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Silverlight 3 - Create a nice Navigation Flip

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:21:17 GMT

Here is a sample we made at RunAtServer using Silverlight 3 Perspective 3D feature and the new Navigation API to create a nice navigation flip!

The very first Silverlight 3 training in Montreal!

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:15:51 GMT

Be ready for the next version of Silverlight! I am so happy to announce that I will give a french Silverlight 3 training at the end of this month in Montreal, Qc. The Silverlight Tour has already been modified to include Silverlight 3 content. If you want to be ready for the next version of Silverlight, this is the place to be. This three-day workshop is going to teach the latest features of Silverlight as well as the complete Silverlight 2 stack.

Empty iframe purpose in Silverlight html test page?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:14:44 GMT

As you may have noticed while creating a Silverlight project, the default html test page generated by Visual Studio 2008 contains the object tag + an empty invisible iframe with no id. I have always wondered what is the purpose of this iframe ?

Silverlight 3 - The amazing Bouncing Plane demo

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:13:51 GMT

The source code of the demo showed by Scott Guthrie during the Keynote at MIX09 is available thanks to Henry Hahn. This impressive demo shows several Silverlight 3 new graphics features : Pixel Shader effects, Perspective 3d and the new Easing Functions.

Silverlight 3 - Playing with Perspective 3D

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:22:52 GMT

Silverlight 3 allows you to apply 3D transformation to XAML elements. Here is a fully working sample to try different settings (RotationX, CenterOfRotation, LocalOffset, .) on a picture as well as ScreenCast and source code.

Silverlight EnableFrameRateCounter not displayed in IE status bar

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:32:05 GMT

Silverlight EnableFrameRateCounter not diplayed on your status bar ?

MIX09: ScottGu crazy keynote intro!!!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:29:15 GMT

ScottGu red polo mania gets MIX09 Keynote...

Silverlight 3 new business app features

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:45:06 GMT

This was announced at MIX09 keynote, Silverlight 3 is available in beta and comes with new features very much business application oriented (as well as media and graphics improvements). Concerning application development improvements Silverlight 3 adds...

The TechEd 2008 North America DVD fix you've been waiting for!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:23:00 GMT

I made a little tool to fix the TechEd 2008 North America DVD player because it was built for Silverlight 2 beta 2, no more working now.

Silverlight resources for designers

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:04:59 GMT

When I am training Silverlight I am often asked by designers how to find resources on Silverlight/XAML/Expression, so here is a post for them.

Silverlight Extensions

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:25:25 GMT

Silverlight Extensions is a nice project which group useful Silverlight controls and best practices.

Developing for IE8: Web Slices and Accelerators

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:50:24 GMT

How to develop new kinds of add-ons for IE8 right now: Web Slices and Accelerators.

Silverlight 3: Line of Business app made easy!

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:44:57 GMT

Silverlight 3 comes with tons of enterprise features: - Data access with client side ObjectDataSource! - Silverlight Business Logic Class (used inside Silverlight without adding a service reference!!) - Validator controls, validation rules enforced by server-side business class - Navigation workflow, browser history integration - Login control, roles -...

IE8 beta 2: shit that's good!

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:03 GMT

Unlike beta 1, I am gladly surprised by this version! IE8 really improve the way you browse the web. The IE team seems to have listened to users more than usual, did a strong research on how people browse the web, and as a result worked a lot on user experience.

Blend 2.5 march preview: Where is the Silverlight DataGrid ??

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:04:24 GMT

Strange that the DataGrid is not in Expression Blend 2.5 march preview toolbox, but only in VS2008 !? If you add a DataGrid in VS2008 and then switch to Blend that will break your designer. It seems like there are problems with some assemblies references in Blend 2.5

[Cool Tool] Browsershots

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:02:45 GMT

Browsershots is a free online tool that makes screenshots of your web site in different browsers/versions on multiple platforms (Win, Mac, Linux).

Silverlight 2: migrating from alpha to beta 1

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:01:49 GMT

Today I had to migrate a Silverlight Alpha 1.1 project to Silverlight 2 beta 1 for a client. As we had to expect there are a lot of changes! First thing to notice: after installing Silverlight 2 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 you won't be able to open your Silverlight 1.1 projects in VS2008, you have to migrate.

MIX08 VIP pre-conference day

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:54:48 GMT

Today march 4 was the MIX08 VIP pre conference "Together@MIX". We had sessions and panels on the morning and an afternoon full of fun activities (I chose the Las Vegas Extreme rides!). Here is the speakers and a bit of what they said...

Microsoft Big Ass Table (Surface)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:52:41 GMT

Do you know Microsoft codename BAT ? Big Ass Table, sometimes presented as Surface... At the MIX08 VIP pre-conference a member of Microsoft SUX Team (Surface User Experience...) shown us this...

10 types of programmers you'll encounter in the field

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:16:39 GMT

Programmers enjoy a reputation for being peculiar people. In fact, even within the development community, there are certain programmer archetypes that other programmers find strange. Here are 10 types of programmers you are likely to run across. Can you think of any more?

Code Camp Montreal 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:47:46 GMT

The second Code Camp Montreal is very soon!!! It is saturday October 27th, a whole free day with 17 sessions in 4 rooms.

Try Popfly!

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:02:42 GMT

With Popfly, you can create applications, mashups, web pages and widgets (gadgets) and it is all tied together in a social network (as part of the Live Spaces platform) where you can connect with other users and publishers of applications.

Vista Sidebar Gadget Template

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:00:41 GMT

Tim Heuer has done a really nice Sidebar Gadget Template for Visual Studio.

Silverlight "Zero to Hero" series

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:59:56 GMT

Laurence Moroney has started a really nice series of posts on Silverlight : "Zero to Hero" (how to get started with this technology with no prior knowledge assumed).

realDEVELOPMENT_07 Canadian Tour for Web Developers

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:58:27 GMT

realDEVELOPMENT_07 tour is coming to a Canadian city near you. This half-day event is your chance to get a closer look at the technologies you use to create real web applications.