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Should I commit to Silverlight 1.1 or Flex?
I recently received the following email (abridged and identity disguised) —–Original Message—–Importance: High The other side (FLEX) is developing very sophisticated apps. I mean for example Buzzword or Sliderocket….My question: Will the Silverlight framework allow us to create a Rich … Continue reading
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Silverlight 1.1: What Have You Learned Dorothy?
Well, I – I think that …- if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! … Continue reading
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Writing about 1.1
Over the next few weeks I'll be creating a number of How Do I videos on Silverlight 1.1. There are a number of reasons why I'm making this departure, including, Multiple requests from developers who would like a little help … Continue reading
Where to find the code from my presentations at Ajax World
The Ajax world presentations were relatively brief (45 minutes) and scattered (there were 10 tracks) and so we were not able to dig as deeply as I had hoped. That said, we did delve into the following topics: How to … Continue reading
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Greetings from Ajax World where Silverlight is King! (Or at least royalty)
I'm here at Ajax World in Santa Clara and interest in Silverlight is very high. Folks want to know what it is, how it works, how it fits in with Ajax, and how they can get started with it. One … Continue reading
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Dependency Properties or Attached Properties
Silverlight lets you create a property in an object (such as a rectangle) that derives from an ancestor element (such as a canvas). That is why we can write <Rectangle Canvas.Top="10" /> Canvas.Top is a property of the Canvas, the ancestor element … Continue reading
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Wow! Is Silverlight hot!- All I did was offer…
Just a week ago I offered to speak about Silverlight at any public event. Now, it's true that I have an ego the size of Nebraska, but I have to face the fact that the response I received had little to do with … Continue reading
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The Great Asynchronous Learning Experiment – Day 6
[Updated 11:50pm 9/11 to make this a bit more readable] As you may know, I've become very interested in the idea of hypervideo. In my first HDI video on HyperVideo I hard coded the links to the markers in the movie … Continue reading
Available to Present on Silverlight
I am available to talk at events world-wide (and especially nationwide) where I can talk to (ideally) a couple hundred developers about Silverlight Programming. If I can work out the timing and the details, Microsoft will cover all expenses and fees. I … Continue reading
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When Worlds Collide – Boston Ignite!
I had the opportunity to talk at O'Reilly's Ignite! in Boston last night. This was an informal occasion (with free Beer (great Guinness on draught!)) at which over 250 geeks techies attended and 21 people geeks presented (each with a … Continue reading
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Getting Ready For 1.1
With the release of 1.0 and the announcement in ScottGu's blog today that his team is working hard on 1.1 (and the promise of many exciting features) many developers are (it is fair to say) champing at the bit, in … Continue reading
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Shawn shows how to create a scrolling region in silverlight
Shawn Wildermuth, author of this video on clipping regions, has a nice quick tutorial on creating scrolling regions in Silverlight on his own blog here.
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