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By embracing the power and flexibility of JavaScript, a developer can create data templates that adapt to changing data structures and criteria by using data template functions. This was described in part two of this series. Taking the concept of data template functions a step further, part three will discuss asynchronous data template functions.

In part one, nested data templates were introduced. Nested data templates provide a great way to enhance the flexibility of an app’s user interface. The issue with using nested templates is the simple fact that creating templates in HTML files can be a tedious process.

The previous Magenic Blog post I wrote, “Introducing HTML & JS Data Templates for Metro Apps,” introduced data templates for Windows Store applications. This is a follow up article that will dive deeper with nested data templates where data templates will have data templates! Please read the introductory post if you are unfamiliar with data templates in Windows Store apps.

I've had an idea for a Team Foundation Server (TFS) utility brewing for a while. Usually I publish my TFS utilities as command-line or standalone desktop applications; this sample has inspired me to create a utility with tighter Visual Studio integration.

Magenic Vice President of Business Development Matt Lockhart was recently a guest on Talk Business 360 – an airline radio show that can be heard on flights from Delta, American Airlines and U.S. Airways.

If you're like me, challenges are what make being a developer fun. Sometimes, however, these challenges can be daunting. With piecemeal information at one's fingertips, it can be aggravating to say the least to try to solve a vexing problem.

In the second of two videos, Prasanna Ramkumar, Associate Principal Consultant at Magenic, highlights the features that make life easier for developers. From the status board, feedback, code review and testing features, Prasanna demonstrates the power of TFS

When it comes to wrangling the development of an application, keeping an eye on deliverables is an ongoing battle. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) offers many tools to tame the development beast. In the first of two videos, Prasanna Ramkumar walks us through the features of Team Foundation Server and those features that appeal to the Project Manager.

Don’t you love it when problems that seemed insurmountable in the past turn out to be fairly trivial to implement because of new techniques/libraries? I just had one of those moments and thought it would be instructive to share.

When Dakota County needed a solution to make their Criminal Justice Integrated Information Network (CJIIN) move to the next level, they looked to Magenic for help.