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SilverLight for SharePoint
Microsoft has recently released what they call the Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint. This is a set of examples and guidance for adding Silverlight-based Web Parts to SharePoint sites.
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Interview: MLB.com on Their Use of Silverlight
In this InfoQ exluclusive interview Jonathan Allen sits down with Henry Belmont & Thaniya Keereepart on their implementation of Silverlight and how it integrates with their Java back-end.
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Sneak Preview of Silverlight 2
Scott Guthrie provides a first look at Silverlight 2, and announces that the first public beta will be available shortly.
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Differentiated UX: Expression of an Emerging UI Design Trend?
Introduced with the rollout of the Windows Presentation Foundation, the concept of Differentiated UX (Differentiated User Experience) was intended to help promote a new capability associated with this technology for delivering enhanced user experiences. Recently, Brian Noyes and Dax Pandhi provided a more concrete explanation of the term and described its relevance to UI designers and developers.
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Julie Lerman on Converting Silverlight InkPresenter Images to PNG files
InkPresenter allows Silverlight applications to leverage the Ink technology found mainly in Tablet PCs. Using a stylus, or alternately a mouse, users can draw on the canvas without the developer needing to directly deal with tracking events. In short, it is a very simple graphics editor meant to be embedded as a user control.
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Draft DLR Hosting Spec Released
An updated draft of the DLR Hosting Spec has been released. This document covers hosting DLR-based languages with a focus on Silverlight, MerlinWeb, and interactive consoles. As it is just a draft, many of the developer notes explaining what they are trying to accomplish are still present.
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Handling Large File Uploads in ASP.NET
Anyone who has experience with ASP.NET knows, the FileUpload control is often a savior and can also be an enemy other times. One of the biggest problems with the FileUpload control is getting it to handle large files which are bigger than the default 4MB.
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Programming for the DLR
The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) is an effort to facilitate the creation of language runtimes on .NET. IronRuby, a Ruby for .NET, is one of the languages built on the DLR that helps to push its limits. A new blog gives a step by step introduction to the DLR and how to build languages on it.
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Massive Silverlight 2.0 Deployment Planned for August
On August 8th, the Summer Olympic Games will start in China. To coincide with that, Microsoft has persuaded NBC to use Silverlight 2.0 for online coverage. With millions of people expected to watch the games online, this could very well be fastest deployment of a new online technology.
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Client-Side PHP using Silverlight
Tomas Petricek is developing a client-side PHP compiler for use with Silverlight, Microsoft's answer to Flash.
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James Gosling on Adobe Flash / Flex / AIR
Kathleen Richards of Redmond Developer News published an interview with Sun Microsystems’ James Gosling, in which they discussed JavaFX and its competition in the RIA space. Gosling shared some pointed thoughts on how he believes JavaFX compares to the Flash / Flex platform.
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Microsoft Open Sources Tafiti Search Visualization
Microsoft announced the release of the Tafiti Search Visualization source code to CodePlex. Developers can now download, modify and resell the source code. The release of the source code is under the Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL). Tafiti is web search site from Microsoft to demonstrate the use of Silverlight and Live Search APIs to provide better and more specialized search.
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ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP - ASP.NET MVC, Data Services, Dynamic Data and Silverlight Support
Yesterday, Microsoft published the long-awaited first ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP (Customer Technology Preview). The extensions package includes the ASP.NET MVC Framework, AJAX improvements, Dynamic Data support, Silverlight support, and ADO.NET Data Services.
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Microsoft Renames Silverlight 1.1 to Silverlight 2.0, Announces Features
Microsoft has decided to rename the yet-to-be-released Silverlight 1.1 to Silverlight 2.0 and released in beta form in Q1 2008 shipping with a Go-Live license so developers can create applications immediately.
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Introducing Farseer - An Open Source Physics Engine for Silverlight and XNA
In the modern push for showier and more interactive interfaces, it is inevitable that real-time animation is asked for from time to time. When this animation involves objects on the screen bouncing off each-other or being affected by gravity, a physics engine is a must. The Farseer Physics Engine addresses this need. We interviewed Jeff Weber, designer of Farseer.