Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Next Six Months
Enough is going on that I thought I’d lay out my plans for the next six months, especially as a few of these items involve community contributions. My principal focus from now until the end of 2010 will be: Silverlight … Continue reading
UK and Ireland Slides and Links
I promised to post the slides I used during my SLHVP and Robust (MVVM/TDD) Silverlight Applications presentations. As noted at the time, they don’t stand on their own terribly well, and beyond that, they make extensive use of images that … Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK & Ireland – The Final Chapter
The ferry to Belfast was uneventful, and Belfast itself is a beautiful, scarred city, caught between decades of violence and flickering hope for the future.
Diary of a trip to the UK and Ireland – Thanks for all the fish
This is the penultimate entry in my on-going diary, a 90 second recording, in which I take a moment to thank everyone and capture for a good laugh, my absurd tendency to unconsciously modify the way I speak, wherever I … Continue reading
Help Wanted
I’m hoping to find volunteers to help me catalog and create a comprehensive, up to date guide to Silverlight resources. Specifically, I’m hoping you’ll take on the task of itemizing resources for one of the following areas Getting Started With … Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK and Ireland – Pain in the Ash
Dateline 21-April-2010 St. Andrews Scotland The User Group meeting in Dundee (“Silverlight From Zero”) and in the shockingly beautiful city of Edinburgh (“Silverlight LOB Applications Development with MVVM and TDD”) both went very well. The turnout was good at Dundee … Continue reading
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Diary of a trip to the UK and Ireland – User Groups
Dateline: Newcastle Upon Tyne, 17-April 09:44 BST Another terrific experience last night, speaking at a room in Newcastle University to a group of professional and intrepid coders. I’m told that setting a meeting on Friday night is a recipe for … Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK and Ireland – Continued
Dateline Hetton, near Skipton. The presentation in Cambridge was great fun, preceded by a quick walking tour with Rachel Hawley (who, it turns out, I’ve known thrice without understanding she was all the same person! She was involved in hiring … Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK & Ireland – Day 3
Dateline London 14-April 2010 Yesterday (Tuesday) was terrific. The drive from Bristol to London was punctuated by a quick side-trip to drive through the Magic Roundabout (you didn’t think I could resist, did you?) It was brilliant. You can go … Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK & Ireland – Day 2
Once you have regular roundabouts and mini-roundabouts under your belt, are you ready for the (I kid you now) Magic Roundabout? This is five mini-roundabouts, all arranged in a circle. Continue reading
Diary of a trip to the UK & Ireland
I’ve been looking forward to this trip to the UK & Ireland for months, and I am extremely happy to be here. I will write and speak about all of this from the “Microsoft Community” perspective , but this blog … Continue reading
New Video Series – Getting Started With Silverlight
I’ve begun a new series of videos on Silverlight that begins with installation and creating a simple grid with two controls, and that will, over time, cover an entire course of Silverlight applications programming. Each video stands on its own, … Continue reading
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