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Rich domain modeling with Visual Studio 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:16:03 GMT

LightSpeed 2.0 includes a powerful visual domain model designer that has support for database round tripping (auto update on schema changes, push model changes to the database), creates .NET 2.0 compliant or .NET 3.5 compliant code depending on the target framework of your project and customizable code generation templates. Drag and drop database support for SQL Server, Oracle, My SQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL is also supported right out of Visual Studio 2008. Free version available.

Cool WPF MulticolumnTreeview

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:01:02 GMT

Great, detailed article on using a WPF MulticolumnTreeview control to display complex, hierarchical data.

ASP.NET MVC Framework and December CTP of Extensions released

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:31:03 GMT

The ASP.NET MVC Framework is now available as part of the December CTP for the ASP.NET and ADO.NET 3.5 Extensions.

ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 4): Handling Form Edit and Post Scenarios

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:16:02 GMT

ScottGu never sleeps, and write the 4th part of his guide to MVC.NET: this time he addresses handling form postbacks

The New Iteration

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:09:08 GMT

How XAML transforms the collaboration between developers and designers in WPF.

Yahoo! Messenger for Vista released

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:22:00 GMT

Yahoo's exciting new messenger for vista is finally released. this application is completly written using WPF.

7 snags with Silverlight development

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:43:00 GMT

Here are some snags you might run into with Silverlight development. None of them are huge problems but some may take you by surprise.

Expression Blend 2 December Preview

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:11:37 GMT

The latest version of Blend 2 has been released (December edition). Get it while it is hot (expires July 2008). John

Free Google Charts API Released

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:46:05 GMT

I'm not sure if this is .NET related enough, but it's got the potential to be very useful for any web development. You just pass the data and chart parameters on the QueryString and it returns a PNG with your chart. Pretty nifty.

Mole II Released - A Visual Debugger for WPF

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:16:12 GMT

Mole II is a high performance, full featured Visual Studio Visualizer which allows you to inspect elements in the WPF visual tree or logical tree, as well as all properties of those elements. Based on the popular Woodstock Visual Debugger, Mole II adds numerous enhancements and is one of the most valuable tools for every WPF developer.

Model-View-Controller Can be Done in Silverlight 1.1/2.0

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:09:17 GMT

It's still possible to use the Model-View-Controller pattern in Silverlight and this blog article discusses how.

Silverlight in Live Action at Microsoft

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:06:33 GMT

The new Microsoft Downloads Center is built using SilverLight.

SILVERLIGHT and ASP.NET 3.5 extensions UPDATE

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:04:45 GMT

In addition to adding support for .NET, Microsoft is taking the next version of Silverlight farther by adding a comprehensive control model, powerful skinning/theming, data binding, and over 20 controls in the box.

MIX UK 2007 Videos

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:31:02 GMT

The videos of all the MIX UK sessions are available for download or viewing online. Lots of good stuff on Silverlight & Dynamic Languages

WPF Presentation using WPF

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:16:02 GMT

Full source code to a presentation on WPF using WPF showing off some of the basic concepts, how to get started and where it will lead you. Why would anyone use powerpoint to give a presentation on WPF?

Silverlight 2.0 to Launch Early Next Year

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:40:03 GMT

The next version of Microsoft's browser plug-in will have more relevance for enterprise applications, promises the company.

Silverlight Roadmap

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:31:02 GMT

check out the details

Skinning a Silverlight 1.1 Application

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:31:34 GMT

Yes it is possible to create a skinnable Silverlight 1.1. application. This blog article shows you how and uses a solitaire game as an example.

Silverlight 1.1 Tools Alpha for Visual Studio 2008 Available for Downl

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:16:02 GMT

Finally the Silverlight 1.1 Tools available also for VS2008 RTM... still alpha though

Replace PowerPoint with WPF

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:53:26 GMT

Beatriz Costa shares her custom WPF presentation software source code

A Physics Engine for XNA, Silverlight and .NET

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:01:04 GMT

Farseer is a free 2D physics engine to use in your XNA, Silverlight or.NET projects. It allows you to easily add multiple collision algorithms as well as a number of dynamic interactions from joints to fluid drags.

Exposing XAML to Designers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:52:06 GMT

Exposing XAML to Designers discusses how a class that generated the user interface dynamically has been refactored to use XAML.

WPF Bootcamp

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:47:51 GMT

Excellent video resources for learning WPF

Add video to your blog for free with Silverlight

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:05:47 GMT

Thanks to the folks in Expression Media and the Silverlight Streaming it is now amazingly easy to add video or other Silverlight content to you blog with Windows Live Writer

Optimizing the Silverlight Install Experience

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:01:02 GMT

Silverlight supports an installation approach that we call the "direct install" option - where you can directly integrate the setup of Silverlight in your site, and build a much more immersive and user-friendly experience.