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MIKE HARSH'S BLOG
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METHOD ~OF~ FAILED
Ramblings from the digital underbelly | |
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SILVERLIGHT GEEK
By, for, and about Silverlight developers | |
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Socket Support in Silverlight 2: Part I Silverlight 2 sockets can also be used with RIAs to push data from a server to clients. | |
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What's New in Silverlight 2? Silverlight 2 offers many new features previously unavailable in version 1 | |
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Getting Started with XAML in Silverlight Declarative languages such as XAML provide a means of displaying data in more rich and engaging ways than HTML. | |
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The Silverlight 2.0 Security Model Code access security in Silverlight 2.0 is guaranteed by a brand new security model. | |
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Working with Events in Silverlight By defining events in XAML and handling them in JavaScript you can build a Silverlight application that is responsive to end user actions. | |
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Silverlight and the Rich Client Browser Silverlight is not intended to replace the browser, but is designed to be hosted in the browser as a plug-in. That's why designing some Silverlight content is a two-step operation. | |
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Less Intrusive HTTP Modules A powerful tool for building Web applications. | |
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Silverlight and ASP.NET The ASP.NET Futures release includes two ASP.NET web controls that render Silverlight content. | |
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Displaying SQL Database Data in a DataGrid using LINQ and WCF
This tutorial walks through accessing SQL data by creating a Web Service and then using LINQ to create a data source you can bind to. | |
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WCF Web Programming Model New binding capabilities lets WCF support JSON serialization over HTTP. | |
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Silverlight Animation Animation lets you create truly dynamic Silverlight user interfaces. | |
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Building Silverlight 1.0 Applications
As Dan Wahlin shows here, creating Silverlight applications involves several technologies. | |
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Silverlight 2 Developer Reference Poster
Silverlight 2 development at a glance. | |
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Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Ships
MOBIFORM Software Releases Aurora for Architects
Silverlight 2 Beta Released
Microsoft Announces New Support for Silverlight by Content Companies
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To see what Dr. Dobb's has been up to with this technology and what's possible with Silverlight, check out Sparkleball and Flipbook.
Sparkleball is a brick-busting game implemented and Flipbook is a special RIA version of Dr. Dobb's Journal magazine -- both created with Silverlight. So how did we did we create them? The answers are in Sparkleball's comprehensive tutorial and Flipbook's downloadable source code. | |
| UPCOMING EVENTS | |
Don't miss webcasts and other events that cover Silverlight technology! Building Rich Internet Applications Using Silverlight 1.0 Netseminar SharePoint Server 2007 and Silverlight Classic Arcade Games with Silverlight Windows Live and Silverlight 2.0 Silverlight Tour | |
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Profiling and Optimizing Your Silverlight 1.0 and 2.0 Application View the On-Demand Event ! Presenter: Seema Ramchandani, Program Manager, Microsoft This session focuses on a number of performance tips and tricks. Before you begin your Silverlight 1.0 and 2.0 applications, items to think about include: resource usage (bandwidth, memory, CPU); and writing a managed application. Building Rich Internet Applications Using Silverlight 1.0 View the On-Demand Event ! Presenter: Joe Stegman, Principal Group Program Manager, Microsoft Silverlight provides a powerful platform for building the next generation of rich interactive applications on the Internet. In this session, we demonstrate building a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight and .NET. We cover Visual Studio to create applications, creation of user interface (UI) using XAML markup and code, building of a custom control, data retrieval from a Web service, and data manipulation with XML and LINQ. IronRuby and IronPython in Silverlight View the On-Demand Event ! Presenter: Jimmy Schementi, Program Manager, Microsoft Learn how to use dynamic languages such as IronRuby, IronPython, and Managed JScript in Silverlight. Demos will include Python/Ruby in Silverlight. Also, the overall dynamic languages initiative, including the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR), will be covered. Silverlight is a great examples of hosting the DLR, as these languages are implemented on the DLR. | |
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Want to see some cool Silverlight apps? Try these on for size. 
Robo Champs is a simulated robotics environment where you can earn points -- and win prizes -- when competing against other robots.
My Travel Management lets you check airfare, book flights, check flight times, and flight duration. Silverlight the Song Some will love it, some will hate it....and that's music. Dr. Dobbs Sparkleball Classic gaming. | |
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Want to keep up with the latest in Silverlight and Rich Internet Applications? Check out Dr. Dobb's Microsoft® Silverlight ™ Update. Sign Up Now! Newsletter Archive January 8, 2008 January 22, 2008 February 5, 2008 February 19, 2008 March 4, 2008 March 18, 2008 April 1, 2008 April 15, 2008 April 29, 2008 | |