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Hyper-video
I'm very interested in the idea of hyper-video (that is, doing for video, what hypertext does for text) and possibly creating a Hypervideo control in Silverlight. This week's How Do I video is an attempt at a first step in … Continue reading
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The Great Asynchronous Learning Experiment – Day 5
The following is part of a continuing "fantasy learning experience" of a .NET programmer learning Silverlight using the resources on this site. The premise is that this experience is "asynchronous" in that you may choose to join our novice at any time, reading the … Continue reading
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Yes, but is it valuable?
The discussion on "is it really (strongly) typed" has degenerated into one of semantics and definition, and is losing sight of the original intent of my first post. So, once more unto the breach… assume what I'm saying (that Justin's library provides type information … Continue reading
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Does Intellisense really show that Javascript is typed (see previous post)?
A good buddy (and great (Flex [Shhhh!!] programmer) wrote to me offline (to spare me embarassment) and asked, among other questions answered by Justin in his comment at the end of the previous blog entry, the following: "I also didn't understand what … Continue reading
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Writing typed, object-oriented javascript, with the JavaScript Intellisense project
Slightly hidden among the Silverlight videos is a gem with implications I didn't notice at first. If you navigate to the video page of our site, and scroll down within the 1.0 videos to video #26 and click on the … Continue reading
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Tafiti – When someone asks what you can do with Silverlight 1.0…
I've been waiting, bursting to talk about Tafiti… not only is it one of the coolest Silverlight applications I've seen, it is one of the coolest new developments in search technology. It is just wicked cool. Let's say I want … Continue reading
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Show this one to your IT Manager
[Reposted because I could not get the previous one to stop redirecting] Have an IT Manager asking why you're spending time on Silverlight? Shawn Wildermuth, who did some of our excellent "How Do I" videos, wrote a great introduction to … Continue reading
Three new videos and two missing pieces
It turns out that the three new videos posted this week are all by me, though one of them I recorded before joining Microsoft. Here, briefly is what I cover… The video titled "Working With Shape Transforms" covers the fundamentals … Continue reading
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The Great Asynchronous Learning Experiment – Day 4
I started to move on, but then a friend asked me to explain how the pieces of a Silverlight application all fit together. I found myself doing a bit of hand-waving when it came to the relationships among default.html default.html.js … Continue reading
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Line Graphs in Silverlight
Timing is everything. Yesterday morning, a buddy of mine who is very good at creating Java apps asked how I would create a line graph with Silverlight. While I was pondering, Shawn Wildermuth sent me an article he'd posted about … Continue reading
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Should I Wait For 1.1?
In response to one of my earlier blog posts I was asked this question: "As I get started with Silverlight, should I wait until 1.1 comes out? Would I have to scrap all my 1.0 efforts when 1.1 releases?" … Continue reading
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Giving the term Web 2.0 A Whole New Meaning
In this concise but not-to-miss article, Rockford Lhotka (one of the brighter stars in the pantehon of technical writers) provides a brilliant summary of Silverlight's promise. My only objection? Like so many others, Rocky hangs too much on Silverlight 1.1 … Continue reading
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