Silverlight

  • The Power of Data Binding in Silverlight

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    So you have read all about Silverlight and XAML, and the way this rapidly maturing web platform allows you to develop rich, interactive, beautiful UI’s for delivery of complex applications over the web. Perhaps you have put together your first application or two, experimenting with layouts and controls in this brave new paradigm. But how do you harness this technology and make the leap from pretty Silverlight website to powerful new Silverlight business application? We will dive into the basics of Data Binding. You will learn how you can easily implement fluid, two-way binding between your user interface and your code with simple syntax right in your XAML markup. We will examine the critical DataContext property that exists in all Silverlight user controls, and discuss how it can be used for everything from tracking a simple textbox to visually modeling a complex object in a list box or combo box. Along the way, we’ll briefly touch on the concepts underpinning the data binding framework, including type converters and the all-important INotifyPropertyChanged interface. Finally, if time allows, we will close with a brief look at exciting new data binding features coming later this year with the release of Silverlight 5.

    Level: 100

    Speaker: Jeff Strauss

    Topics: Silverlight

  • Silverlight 101: Write Your First Silverlight Application

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    Are you wondering where Silverlight fits in to your development toolkit? Haveyou seen Silverlight introductions that do nothing but show you how to createspinning ghosts and gradient fills? Are you ready to for an introduction toSilverlight that focuses on real-world usage? This session will include anoverview of XAML, containers and commonly used controls found in Silverlight.This talk expects no knowledge of Silverlight or XAML.

    Level: 100

    Speaker: Michael Eaton

    Topics: Silverlight

  • Exploring Silverlight 5

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    This session will provide take a look at the new features coming to Silverlight 5. It will include looks at databinding debugging, native features, new style capabilities and more. It will be a rapid fire session that will cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. Quick and simple demos will be used to show off new features.

    Level: 100

    Speaker: Jeff Brand

    Topics: Silverlight

  • What's New in Windows Phone "Mango"

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    This code-heavy presentation will focus on the new developer features of the Windows Phone 7.1 release (codename Mango). We’ll cover topics like Augmented Reality, Search Extensibility, many of the sensor APIs (like camera, gps, gyro, and compass), and, of course, multi-tasking. This presentation definitely assumes some knowledge of Silverlight or Windows Phone development, but you’ll learn plenty if this is your first exposure to the technologies too.

    Level: 200

    Speaker: Jeff Blankenburg

    Topics: Silverlight, Windows Phone 7