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Silverlight Supercomputer
28 January 08 06:18 PM | Jesse Ezell | 1 comment(s)

Dan Fay pointed to an interesting article on CodeProject about building a grid computing framework that runs on Silverlight. The proposition is really interesting. Imagine someone like the folding at home ( http://folding.stanford.edu/ ) project providing...

Filed under: WPF, .NET, Silverlight

How Silverlight Will Change the Way We Build Applications
09 January 08 09:38 PM | Jesse Ezell | 5 comment(s)

"...Don't make the mistake of tossing Silverlight in the same bucket as Flash. While they definitely compete in some significant areas, and both have real strengths in different areas, Silverlight 2.0 was created from the ground-up to be an application...

Filed under: WPF, .NET, Silverlight

WPF is Ugly by Default?
28 August 07 06:52 PM | Jesse Ezell | 13 comment(s)

Erik Sink thinks WPF is ugly by default: "In fact, many developers are under the impression that WPF apps are just naturally pretty. They believe that something about the platform makes the user interface look great, automatically, with no extra effort...

Filed under: WPF, General Software Development, Eric Sink

Is Adobe Really Playing the Lock-in Game With Flash Video?
24 August 07 06:36 PM | Jesse Ezell | 2 comment(s)

So, you aren't going to be locked in to buy On2's codec... but looks like despite the fact that they are using an open standard, if you want to intelligently stream the video you will be locked into buying Flash Media Server: The Motion Picture Experts...

Filed under: WPF, Flash, Silverlight, H.264

Silverlight Forcing Macromedia to Rethink
23 August 07 04:45 AM | Jesse Ezell | 4 comment(s)

Many Flash developers have been complaining about the choice of On2's codec over a standard like H.264 for years. Interestingly, Adobe is finally adding support for some standard video codecs in the next version of Flash. The question is, how much did...

Filed under: WPF, Flash, Silverlight

Flash: Now Slowing Down Your Multi-Core PC
16 June 07 03:19 AM | Jesse Ezell | 7 comment(s)

"As I mentioned in Flash Player Update 3 we finally realized that multi-core CPUs are here to stay. So why not follow the times and take advantage of it? As most of you hard core Flash developers know, rendering is a huge bottleneck. I've seen a couple...

Filed under: WPF, Flash, Silverlight

Expression Blend: First Impressions
08 June 07 06:29 PM | Jesse Ezell | 11 comment(s)

So now that Expression Blend is up on MSDN, I figured it was ready to take for a spin. First impression, it's very cool. For creating user interfaces, it easily beats the Flash IDE... with one exception, no code editor. Give me a break. Who's the retard...

Filed under: WPF, .NET, Expression Blend

Java FX: Sun Wants a Piece
08 May 07 03:40 PM | Jesse Ezell | with no comments

"The demand continues to grow for secure, interactive content, applications, and services that run on a variety of clients. To simplify and speed the creation and deployment of high-impact content for a wide range of devices, Sun is introducing JavaFX...

Filed under: WPF, Flash, Silverlight, JavaFX

WPF/E = Silverlight
16 April 07 11:59 AM | Jesse Ezell | 7 comment(s)

One of the reasons WPF/E is going to give Flash a real run for it's money is the video story. Unlike Flash, Silverlight (the new name) will support DRM, it supports the industry standard VC-1 codec used in HD-DVD and Blueray, and it can take advantage...

Filed under: WPF, .NET, Silverlight

JD Confused
05 April 07 11:46 AM | Jesse Ezell | 1 comment(s)

JD is confused about the statement made in a MS presentation with don and chris: Chris: We’ve made our intentions clear with WPF/E; we’re not pretending [like Adobe is with Flash] that it is some kind of open standard. People are saying that...

Filed under: WPF, Flash, WPF/E