Browse by Tags
All Tags »
Silverlight (
RSS)
After publishing a Windows Phone tutorial , the next logical step is a Silverlight tutorial. So here it is, a 40 chapters tutorial in Hebrew completely adapted to Silverlight web development and using relevant source code and screenshots. The tutorial is hosted on the great Hebrew developers community site: WebMaster.org.il The tutorial is based on Silverlight 4 and it teaches Silverlight web development from the first step, using Visual Web Developer 2010 Express , provided freely by Microsoft...
I've recently published a 41 chapters tutorial in Hebrew about developing application using Windows Phone. The tutorial is hosted on the great Hebrew developers community site: WebMaster.org.il The tutorial is based on Windows Phone Mango and it teaches Windows Phone development from the first step, using Visual Studio 2010 Express , provided freely by Microsoft. Following is the index for all chapters: Introduction & Working Environment First Application XAML Language Setting Properties...
Today (24.05.2011) I’ve delivered two sessions about “ Using Windows 7 Features in .NET applications ” in Sela Haifa Open House which was presented in Philips building in Haifa. Dear Philips (and other) developers, I had a great time presenting today's Windows 7 sessions. Thank you for coming! In the sessions I talked about how to use new Windows 7 features like the new Taskbar, sensors API, the Ribbon control supplied with Windows 7, Application restart and Recovery and plenty of Multi...
Sela Technology Center is proud to present Sela Developer Days 2011 which will be held on June 26-30 . One stage - hottest topics - Israel and world lead experts . A rare opportunity to hear all about the next big things in our technological world. 25 full-day workshops 15 lead experts 5 days You can find the full agenda on the conference website . Although I recommend ALL the lectures, I believe my blog readers will most enjoy the following workshops: 26/06 Silverlight 5 by Alex Golesh 27/06 LOB...
Yesterday (18.05.2011) I’ve delivered two sessions about “ Using Windows 7 Features in .NET applications ” in the Israeli .NET User Group, at Microsoft offices in Ra’anana. I want to thank all the attendees who came to hear the sessions, I truly enjoyed it. In the sessions I talked about how to use new Windows 7 features like the new Taskbar, sensors API, the Ribbon control supplied with Windows 7, Application restart and Recovery and plenty of Multi-Touch. We’ve seen numerous examples in C++ Win32...
In case you missed one of my previous Windows 7 sessions, here is your chance to catch it. On May 24th I’ll be giving two sessions about “ Using Windows 7 Features in .NET Applications ”, as part of Sela Haifa Open House . On the first session “ The 7 Show: From XP to Win 7 ” we will talk about new features in Windows 7 that will modernize your application. We will learn how to work with the new Taskbar, how to work with Sensors, how to use the Ribbon interface and more. The session will be rich...
On May 18th I’ll be giving two sessions about “ Using Windows 7 Features in .NET Applications ”, as part of the monthly .NET User Group sessions, in Microsoft offices, Ra’anana, Israel. On the first session “ The 7 Show: From XP to Win 7 ” we will talk about new features in Windows 7 that will modernize your application. We will learn how to work with the new Taskbar, how to work with Sensors, how to use the Ribbon interface and more. The session will be rich with examples in .NET, WPF and WinForms...
Before we continue, I trust that you know exactly the meaning of tombstone state in a Windows Phone 7 application. If this is not the case, simply read Yochay ’s great posts on the application execution model ( Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 ). Every Windows Phone 7 application needs to manages tombstoning correctly to provide a better user experience and pass the application certification requirements . When your application goes into tombstone state, it is your responsibility to save all the application...
This session was delivered by Nick Kramer, Senior Program Manager from Microsoft. Topics discussed: Unrestricted file access Silverlight 5 trusted apps can access all files. Silverlight 4 trusted apps could only access My Documents and friends. Access is done using the standard .NET Directory.EnumerateFiles and File.OpenRead Trusted apps in-browser In Silverlight 4 only out-of-browser application could be trusted with user consent In Silverlight 5: in-browser trusted apps with admin consent Trusted...
This session was delivered by Aaron Oneal, Program Manager from Microsoft. Aaron started his presentation with a very cool demo of the 3D capabilities of Silverlight 5. His demo used a model containing 140,000 triangles, with excellent performance. Next, Aaron discussed why 3D graphics was emphasized in Silverlight 5 (3rd most wanted feature on Silverlight User Voice) and what are the common scenarios for using 3D graphics (geographic apps, astronomy, 3D charts and reports, medical imaging, etc....
This session was delivered by Steve Lasker, Lead Program Manager from Microsoft. In this session Steve showed some of the enhancements in Silverlight 5 used to provide a more productive solution for developers. Steve showed complete demos on the following subjects: Binding in Style Setters Implicit Data Templates RelativeSource Ancestor Bindings Custom Markup Extensions Data Binding Debugging DataContextChanged event UpdateSourceTrigger WCF RIA Services Enhancments Text, Printing & Media Text...
Yet another post on MIX 2011 second day keynotes. The Keynotes started by Joe Belfiore presenting some information about how Windows Phone Updates are done. Specifically, Joe answered the common questions: Why the update came later than anticipated? (deployments bugs..) Who decides when to update? (MS and the operators) Joe stated that there are currently almost 13K apps in the Windows Phone market. The next edition of Windows Phone Ecosystem will support 16 additional languages and up to 35 countries...
This session was delivered by Laurent Bugnion , the creator of MVVM Light . In this session Laurent talked about advanced MVVM topics that every WPF/SL developer face sooner or later. Laurent used a demo application an showed how to solve some common issues. For example, how can one share view-models between several different platforms (Silverlight / WP7), short answer: add shared files as links. Also discussed: what strategy should be used to create view-models and exposes them. Short answer: Either...
A few days before the MIX conference every attendee got a mail suggesting to participate in some discussion groups with Microsoft personnel. I asked to participate in the “Building line-of-business apps” discussion, and indeed a few days later I got an invitation. To those that don’t know, these discussion groups are another way that Microsoft uses to get feedback from the community. These discussions groups are usually very intimate, i.e. 15 people at most, so you really got a chance of making your...
Last Thursday (07.04.2011) I’ve delivered an MSDN session about “ Using Windows 7 Features in .NET applications ” at Microsoft Ra’anana. I want to thank all the attendees who came to hear the session, I truly enjoyed it. In the session I talked about how to use new Windows 7 features like the new Taskbar, sensors API, the Ribbon control supplied with Windows 7, Application restart and Recovery and plenty of Multi-Touch. We’ve seen numerous examples in C++ Win32, C# WinForms, C# WPF and C# Silverlight...
More Posts
Next page »