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Silverlight Test Driven Development – Part II
At the end of Test Driven Body Snatchers I promised to follow up with a walkthrough of real-world Test Driven Development. What gets into me? Well, a promise is a promise. Walking Through Test Driven Development … Continue reading
New Tutorial: DataGrid Binding via Data Entities & WCF
I’m very pleased to announce the posting of my latest Silverlight 2 Tutorial: ADO.NET Data Entities and WCF Feeding A Silverlight Datagrid, available in both C# and VB in HTML and pdf. This is the first (but not … Continue reading
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Permanent Up-to-date Get Started Link
I have added a link on my sidebar to a permanent page, that I will be keeping up to date, on Getting Started with Silverlight. (clicking the image will take you to the page) Please feel free to direct “newbies” … Continue reading
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Works on My Machine
Scott Hanselman used an icon in one of his presentations that I will rip off, steal, borrow (?) take/use/modify/… to provide critical information about my code samples: Note that this seal is not just intended to be humorous; is a … Continue reading
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The Expander – Part 2
I recently examined the Expander control and in that entry I promised to return and show how templating can add value to the user experience of this Silverlight Toolkit control. You will remember that when we left the … Continue reading
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New Look?
The new look is explained here, but was launched in anticipation of Mix and the advent of Silverlight 3, which I believe will open a whole new chapter for Silverlight and Microsoft. Renew. Refocus. Respond.
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Expander Control Part 1
I recently described the HeaderControl from the Silverlight Toolkit. Derived from the HeaderControl (and thus, to be thought of as a specialized version of the HeaderControl) is the Expander. In its simplest form, the Expander has two properties … Continue reading
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The Tree View Control
The Tree View control is ideal for displaying hierarchical data. While there is a great deal you can do with this control, in its simplest form it is fairly straightforward to work with, once you grok the essential … Continue reading
Toolkit: Header Controls Video Posted
MORE Blog entry on HeaderContentControl I’m happy to say that my latest video on the Silverlight Toolkit, covering the HeaderContentControl and the HeaderItemsControl is now available for download. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution By license.
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How Do I Video Series on Hyper-video released
I’m pleased to say that the third and final part of my series on Hyper-video is now available (just click on the image or click here). In this last video I demonstrate how to respond to embedded markers by … Continue reading
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Why I’m Going To MIX
I confess, if I didn’t work for Microsoft I probably would go to fewer conferences than most folks. I never did well in school, I just don’t learn well in classrooms, and while the networking in the hallways is incredibly … Continue reading
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Report From MDC – NY & Boston
I had a blast speaking at the MSDN Developer’s Conference (MDC) in both NY (January 20) and Boston (January 22). Each was a total blast and as promised, here are the links from that presentation. Complete Power Point Slides … Continue reading
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