April 2009 Entries


Upcoming Developer Courses

Spring is here and we're now offering a new set of courses for the coming months.  Be sure to check out the details below and reserve your seat now.  You can keep up to date with the latest course offerings at http://events.sftsrc.com. April 22nd - 24th:  Silverlight for the Web Developer Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser and cross-platform web-centric programming API which allows you to integrate extremely rich UI islands into a standard web application. Using Silverlight, developers can inject multimedia (video, audio, etc), user interactivity (games, gadgets) and other visual enhancements into their designs. This course examines the role of...

DirectX 10 - Learning from scratch

It's been several years since I did any games programming.  I have always maintained an avid interest in 3d modelling and graphics programming and love the world of video games and video game development, however I have found it hard to set aside the time necessary to really dig into the field further.  I've been unwilling to consider becoming a professional games developer because the reality is that all but a select few earn the kind of money that is available in commercial software development.  As the head of household and provider for our family I can't justify cutting my...