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silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Nov 2, 2008
About twice a year I try to publish a list of the utilities that I use all the time… not the ones I like in theory, but the ones that I use – that make programming or computing easier, faster, better. Here's my list …
Also tagged: community, tools, opinion, cross platform, cross browser
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Nov 1, 2008
I had a great PDC. I arrived with a schedule filled with sessions I intended to go to, and (shhhhh!) I skipped them all (except, ScottGu’s keynote and Scott Hanselman’s BabySmash both of which were (predictably) …
Also tagged: tools, controls, xaml, files, digging deeper, control toolkit
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Oct 23, 2008
We have, I think, officially passed the point where anyone can keep up with the new technology available for developers, just from Microsoft (let alone all the new options from all the other companies), and PDC is les …
Also tagged: tools, observations, opinion, digging deeper, building apps
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Oct 16, 2008
My theory, based entirely on my own experience is that many developers would like to know just a bit more about design (not all developers, and not a lot more, just some developers, and just a bit more). Our reasons …
Also tagged: community, user interface, blend for programmers, building apps, pocket mfa
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Oct 14, 2008
As promised, Silverlight 2 is now not merely released, it is really and most sincerely released… If You Are A New Silverlight Programmer If you are taking this occasion to become a Silverlight programmer, welcome! …
Also tagged: community, tools, observations, rtm, breaking change
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Oct 4, 2008
This blog will rarely be the place for breaking news, but there are two related pieces of information I want to ensure you know about at the risk of repeating news that has been blogged by others. First, Shawn Burke’s …
Also tagged: tools, custom controls, rc0, digging deeper
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Oct 3, 2008
One way that many developers like to create styles and templates for controls is to modify the existing styles and templates. An unusual feature of Silverlight is that every control in the toolbox is lookless – its …
Also tagged: xaml, templates, custom controls, rc0, digging deeper
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Sep 27, 2008
On Thursday night we published the first public release candidate for Silverlight 2, described in some detail by Scott Guthrie . This is a developer-only release and you can learn all about what it is and how to get it …
Also tagged: community, planning, opinion, release candidate
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Sep 23, 2008
I'm pleased to announce that the first of my monthly Sparkling Client podcasts has been posted. This month, we take a Tour of Silverlight Templates. Resources Additional resources to supplement this topic include …
Also tagged: observations, podcast
silverlight.net » Microsoft Silverlight content - Sep 21, 2008
It will be helpful as we explore custom controls to have a common starting project. You may remember from my posting on the 12th that I laid out a structure with three projects in one solution, with 5 important files …
Also tagged: templates, custom controls