News Archives : The Official Microsoft Silverlight Site

2 New Videos!

Monday, Nov. 30 2009

Watch Jesse Liberty demonstrate blocks, paragraphs, runs, spans and how to manipulate the Rich Text Area programmatically. Also, watch Todd Miranda show you how to setup duplex mode in a Silverlight 3 application. Check out these videos and more.

New Additions in the Community Samples Gallery!

Wednesday, Nov. 25 2009

Interested in trying out the application that Scott Hanselman presented at PDC 2009, click here? Try out a WYSIWYG form designer, add a wizard control to your application, work with a Silverlight Gantt chart, and experiment with an open-source Silverlight game engine. Check out these samples and more. Submit your community sample today!

Two New Silverlight 3 Videos

Tuesday, Nov. 24 2009

Watch Todd Miranda demonstrate how to use isolated storage on a user’s local machine when running an out of browser Silverlight application and also how to dynamically change styles at runtime. Check out these videos and more!

Download Silverlight 4 Beta today!

Wednesday, Nov. 18 2009

At PDC09 Silverlight 4 Beta was unveiled with numerous new features, including support for webcam, printing, and trusted application support. Find out more and download the beta today.

Check Out 10 New Showcase Samples!

Thursday, Nov. 12 2009

There have been several great new additions to the Silverlight Showcase. Sample the Enaxos Arts site and view images, animations, and 3D effects. Play with Tracker OnDemand and simulate a helpdesk application. Lastly, have fun with Fall In Game, where you can create your own games, share and rate other players. Views these new samples and more in the Silverlight Showcase. Submit your Showcase application today!

Announcing the Microsoft SDK for Facebook (Facebook .NET SDK 3.0)

Monday, Nov. 9 2009

This latest release of the Facebook .NET SDK supports the newest Facebook services delivered through the Facebook Open Stream API. Create applications for Facebook using any of your favorite Microsoft development platforms: Silverlight, WPF, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, and Windows Forms.

5 Exciting New Community Samples Added

Thursday, Nov. 5 2009

Cool new samples have been added into the Silverlight Community Gallery. Search and download subtitles with Sublight. Add an open source photo viewer control using SimpleViewer SL. Become familiar with the MVVM design pattern by using Xamla. View these samples and more in the Community Gallery. Submit your sample today!