tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107486965713406362.post3623710905546375439..comments2010-05-07T07:47:22.233-05:00Gaines Kergosienhttps://profiles.google.com/115510141684660943675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107486965713406362.post-19901139037999589232010-05-07T07:47:22.227-05:002010-05-07T07:47:22.227-05:00How did you get on?<br />I am in the same boat on getting a project going. But first, I&#39;m putting together the tools to do a great job. <br /><br />Websitespark Programme:-<br />--------------------------<br />I&#39;ve just discovered Microsoft Websitespark programme for developers. I can&#39;t believe how much I&#39;ve just saved.<br /><br />Dev Force Silverlight<br />---------------------<br />Also, to manage a design and all the iteration loops and entity naming, I&#39;d say you need an entity framework. To develop silverlight app in such a framework, you can use Ideablade DevExpress Silverlight. (Express version available free). All due respect to Michael Washington (who is a true DNN hero!) : HelloWorld apps are easy, except they&#39;re nothing more than a piece of art (intentionally useless). Good news is that DevForce gives you a way to get straight into production with a great template and a development project framework that contains the silverlight project, the web project and a way of binding data to silverlight with asynch methods.<br />You create a View Model class to represent the client, then you generate entity classes for multiple tables in the data model.<br /><br />The Silverlight App for the client.<br />-----------------------------------<br />Expression Blend is the first choice, and it comes with WebsiteSpark. It blends with Visual Studio. It is where Design meets and overlaps with Development. It is wonderful. Animation of forms and is point and click.<br /><br />Why?<br />XAML. You can hand-code XAML, yes, but that would be like hand-knitting your own clothes. (you wouldn&#39;t want to do it). <br /><br />Silverlight:<br />It is much more than &quot;..like flash..&quot;<br />It works with or without a browser, and it works offline, catching-up when the next connection is available. <br />This opens up a whole new customerbase for organisations that can&#39;t (or don&#39;t permit) full-time internet connections: like banks, government and schools.<br />Further to that, Silverlight can do difficult things like real-time video with pause and re-wind. All because there is so much processing capacity available in the client.<br /><br />Well, if this is of any interest, or if you are already way past this, please get back.<br />DCDavid.Cuthillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607174090319652518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107486965713406362.post-8755014229043009882009-01-10T11:44:00.000-06:002009-01-10T11:44:00.000-06:00If you have any problems using SilverlightDesktop.net for DotNetNuke just post to the forums on the site.Michael Washingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442355382701224110noreply@blogger.com