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• Please Don’t Read This Blog Post

  Scott Hanselman , who has the most popular blog in the world, will tell you that if you want to have a popular blog you must never make promises – you’re certain to disappoint. I’m sure he’s right, as I’ve done so in the past (made promises and disappointed... Posted Nov 13 2008, 09:01 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Tutorials, How Do I Videos, Observations

• Using Blend with Visual Studio

  For the past six months or so I've been experimenting with and then "preaching" the idea of developing with two tools: Expression Blend for the UI and Visual Studio for the code.  This has paid big dividends for me in productivity and it... Posted Nov 09 2008, 12:29 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: XAML, Tools, Digging Deeper, Blend For Programmers, Building Apps, Observations, Dependency Properties

• So Much Technology – So Little Time

  We have, I think, officially passed the point where anyone can keep up with the new technology available for developers, just from Microsoft (let alone all the new options from all the other companies), and PDC is les than a week away. A  totally... Posted Oct 23 2008, 11:21 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Tools, Recommended Resources, Digging Deeper, Opinion, Building Apps, Observations

• November 22, 2008

  November 22, 1963.  45 years.  Sic Transit Gloria Mundi...( read more ) Posted Oct 22 2008, 09:56 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Opinion, Observations

• Silverlight and Data

  Tim and I and many others have been discussing, off and on, the frequent requests for videos/tutorials/demos, etc. that show how to move data into and out of databases and display them in Silverlight. On the one hand, my response is that the very question... Posted Oct 19 2008, 01:02 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: XAML, Tools, How Do I Videos, Data Binding, Digging Deeper, Opinion, Community, Observations

• Silverlight Controls – Look Nicer, Taste Great

  In my earlier column i referred to the nice new look of the Silverlight 2 controls. I couldn't resist throwing together a very fast application (using Blend to lay  it out, and Visual Studio to bind the data) showing off a few of the controls. Not... Posted Oct 14 2008, 02:47 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: XAML, Tools, Observations, RTM

• Silverlight 2 Release Guide

  As promised, Silverlight 2 is now not merely released, it is really and most sincerely released… If You Are A New Silverlight Programmer If you are taking this occasion to become a Silverlight programmer, welcome! Everything you need is here on the Get... Posted Oct 14 2008, 09:28 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Tools, Recommended Resources, Community, Observations, Breaking Change, RTM

• Podcast on Templating

  I'm pleased to announce that the first of my monthly Sparkling Client podcasts has been posted. This month, we take a Tour of Silverlight Templates. Resources Additional resources to supplement this topic include Tutorial on Templates Styles Video... Posted Sep 23 2008, 02:16 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Recommended Resources, Podcast, Observations

• What topics are important to you? Survey Results

  The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. - Blaise Pascal Again, thank you for taking the time to respond to the survey , it was extremely helpful to me in planning the videos, tutorials and blog posts... Posted Sep 19 2008, 02:41 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Recommended Resources, Opinion, Community, Planning, Observations, Survey

• Survey – Results compiled tonight

  Thank you for an unprecedented response to this week's survey on what topics are most important to you . I will keep the survey open, but I will attempt to compile and report on the results by tomorrow morning. Your feedback is incredibly valuable... Posted Sep 18 2008, 12:58 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Opinion, Community, Planning, Observations, Survey

• Ok, so tell me….

  At the suggestion of a reader, I've created a survey to find out what topics are most important to you. It won't be 100% scientific, and of course I can't guarantee instant responsiveness, but I really am interested in what you'd like... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:00 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Opinion, Community, Observations, Survey

• Most Frequently Asked Question: When Will Silverlight Ship?

  My way of acknowledging that you need to know , and we want to tell you as soon as we can .  As an aside, about four months ago I started to buy photos to make my presentations “pop” (see Presentation Zen ).  As a side benefit, I’ve rediscovered... Posted Sep 12 2008, 05:48 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Community, Observations

• I’m Back!

  In the words of the immortal Roseanne Roseannadana “It’s always something….” Just when i was finally back from vacations and other distractions and ready to handle my very intense deadlines… I was struck down by… well you really don’t want to know except... Posted Sep 07 2008, 06:59 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Opinion, Planning, Observations