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DevConnections Conference Code and Slides by dwahlin

I’m in Las Vegas this week for the DevConnections conference and wanted to get the slides and code posted for the talks as I give them. This time around I’m talking about Silverlight (including a full-day workshop), the new Microsoft Ajax Library script...

Passing Multiple Records to a Stored Procedure in SQL Server by dwahlin

There are so many different ways to work with data that it can make your head spin.  Regardless of the technology, one thing I always try to do when working with databases is minimize the number of calls that are made.  I use ORM frameworks...
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Cleaning Up the Disabled State of a Silverlight Control using Expression Blend by dwahlin

Silverlight provides the ultimate in flexibility when it comes to styling controls.  If you don’t like how something looks you can tweak the template in a tool like Expression Blend quickly and easily and get something completely different. ...
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Creating a Silverlight DataContext Proxy to Simplify Data Binding in Nested Controls by dwahlin

Data binding is one of my favorite features and something that I use a lot while building Silverlight applications.  Silverlight makes it really easy to bind data to different controls and move data from controls back into the original bound object...
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Building Line of Business Applications with Silverlight 3 – Pros and Cons by dwahlin

I’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about how Silverlight 3 can or can’t do various things lately throughout the blogosphere and Twitter . The sad part is that some of the people giving their two cents about what Silverlight can’t do haven’t built...
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So What’s a Silverlight Value Converter Anyway? by dwahlin

Silverlight has an excellent data binding engine that allows data to be bound through XAML or programmatically with code. My number one reason for using Silverlight on client projects is the data binding support. Once you get into it and understand how...
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Making Silverlight 3 Application Code More Compatible with Blend by dwahlin

Expression Blend 3 is a great tool for creating Silverlight or WPF user interfaces using design time tools and controls. If you haven’t tried version 3 you’re really missing out since it adds a ton of new time-saving features. While I really enjoy working...

Using Element to Element Binding for ToolTips in Silverlight 3 by dwahlin

Silverlight 3 provides a new feature called “element to element” binding that allows one element to bind to another element’s property. It’s really useful when you want to tie two objects together so that when one object changes the other changes as well...
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Simplifying the Process of Calling a WCF Service from Silverlight (or any .NET Application) by dwahlin

I’m currently working on a large Silverlight 3 project for a client that will ultimately have hundreds of calls from Silverlight to WCF service operations. Initially I did things the standard way which is to define a client-side class that’s used to call...
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Silverlight 3 Released – Exciting Stuff Here! by dwahlin

Silverlight 3 is now officially released and available for download! It’s definitely exciting for me personally because my company has been working on a Silverlight 3 client application for the past few months and really enjoyed the new features. Here...
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