loveforAndroid,andwhereIencounteredawholelotofmy
peerswhowereincredulousthatIhadaniPhoneinsteadofan
Android(wheretheywerelastfallwhenIwassolicitinginputI
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havenoideaIbegintosuspectthatpeopleonlyadvocatefor
theirplatformwhenyouhavetheotherplatforminyour
pocket).Basically,someoftheiOSfrustrationsand
inconsistencieswerebuggingmeenoughIwantedtolook
elsewhere.
IdidntevenlastacoupleweeksonAndroidthough.Iboughta
OnePlus2ahighenddevicewithverygenericAndroid.It
turnsoutthatgenericAndroidprettymuchsucksmuchlike
genericLinux.Youneedtospend(inmyexperience)hoursand
hoursandhoursresearchingandtryingdifferentlaunchers,lock
screenapps,emailapps,calendarapps,contactapps,etc.Just
togetbasicfunctionalitythatworksoutoftheboxintheiPhone
andWindows10.O.M.G.Idontunderstandhowpeoplecan
wastethatmuchtimejustgettingthebasicstoworkontheir
phones!?!
NowImbacktoWindows10withaLumia950xl.AndIm
happy.
IkeephearinghowWindowslackspolish.Clearlythis
statementisbeingmadebypeoplewhohavenotactuallyused
Windows10,iOS,andAndroidbacktobacklikeIjustdid.In
somewaysiOSmighthavemorepolish,butitisfar,farless
consistentthanWindows,soIgivetheOSpolishnodto
Windows10.Androidisntevenintherunningithasnopolish
orconsistencythoughmaybewithanothermanyhoursof
researchandtestingIcouldhavefoundalauncherthatIliked?
ThatsnothowIwanttospendmylife.
IalsokeephearingabouttheWindowsappgap.Thatis
obviouslyarealproblem.Itisabsolutelythecasethatthe
iPhonehasalotmoreapps,andalmostalltheappsare
superior.ItisalsothecasethattheAndroidappsareplentiful,
buttheygenerallylooklikecrapcomparedtotheiriOS
counterparts.ButIllgiveittoAndroidthat,thoughitsappsare
inconsistentandoftencartoonish,theyarefullfeatured,unlike
Windowsapps.
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Oneothernoteonapps:Androidisclearlydesignedtoworkwell
ifyouareaGoogleuser(mail/calendar/contacts)anditispretty
halfbakedforpeoplenotonGoogle.IcantsayIsupportthe
EUgoingafterGoogleanymorethanIdidwhentheywentafter
MicrosoftsolongagoIthinkthatsjustdumbbutatthe
sametime,Iunderstandtheirconsistentviewhere,because
GoogleisusingAndroidtodriveusageandlockinaroundtheir
cloudserviceofferings,notunlikewhatMicrosoftdid20years
agowithWindows.
Finally,IkeephearinghowWindowsphonehardwareisinferior.
IevenheardthatfromsomeoneatMicrosoft.Imskeptical.Itis
truethattheiPhone6sisareallynicedevice,andIlovethe
fingerprintunlockfeature.Androiddevicequalityvariesalot,
buttheOnePlus2isprettynice(ifabitheavy)andhasa
fingerprintreader(ifyoucanfindalockscreenappthat
supportsit).TheLumia950isnicerandlighterthantheAndroid
devicesIveseenandused(includingtheSamsungones).But
IllgrantthatitisntasniceastheiPhone.Attheendoftheday
though,Ithinkallthreeplatformshavehardwarethatare
basicallyinthesameballpark:reasonablystylish,light,fast,
withdecentbatterylife,andgreatcameras.Ifitwasjustdown
tohardwaremyrankingwouldbeiPhone6s,Lumia950,
SamsungAndroid,otherAndroidinthatorder.
AtthispointthoughIllremindyouthatImselfishhereIm
afterasolutionforme.
ThatmeansitcomesdowntoiPhonevsWindows10Mobile
theAndroidOSistoounpolished,clumsy,andinefficientand
itsappsaretoougly,inconsistent,andcartoonish.Itisclearly
thecheapestplatform,andyougetwhatyoupayfor.Imwilling
topaytogetamoreproductiveexperience.
Andattheendofthedaythereareonly3appsthatdontexist
ordontworkonWindowsthatIactuallyneed:Swarm,Waze,
andtheParrottBebopappformydrone.
