BESUG Keynote  Gill Cleeren Microsoft Regional Director Benelux MVP ASP.NET Software architect Ordina  Blog:  Mail:

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of.NET for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences & rich interactive applications for the Web.

Productivity Performance Portability

Developer Designer

Developer Designer User interface Logic Data sources Logic User interface Request Response

Developer Designer XAML

<Grid> </Grid><Grid> </Grid> TextBlock t = new TextBlock(); t.FontSize = 32; t.Text = "Hello world"; TextBlock t = new TextBlock(); t.FontSize = 32; t.Text = "Hello world"; =

<Canvas> </Canvas><Canvas> </Canvas>

public void Page_Loaded(sender, MouseEventArgs e) { MyButton.Content = “Push Me!”; MyButton.Content = “Push Me!”;} public void Page_Loaded(sender, MouseEventArgs e) { MyButton.Content = “Push Me!”; MyButton.Content = “Push Me!”;}

public void MyButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // todo: add code // todo: add code} public void MyButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // todo: add code // todo: add code}

Use XAML where possible! Otherwise, you’ll get a team of sad designers and developers…

BESUG Keynote Using Visual Studio 2008 and Blend 2

2D, Graphics Audio, Video Animations Text, Text Input Controls Layout Styles/Templates Data Binding Networking HTTP/S and Sockets.NET Support C# and VB.NET LINQ XML APIs Generics HTML Integration Local storage Crypto APIs (AES) Threading

Core Controls: Border Image MediaElement MultiScaleImage ToolTip ScrollViewer Dropdown list Navigation Controls: HyperlinkButton Popup Large Controls: Calendar DataGrid Slider DateTimePicker Shapes: Ellipse Rectangle Line TextBlock Path

Button b = new Button(); b.Width = 150; b.Height = 50; b.Content = “Push Me"; Button b = new Button(); b.Width = 150; b.Height = 50; b.Content = “Push Me";

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BESUG Keynote Standard controls and the control toolkit

BESUG Keynote Showcasing

BESUG Keynote  Gill Cleeren Microsoft Regional Director Benelux MVP ASP.NET Software architect Ordina  

BESUG Keynote  Gill Cleeren Microsoft Regional Director Benelux MVP ASP.NET Software architect Ordina  