These are two controls I hear people ask for that aren’t currently shipping in Silverlight 2 (as of Beta 1). However, since anyone can build a Silverlight control you have to think someone has built these right? They have. Here are the two I am aware of:
I am sure there are more floating around the web.
The ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview is a new release that provides new functionality being added to ASP.NET 3.5 and ADO.NET in 2008. This release delivers a set of new features that target:
We will take a lap around all the great capabilities packed into this upcoming release including ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET AJAX, ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, and Silverlight Controls for ASP.NET.
When
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST)
Register at this link:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032373610&Culture=en-US
Thanks to everyone who attended! Here are the download links I promised:
Deck: Building Rich Internet Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight 2
Code: My Digg Sample
The sample app is based on Scott Guthrie’s First Look at Silverlight 2 blog series. I added some things here and there. If you want to see the same basic demo again or you want to pass it on to someone you are in luck because I created a three part channel 9 screencast people can watch:
SCREENCAST: Silverlight 2 DIGG Sample
After the dinner, someone asked about using Silverlight with SharePoint. If you are interested in this scenario, you will want to check out this post:
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
UPDATE: After the DC dinner, I promised to link people to my post on Silverlight 2, Accessibility, Section 508, etc.
Scott Guthrie has a great eight part series titled First Look at Silverlight 2 where he walks you through building a Silverlight 2 sample app from scratch. The walkthrough highlights almost all of the key features of Silverlight 2 Beta 1. The walkthrough is so comprehensive that I have been using a slightly modified version of it for my Silverlight 2 presentations. Since I am a big fan of seeing vs. reading, I asked Scott if it would be ok if I turned his written walkthrough into a video walkthrough delivered as a Channel 9 screencast. Scott gave me the thumbs up so I put together what turned out to be a three part screencast. Here are the direct links for each part:
Silverlight 2 DIGG Sample Part I
Silverlight 2 DIGG Sample Part II
Silverlight 2 DIGG Sample Part III
I hope you find it useful! The source code for the app is available at http://cid-1f72da7294089597.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Silverlight%202/MyDiggSample_Silverlight2Beta1.zip.
Sorry for the slow follow up post. For those of you looking for Pete’s deck from the webcast, it’s at http://community.irritatedvowel.com/blogs/pete_browns_blog/archive/2008/03/20/Slides-from-Silverlight-for-Business-Applications-Webcast.aspx. The demo app Pete showed is at http://www.cookingwithxaml.com/meals/financials/default.html. The source code for the app is available from http://www.financialdevelopers.com/. The direct link is http://www.financialdevelopers.com/assets/SilverlightinFinancialsDemonostratorSource.zip.
During my recent Silverlight 2 talks, I have had a handful of questions around building Section 508 compliant applications with Silverlight 2. I’ve mentioned that the accessibility features are not in the current beta, but they are coming. If you are interested in learning a little bit about what is coming, then check out the video at http://visitmix.com/blogs/Joshua/Silverlight-2-Accessibility-with-Mark-Rideout/ for details. As the video mentions, if you want to get a head start, you just need to look into UI Automation from WPF since Silverlight will use the same approach.
I am excited to have Pete Brown, WPF & Silverlight MVP, present this Silverlight webcast next week! Pete is by far the most knowledgeable Silverlight developer I know outside of Microsoft. He’s probably the most active person on our internal Silverlight forums:). I don’t know many Microsoft folks, other than those in the Silverlight product group, who have as much Silverlight experience as Pete. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!
Abstract
Silverlight gets high marks for its ability to deliver rich media, animation and graphics in cross-platform, cross-browser way. Did you know, however, that Silverlight is also a great platform for developing Rich Business Applications? Join us for a talk about how to use Silverlight for applications ranging from desktop-like line of business applications through to data visualization and BI. We’ll talk about the new features in Silverlight 2 that help business application developers, and discuss patterns and practices around their use. Learn how you can leverage your .NET skills to build browser-based rich business applications.
When
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST)
Register at this link:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032369910&Culture=en-US
Are you interested in using Silverlight in SharePoint? If so, you will definitely want to check out the Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint. It’s chock full of samples that show you exactly how to do it! There are 6 samples including the obligatory Hello World WebPart, how to interact with SharePoint lists, call WCF services, create custom field types, etc. My favorite is "SilverlightPart" which gives you a generic WebPart for displaying Silverlight 1.0 XAML & JavaScript files or Silverlight 2 .xap files. Each sample has a code walkthrough, setup instructions, a video demonstrating the sample, and the source code available for download. I had a bit of trouble getting my SharePoint VPC configured so the Blueprint would work. Patrick Tisseghem has a nice description of what you need to do here. Part 6 in his post has a link to download a screencast where he walks you through the configuration step by step. I highly recommend the screencast. Watching it will most likely save you time and headache:).
NOTE: Even thought this is a WPF session, the focus is on tooling (i.e. VS2008 & Blend). Silverlight 2 developers who want to understand the future tooling experience for Silverlight should attend this session. In fact, the UI I created during the session is the EXACT SAME UI I will be using for my upcoming Silverlight 2 talks.
Join us to learn how to build Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications with the help of the new WPF designer in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. In this session, we focus on the construction of a real-world application demonstrating how to get the best out of the designer’s capabilities. Learn the basics of building WPF applications in the Visual Studio 2008 WPF designer, have a clear view on when you should work in XAML code and on the Visual Studio design surface to build your WPF application, and see how you can use Microsoft Expression Blend in conjunction with Visual Studio 2008 WPF designer. This session has a heavy focus on Visual Studio 2008, with a light focus on Expression Blend. The target audience for this session is developers.
When
Friday, March 14, 2008
2:30P-4:00P EST (11:30A-1:00P PST)
Register at this link:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032369774&Culture=en-US
Scott Guthrie posted an update on Silverlight 2 plus an eight part walkthrough of building a Silverlight 2 application. In the final part, he turns the Silverlight 2 application into a WPF application reusing the Silverlight 2 xaml and code. Check it out here!
Gold Coast 