MybankdoeshaveanapponiPhone/Android,butitsucks
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andsonothavingitisntreallyaloss.Tosolvemybankapp
issueIneedtoswitchtoabetterbank,notadifferentphone.
Iweighedthevalueofthose3appsagainstWindows10smore
polishedandconsistentOSexperienceandIconsideredthat
SiriislikeCortanasdullardoldersister(yes,Siriisreallyan
idiotcomparedtoCortana,andCortanaontheiPhoneis
crippledcomparedtoWindowsorAndroid).
UltimatelyIvedecidedthatIdrathergowiththebestOSona
regularbasis.InmycaseImfortunateenoughthatIcancarry
asecondphone(sansSIM)soIcanstillflymydroneitjust
needstheappandwifiafterall.ThatalsogetsmeWazeand
Swarm,becausetheyalsoworkoverwifi,andmyLumiaworks
greatasawifihotspotwhenImoutandabout.
Attheendoftheday,untilFoursquare,Google,andParrot(and
mybank)gettheirheadsoutoftheir@$$sIamworking
aroundthemviaatwophonesolution.
Butmostimportantly,ImhappyusingWindows10andCortana
formy99%usecaseof
email/calendar/phone/text/messaging/Office/etc.
Andfwiw,IthinkthecontinuedrapidadoptionofWindows10
itself(onmySurfaceandDesktopforexample)willdrivemore
andmorecompaniestocreateUWPappsperhapsnotinitially
forthephone,butatleastforthe300million(andclimbing)
peoplerunningWindows10.Thethingis,onceyourapprunsin
UWP,gettingtothephoneisaprettysmallstepandone
companieswouldbefoolishnottodoforsuchlittleeffort.

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26April201615:46:05(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
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WindowstoiPhonetoAndroid
EarlierthisyearIembarkedonanadventure.Iwasfrustrated
withthelackofappsonWindowsPhone(Windows10)andI
keephearinghowmagicaltheiPhoneisforpeople.Aftera
coupleweekswiththeiPhoneIwroteacomparisonblogpost:
WindowsPhonevsiPhonecomparison
MorerecentlyIwroteaboutmyongoingfrustratingwiththe
iPhone,justifyingwhyIwasgoingtotryanAndroiddevice:
iPhonefrustration
Imtryingtogiveeachplatformafairtry,butafterafewshort
dayswithAndroid(IhaveaOnePlus2soveryvanilla
Android)Imalreadyfindingthatofthethreeoperatingsystems
Androidistheworst.ItiskindoflikedesktopLinuxcobbled
togetherbyalotofpeoplewhodontshareacommonvision,so
everythingsortofworks,butnothingfeelsconsistentandmost
thingsdontseemprofessionalorpolished.Kindofthediametric
oppositeoftheiPhone.
Ivealwaysthoughtthatyougetwhatyoupayfor,andIthink
Androidreinforcesthatworldview.Itischeap,thedevicesare
cheap,theappsarefreeorcheap.Andtheyallfeelcheapwhen
comparedtoWindows10oriOS.Butifyourphoneisnta
budgetarypriorityinyourlife,yetyouneedasmartphone,then
Androidisprobablytherightchoicewhichexplainswhyitis
themostpopularOSglobally.Clearlythemajorityoftheworlds
populationeithercantaffordaprofessionalphone/experience
(whichislargelytrueofcourse),ortheydontvaluetheirown
timeasmuchasmoney,sotheyarewillingtoinvestthattime
dealingwithAndroidinsteadofspendingtheextramoneyup
fronttogetaniPhoneorWindowsPhone.
NoticethatImstillputtingWindowsPhoneinthisdiscussion,
eventhoughithasalowUSmarketshare,andonlyaslightly
betterglobalmarketshare.Inmyexperiencewiththethree
platformsthusfar,myconclusionisthattheoperatingsystems
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ranklikethis:
1.Windows10
2.iOS
3.Android
ThephysicaldevicesIvebeenusingranklikethis:
1.iPhone6s
2.Lumia950xl
3.OnePlus2
Theavailabilityandqualityofappsranklikethis:
1.iOS
2.Android
3.Windows10
Ifyouassignnumericscorestoeachcategory,youendupwith
thefollowingoverallratings:
iPhone(8)
Windows10(6)
Android(4)
SoatleastinmyopinionbasedonhowIusemyphoneand
whatIexpectoutofitIprobablyshouldkeepusingmy
iPhone,andkeepgrumblingabouthowdumbSiriiscompared
toCortana.OrIshouldgobacktoWindows10anddealwith
thesadrealitythatitdoesnthaveworkableWaze,Swarm,or
bankingapps.
