I stumbled upon this yesterday. If an external class needs to be referenced in a XAML file, a namespace must be mapped for it, so the compiler knows where to find that class. For example, I had a DataTemplate for a specific type in my file:

<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type arbitraryName:Klasse}">
  <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" />
    <TextBlock Text=", Jahrgang " />
    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Anfangsjahr}" />
  </StackPanel>
</Da ...

I’m going to be a speaker at Basta! in Germany, talking about the role of the model in Developer Express’ eXpressApp Framework generated applications. XAF is obviously our implementation of the general idea, but this is not supposed to be a sales pitch — the idea is generally usable, whether you like XAF or not. I got some very positive feedback about this after doing a similar thing at DDD day 3 a few weeks back. Developer Express will also be exhibiting there, so this is the perfect time to …

Much sooner than Basta! (which I just blogged about) is the NRW 06 event in Duesseldorf, Germany. I’m going to be there as well, to do a talk about some of what Developer Express does, and to talk and demo to attendees directly. I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

The new version 1.2.3.2 is available for download from the Electric Editing page now.

Please don’t download this version if you’re still using CodeRush 1.X — the download is only for the new CodeRush 2.0 release!

While I do recommend that CodeRush (or DXCore) 2.0 users upgrade to this new release, I have only made a few minor changes for compatibility reasons. I don’t really expect any problems if you stay on the last version of ElectricEditing — but please, if you find interesting bugs …

So here I am in Boston, and this is the view out my window:

Well, that’s not what I came here for :-)

I had a good flight, tried Virgin Atlantic for the first time. They have a fantastic movie selection in their planes — but for some reason it takes them an hour after takeoff to finally switch it on, and there’s about another hour towards the end of the flight when it’s also off because “the flight attendants are preparing the cabin fo …

Just a short notice, the official announcement will go out soon: Have a look at this page, the new CTP 2 of eXpressApp Framework is available right now. There are a number of interesting changes in it — the most interesting being, for many people, that it’s now available to everybody (download directly from that page linked above), not just to DX subscribers.

I’m going to be at TechEd next week. If you are there, please come by the Developer Express booth in the exhibition area for a chat! The other piece of news is, we’re going to make the CTP 2 release of the eXpressApp Framework available in what remains of this week, so TechEd will also be the perfect opportunity to see a demo of that, discuss it with is or just tell us your thoughts. …

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