Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Slides and Code from my Silverlight 4 – MEF webcast

Slides and Code from my Silverlight 4 – MEF webcast


Slides and Code from my Silverlight 4 – MEF webcast

Posted: 04 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Here you can find the sample code and slides (in italian) from my webcast around Silverlight 4 and MEF for the local XEdotNET user group. The samples contain the following topics: Simple composition using the CompositionInitializer; Multiple Exports;...( read more )...(read more)

The one that got away [Simple workarounds for a visual problem when toggling a ContextMenu MenuItem's IsEnabled property directly]

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:46 AM PDT

A few days ago, Martin Naughton and Tiago Halm de Carvalho e Branco independently contacted me to report a problem they were having with the new ContextMenu control in the April '10 release of the Silverlight Toolkit . In both cases, they were toggling...( read more )...(read more)

Upcoming Script# Release and LIDNUG presentation

Posted: 04 May 2010 11:32 AM PDT

A quick heads up on a Script# presentation for the Linked.NET user group on LinkedIn, and some words (ummm... teasers) on the upcoming script# release... [ Full post continued here... ] Read More......(read more)

Silverlight Tip of the Day #12 – Getting an Images Source File Name

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:02 AM PDT

Once you have an image loaded how do you go back and get the original file name for the source file? This can be accomplished through the Uri property of the images Source. However, you must first typecast the images Source to be a BitmapImage. The Uri...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight TV 23: MVP Q&A with WWW (Wildermuth, Wahlin and Ward)

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:01 AM PDT

John interviews a panel of 3 well known Silverlight leaders including Shawn Wildermuth, Dan Wahlin, and Ward Bell at the Silverlight 4 launch event. The guest panel answers questions sent in from Twitter about the features in Silverlight 4, thoughts on...( read more )...(read more)

Design-time Resources in Expression Blend 4 RC

Posted: 04 May 2010 08:24 AM PDT

When building Silverlight and WPF applications that are composited (e.g. using MEF) or written to support UI customization, resources are loaded dynamically at run-time. This is a great solution on the development side, but can be a challenge when working...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight and WCF RIA Services (1 - Overview)

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:57 AM PDT

A big part of the Silverlight 4 release is the new WCF RIA Services framework. Its worth pointing out that WCF RIA Services doesn't only target Silverlight clients – it also targets AJAX clients but I'm sticking with the Silverlight side of the house...( read more )...(read more)

Visual Studio 2010 Extension Manager (and the new VS 2010 PowerCommands Extension)

Posted: 03 May 2010 10:34 PM PDT

This is the twenty-third in a series of blog posts I'm doing on the VS 2010 and .NET 4 release. Today's blog post covers some of the extensibility improvements made in VS 2010 – as well as a cool new "PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010" extension that Microsoft just released (and which can be downloaded and used for free). [In addition to blogging, I am also now using Twitter for quick updates and to share links. Follow me at: twitter.com/scottgu ] Extensibility in VS 2010 VS 2010 provides a much richer extensibility model than previous releases.  Anyone can build extensions that add, customize, and light-up the Visual Studio 2010 IDE, Code Editors, Project System and associated Designers. VS 2010 Extensions can be created using...(read more)

Screen Scraping – When All You Have Is A Hammer…

Posted: 03 May 2010 08:08 PM PDT

        I had decided to create a list of what videos were already available on the Learning Pages of Silverlight.net.  When I clicked on the page for the entire list, however, I was quite daunted by the sheer number. I opened...( read more )...(read more)

Introduction to Sample Data

Posted: 03 May 2010 07:23 PM PDT

Learn how to use sample data to easily visualize and design data centric applications in Expression Blend....( read more )...(read more)

Try Out the New Microsoft Desktop Player

Posted: 03 May 2010 07:51 PM PDT

Microsoft Desktop Player allows developers to access technical content (such as videos, webcasts, podcasts, and white papers) and links to resources (including developer evangelists, local training opportunities, and local user groups) in your area. View it online or download the WPF application to view offline. Try it today!

Live Security Talk Webcast: Using Standards-Based Internet Explorer Features to Protect Apps (Level 200)

Posted: 03 May 2010 07:51 PM PDT

If you are building mashups and other web applications, what do you need to know to make sure that you are building secure applications that don't expose security vulnerabilities? What do you need to consider when building your applications using features from HTML 5, HTML 4.01, and important features of the browser? Attend this webcast to learn how to use standards-based Windows Internet Explorer features to protect the applications you develop.

Download .NET 4

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

The .NET Framework is Microsoft's comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and more.

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What's New in the .NET Framework 4

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

The .NET Framework 4 is highly compatible with applications that are built with earlier .NET Framework versions, except for some changes that were made to improve security, standards compliance, correctness, reliability, and performance.

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A Developer's Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) .NET 4

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

An overview of the most important new features and improvements in Workflow Foundation, with enough technical detail and code to help you as a developer understand how to use them.

This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

VS2010 and .NET 4 Training

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Use videos and hands-on labs to help you learn how to use the Visual Studio 2010 features and a variety of framework technologies. We recommend this training for those familiar using previous versions of Visual Studio and .NET.

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Silverlight Unit Test Framework: New version in the April 2010 Silverlight Toolkit

Posted: 03 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

The latest release of the Silverlight Toolkit contains the new Silverlight Unit Test Framework, with a new modern user interface, out-of-browser support, and performance improvements. Read More......(read more)

Silverlight Tip of the Day #11 – Deploying Silverlight Applications with WCF web services.

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:50 PM PDT

The purpose of this tip is to outline all the steps needed to deploy a Silverlight application that leverages a WCF web service to a server. There are a number of issues you could run into if you forget a step. The errors you receive are often ambiguous...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Unit Test Framework: New version in the April 2010 Silverlight Toolkit

Posted: 03 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

The latest release of the Silverlight Toolkit contains the new Silverlight Unit Test Framework, with a new modern user interface, out-of-browser support, and performance improvements....( read more )...(read more)

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