The Joy Of Programming

Image handling is an important factor deciding the performance as well as usability of any application. When it comes to Windows Phone 7 it is even more important because of the limited network conditions and the low processing power as compared to PC. Here is the video I am talking about the same things with a Bing Search sample in Silverlight TV show I am just listing down few common tips which can greatly improve the performance and effectiveness of your application. And also please note that some of the points might not be applicable for certain applications especially for very small apps. Use JPEG instead of PNG whenever possible – Jpeg decodes faster than PNG image.  If there is no transparency needed, use Jpeg with a compromised quality Optimize your static Image quality :  Medium quality compressed Jpeg requires less memory to render as compared to a full quality Jpeg. So there is a big savings in memory and performance, if we can compromise on the Jpeg qua...

Developing a good application in the phone need not be accompanied with so much of hacking around or doing lot of non-conventional tricks. Most of the time those tricks make us deviate from the regular ways of development, make the code ugly and unmaintainable.  If we can get a sense of the pain-points and limitations of the platform early, then find a way around it and separate those concerns out of your business logic so as to proceed with a smooth development. I am explaining a pretty basic yet useful idea of how to reuse the complex visuals you have already created in previous pages of the application at runtime. Please note that this may not be applicable to small applications involving two or three pages of total navigation. Problem : Imagine you have an application which needs to navigate to the same view over and over again. For example the Movie details page of IMDb or Netflix app, or profile page of Facebook or Twitter, those pages get called many times in the life span...