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• Programming Silverlight 2 – Jesse Liberty & Tim Heuer

  I do not pre-announce books. That said, this book is likely to be of significant interest to this community, and so, now that it is officially listed on Amazon , I thought it reasonable to mention that it is on the way, and that Tim and I are exceedingly... Posted Jul 31 2008, 08:50 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Digging Deeper, Community

• Over The Top Twittering

  I see my job as, in part, community building, and as part of that, lots of experimentation. Today, I’m pleased to announce the launch of a new (experimental) HyperMicroBlog named SLGeek (join now) I will be blogging everything – all blogging all the time... Posted Jul 13 2008, 11:25 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Ramblings, Community

• One Man’s Guide To Silverlight Nirvana

  Every day (honest) I am asked for a path through the learning material, even though the Getting Started page offers an explicit path. And that is not surprising. We all have our own way of learning. Here is the path that I personally tend to suggest to... Posted Jun 26 2008, 11:38 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Beta 2

• What is coming soon?

  You have noticed, I’m sure, that there has been a flurry of blogging, videos and more since the release of Beta 2. That is all goodness, though it can be hard to know where to start; and the road map will differ depending on where you are in your experience... Posted Jun 08 2008, 11:52 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Tutorials, How Do I Videos, Beta 2

• Creating a Project from xaml and xaml.cs files

  I posted the code for the PageSwitcher app described in a previous blog post , but to save space and to make the download faster, I didn't include anything but the code (no solution or project files). A reader wrote asking how to create a project... Posted May 31 2008, 09:12 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, Tools, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Tutorials, How Do I Videos, Digging Deeper

• Xaml vs XAML

  I received an email from Ian Griffiths who informed me that the "Xaml spec refers to Xaml as Xaml , and not XAML ." because Rob Relyea didn't like the "shouty caps" look of all upper case. After some back and forth, I contacted... Posted May 28 2008, 09:54 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: XAML, Learning Silverlight, Tools, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings

• The Silverlight Tutorials & Book & More

  In what may be a first (at least for me) I've secured agreement with the very generous folks I work for here and at O'Reilly  to loosely join the tutorials and the chapters of our forthcoming book Programming Silverlight (co-authored by Tim... Posted May 07 2008, 11:12 AM by Blogs Filed under: Tools, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Tutorials

• User Controls: Tutorial

  A quick announcement and some words of thanks. I'm pleased to say that Tutorial #5: Keyboard Input and User Controls is now available for reading on line or as a PDF. The thanks go first to Karen Corby whose amazing presentation at Mix I shamelessly... Posted Apr 25 2008, 11:56 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Tutorials

• Binding Data How Do I Video Posted

  I'm pleased to say that we've posted a new How Do I Video on Binding Data to Silverlight 2 Controls. In the very beginning of this video I say it is about "wiring up events" but I'm confused and befuddled -- it is, of course, about... Posted Apr 18 2008, 07:21 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, How Do I Videos, Data Binding

• Podcast Part 2 Posted

  On April 9, I posted a link to my first interview on Sparkling Client . Today I'm happy to post a link to the second and final part of the interview . Also, be sure to catch their terrific interview with Dave Campbell ( Silverlight Cream )....( read... Posted Apr 17 2008, 03:11 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion

• Webcast: Event Handling

  Today's Webcast was intended to be a smooth presentation of a topic I know cold. Not uncharacteristically,  I went off on a tangent from which I never returned and ended up writing all my code spontaneously. The good news was it was "fresher"... Posted Apr 16 2008, 02:17 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Webcast, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources

• Tip of the Day Microblog Launches Today

  As of today, I will attempt to add a brief Tip of the Day to the Silverlight Microblog every day. If you would like to contribute (and I hope you will) please send your tips following the directions listed here . Thanks!   -jesse...( read more ) Posted Apr 15 2008, 12:22 PM by Blogs Filed under: Tools, silverlight 2.0, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion

• New Look - Same Blog

  Don't panic! It's the same blog; I just changed the look to make it easier to use and easier to read. Hope you like it. Stay tuned for lots of videos and tutorials over the next fortnight. -j...( read more ) Posted Apr 05 2008, 11:25 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Random Ramblings

• How Accurate are Our Tutorials and Videos?

  A reader wrote to me today saying ( paraphrased ) ...let you know that the PDF version of the Data Binding tutorial identifies itself as tutorial #3 when it should be #2. As result of past experiences with Microsoft I tend to take such things as a sign... Posted Apr 02 2008, 11:01 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Feedback, Tutorials, How Do I Videos

• Tip of the Day - What to Expect in Silverlight Help

  I've received a lot of very positive feedback from the tutorials and videos and a lot of inquiries about what help will be forthcoming and how to get help right away. I thought I'd take a few minutes to provide some guidelines that are intended... Posted Mar 19 2008, 01:47 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight 2.0, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Random Ramblings