AlotofpeopleIknowdocarrytwophones(personalandwork).
Imsortofconsideringcarrying2devicesaWindowsphone
withaSIMasmyprimary(soIhaveCortanaandalltheother
stuffIloveaboutWin10)andaniPhonewithoutaSIMtorun
theappsthatdontexistonWin10,becausetheyallrunover
WiFi.Justalittletwistonthework/personaldualphonescenario
butinmycaseIllhaveonephonethatsfuntouse(Win10),
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andonephonethatrunsappsthatarefuntouse(iPhone).

14April201608:53:23(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
08APRIL2016

iPhonefrustration
EarliertodayItweetedthatIhave
anAndroidphoneonorder,
becauseImfrustratedwithmy
iPhone.
Notsurprisinglythatresultedin
peoplewonderingwhyIm
frustrated.
MyiPhoneexperiencestartedin
midJanuarywhenIswitchedfrom
Windows10MobiletoiOSbecauseIwasfrustratedbythelack
ofappsonmyWindowsphone.AcoupleweekslaterIwroteup
myWindowsPhonevsiPhonecomparison.Afteracouplemore
monthsofusingtheiPhoneIstandbywhatIwroteinthatpost
Windows10isfarsuperiortoiOS,butthelackofappson
Windowsphonesiscrippling.
ButtherearesomethingsthatreallybugmeabouttheiPhone
frustrationsIfaceliterallyeveryday.Mostnotably:
NolivetilesmandoImisslivetiles!
CortanaontheiPhoneiscrippled,andSiriisanidiot
ThebacknavigationconceptontheiPhoneisridiculously
inconsistentandpoorlyimplemented
Theconceptofsharingfromoneapptoanotherisrobust
oniOS,butisalsoridiculouslyinconsistentandconvoluted
SomanythingsthataresimpleonWin10Mobilerequirea
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IknowthatAndroidwontsolveoraddressalltheseissues.
Maybeitwontaddressanyofthem,IwontknowuntilItryit.
AndIsaythatbasedonmyexperienceswitchingtotheiPhone
everybodyprioritizesdifferentfeaturesandabilitiesdifferently,
soIfinditvirtuallyimpossibletogetattherealityofeachOS
bytalkingtootherpeople.
HereswhatIthinkIwillfindonAndroid:
Nolivetilesstillmynumber1issuewithanyotherphone
OS
CortanaonAndroidisreputedtobemuchbetterthaniOS
almostasgoodasWindowsandthenewWindows10
AnniversaryEditionmobileintegrationfeaturesworkwith
AndroidaswellasWindows10Mobile(butnotiOS)
Androidhasabackbutton,soIamhopefultheback
navigationexperiencewillbemoreconsistentthaniOS
(whichis,frankly,averylowbar)
Idontknowwhattoexpectaboutinterappsharing,butI
suspectAndroidisnobetterthaniOS(andletsbehonest,
thisisalsoaweakspotforWindowsphones)
IalsodontknowthatAndroidwillbeasoptimizedfor
commontasksasWin10,butIcantimagineitwillbemore
awkwardthaniOS
Attheendofthedaythough,mythreedailyfrustrationsare
simple:
1.Livetiles(andthelackthereof)
2.Cortana
3.Consistentnavigationpatterns(especiallytheback
navigationconcept)
Androidseemstohaveagoodchanceofaddressingtwoofthe
three,soperhapsIllbehappierdaytodaythanIamwiththe
iPhone?
Iguesstimewilltell.AtleastIllbeabletoknowfirsthandhow
allthreemobileoperatingsystemsworkforme.
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WindowsPhone
08April201614:58:49(CentralStandardTime,UTC06:00)
Disclaimer
On thi sp a ge . . . .
ASP.NET MVC edit collection of
items
CSLA .NET Version 4.6.400
released
CSLA PropertyInfo control for
Xamarin Forms
mono DisplayAttribute problem
repro
ctor bug in Xamarin/mono?
Thoughts from a Windows 10
user
Windows to iPhone to Android
iPhone frustration

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