The idea was to put all JavaScript libraries into the DLR of Silverlight to get better performance, but a first tests failed or is compared to JavaScript directly in the Web browser very slow. To test this I wrote a very simple demo: var s = "" ; var d1 = new Date(); for (var i=0; i<1000; i++) { s...

The Silverlight team has released a new version today at the MIX with .NET support. Since Mike announced this Web developers are waiting for this new feature. What's New in Silverlight? The Silverlight 1.0 Beta Enhancements : Improved install experience VideoBrush (used to paint shapes and text with...

There are some changes for the OnLoad event handler from older beta versions (code name WPF/E). In Silverlight 1.0 beta you will use following event handler, now: function handleLoad(control, userContext, rootElement) { // Add your code here } The first argument is a reference to the host control, so...

Today I wrote a very simple example how to call a C# method from JavaScript code. I was using this because I'd like to access the IsolatedStorage with a small wrapper that is working similar to the registry. For this demo I will only use a very simple method like below: string SayHello( string name)...

During my tests with the DLR (Dynamic Language Runtime) in Silverlight 1.1 I came accross several things that didn't work first. Most of them could be fixed by using small workarounds. Managed JavaScript (compared with IronPython) does not support generics or .NET arrays. Those features require changes...

Today I tried to use the IsolatedStorage in managed JavaScript with Silverlight 1.1 . The IsolatedStorage can be used to store data on the client. Currently the alpha version supports 1MB, which is more than storing data in cookies, but maybe will be changed in the future. Perhaps there will be a setting...

At MIX 07 Jim Hugunin announced a new level of support for dynamic languages on .NET that they're calling the DLR (Dynamic Language Runtime). With Silverlight 1.1 you get support for dynamic languages today: Phyton, JavaScript (EcmaScript 3.0), Visual Basic and Ruby. Today I will show you how to run...

Did you ever compared client-side RIA frameworks? Alexey Gavrilov has written a great test to directly compare performance : Silverlight (WPF/e) vs. DHTML vs. Flash (Flex) vs. WPF vs Apollo vs. Java (Swing): "The goal of this test is to directly compare performance of different RIA frameworks / approaches...

During the weekend I spent some minutes to collect some of the greatest Silverlight examples. Most of them need the Silverlight 1.1 alpha runtime which is available for download here . If you are missing any great demo or article please use the comments or contact page to add it. Great Visual Studio...

There are a couple of great tutorials on how to developer Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 or 1.1 Web applications: Mix 07 Silverlight Sessions Building Silverlight Applications Using .NET (Part 1 of 2) Building Silverlight Applications Using .NET (Part 2 of 2) Building Rich Web Experiences Using Silverlight...