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As David Aiken recently mentioned on his blog , the Microsoft Patterns & Practices team has just released the Windows Azure Architecture Guide - Volume 1 . The first in a planned series about the Windows Azure platform, this book walks readers through...
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So it appears we’ll be having a Professional Developer’s Conference after all this year. Today we announced the PDC10. Unlike previous ones in ‘conference cities’ this one will be held at the source of the information, on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond...
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Last week or so the PivotViewer control was released, which is from the Microsoft LiveLabs team. It’s a Silverlight control that enables you to visualize data information in a DeepZoom type experience. Be sure to check out the PivotViewer learning section...
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Yesterday (7-Jul-2010), the Silverlight Media Framework v2 was released on Codeplex (yeah, it’s Open Source). If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a Silverlight framework encapsulating the best practices for media playback for Silverlight applications...
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Today, we announced the beta version of WebMatrix, which includes a developer-focused version of IIS called IIS Developer Express. You can learn and download WebMatrix using the following links: http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/ http://weblogs.asp...
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SilverlightShow.net is one of those great community sites providing information, tutorials and general developer information around Silverlight . They’ve done a great job providing a spectrum of beginner to advanced topics on Silverlight development....
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07-07-2010
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Each quarter, new MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) candidates are awarded. January 2010 is the first awards of the year and so I present the new/moved/re-awarded Silverlight specific MVPs : Alex Knight ( @agkdesign ) – started SilverZine and...
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A while back I had sent out an update on Twitter that I was sitting in a meeting reviewing some “top issues” for Silverlight as reported through various channels (official support, forums, social media outlets, blogs, incoming emails, etc.). It really...
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As I write this in my hotel room now on the eve of me leaving the state of Arizona, I am left with mixed emotions. Most of them frankly are deeply personal which I’ll spare you the details. However, it is here – specifically in the Phoenix metro area...
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I just got back from speaking/attending the Norwegian Developers Conference in Oslo, Norway. It was a great time and a well run conference. Like many other conferences I found myself looking for two things I wanted on my mobile: the schedule and a map...
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06-21-2010
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In the Silverlight world, there are two types of “cross-domain” things that may leave some banging their head against a wall for a while. The first involves making network-based calls (WebClient, HttpWebRequest, etc) to services hosted on a domain other...
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Today (7-Jun-2010) at Information Week in New York, Microsoft announced the general availability of Expression Studio 4 which includes upgraded versions of Expression Blend (including Sketchflow), Encoder, Web (including SuperPreview) and Design. You...
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The feedback from the Silverlight 4 application themes released and the latest in process have been overwhelmingly toward the positive. We appreciate the feedback and hopefully you appreciate the transparency in the process. As a developer I want my fellow...
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06-05-2010
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Today we released a service update for Silverlight 4. This is a minor release that addresses some items found immediately after release that have now completed our test passes with those who reported them. Most of the items found won’t affect all users...
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Building on the positive feedback of the previous Silverlight application themes released last month (Cosmopolitan, Accent Color, and Windows) the design team is working on another theme targeting business application developers. We don’t yet have an...
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06-02-2010
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