The .NET Ramblings of Shaun McAravey http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/Default.aspx Shaun McAravey http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/Default.aspx Subtext 2009-02-23T17:00:40Z http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/archive/2009/02/13/124.aspx 2009-02-13T05:21:33Z 2009-02-23T17:00:40Z <p>Patrick Cauldwell and I have just completed presenting two one day deep-dive sessions on what we felt are practical Silverlight topics. After thinking about it, I have decided that over the next few days I will share some of my demos with my editorializing.</p> <p>In my first presentation, I covered Styling, Skinning and Custom Controls, and in my second presentation I covered Silverlight/browser integration. </p> <p>The first topic I will be addressing will be "How to use Silverlight as a replacement for Javascript libraries". </p> <p>As I complete each topic, I will add them to the following table of contents:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/archive/2009/02/17/127.aspx">Silverlight as a Javascript Library Replacement</a></li> </ul> <p>I would also invite you to contact me at <a href="mailto:shaun@sftsrc.com">shaun@sftsrc.com</a> if you have specific Silverlight (or other) topics that you would like me to consider addressing.</p><img src="http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/aggbug/124.aspx" width="1" height="1" /> http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/archive/2007/04/30/19.aspx 2007-04-30T11:19:41Z 2009-02-16T13:19:51Z <p>After sitting through half a day of MIX07, I have finally seen something that crystallized my disquiet about AJAX. </p><p>Having seen the tortured workflow involved in developing any substantial Javascript-based web app and wondered about a whole new class of as-yet-undiscovered client-side Javascript attacks on AJAX applications, I have been loathe to advocate for wholesale AJAX adoption. </p><p>What made me see the light was Silverlight. I had been mildly interested in Silverlight, and knew that a cross-platform version of the CLR was involved. But what put it over the top for me was seeing remote, interactive debugging of a Silverlight application running on Safari using Visual Studio.NET on Vista in C#. </p><p>Also, although you do not need any Microsoft infrastructure on the server in order to serve up Silverlight applications, the possibilities of integration with ASP.NET seem really exciting. </p><p>OK...so less of the marketing hyperbole. Certainly AJAX is going to continue to be important, but... there really is a new kid on the block. </p><p> <a href="http://silverlight.net"><span style="font-family:Arial">Check it out</span></a></p><img src="http://blogs.sftsrc.com/shaun/aggbug/19.aspx" width="1" height="1" />