Version 3 of Expression Blend , which is available since last week, comes with a lot of new features. In this features, we can find Intellisense in XAML files: So it’s just a real please for people who, like me, modify the XAML code: no need to open Visual Studio to have Intellisense ! But, we can also...

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 in Blend, one of the things I’ve struggled with...

We are putting out a call for abstracts to present at the Fall 2010 Silverlight Connections conference in Las Vegas, Nov 1-4, 2010. The due date for submissions is April 26, 2010. For submitting sessions, please use this URL: http://www.deeptraining.com/devconnections/abstracts Please keep the abstracts...

I had the opportunity to give a 1-day workshop covering new Silverlight 4 features at the TechReady conference on Microsoft’s Redmond campus this weekend and wanted to post some of the sample code shown for the people who attended and anyone else who’s interested. The workshop was based on the free Silverlight...

Developing Silverlight applications has always been something I've enjoyed. I'm a big fan of the data binding engine that the framework provides and like the flexibility that XAML provides for building user interfaces. With all of the benefits Silverlight provides, the process of developing Silverlight...

Thanks to everyone who attended my Silverlight workshop at DevConnections in Las Vegas and to John Papa for taking the time to come talk with me. I always have a lot of fun meeting new people and hearing about applications people are building. The sample code download I mentioned at the workshop can...