Archive for August, 2008
In this show, we talk about Silverlight in terms of games. It’s every developer’s dream to write a game from scratch, and Bill is proving that it’s possible with Silverlight 2. He’s got a tremendous collection of games, and he shares the hints and tricks of game development on this new platform.
What are Silverlight’s high points as a gaming platform?
What is Silverlight missing in terms of games (what classes, methods are currently missing)?
Where does 3D fit into the RIA picture?
Can existing game code be pasted into Silverlight?
Bill is a Silverlight expert, and he’s co-writing “Hello! Silverlight 2” from Manning Press with Sparkling Client favorite Dave Campbell!
Interested in getting your game noticed? Here’s a game contest that he’s helping to run: http://www.teamzonesports.com/SilverlightGameContest
Useful links for the show:
Blue Rose Games – http://www.bluerosegames.com/brg/
Bill’s Blog – http://www.bluerosegames.com/SilverlightBrassTacks/
Music for the show:
Lido In The Morning by General Fuzz from the album Messy’s Place
I Believe In You by YACHT from the album Instrumentals 2007
Sidetrack by Lisa DeBenedictis from the album Fruitless
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August 28th, 2008
Jesse Liberty (aka Captain Silverlight) will be joining us for a monthly segment on the interesting parts of Silverlight! Jesse is a tremendous presenter, and he really makes things interesting. It’s a real honor to have him on the show, and it’s going to be an amazing show of exploration and explanation.
The first two shows will be:
September 23, 2008 – Templates
October 28, 2008 – DataBinding
Jesse’s blog is here.
As always, check out the Silverlight.net site for Jesse’s great learning materials.
August 27th, 2008
WebClient or HttpWebRequest?
Which class is right for my data access? Learn which class should be used when.
The idea for this show format came from Kelly White of Earth Class Mail. He also runs the User Experience group here in Portland.
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August 21st, 2008
Thanks to our listeners, we have the premier Silverlight podcast, and we’re steadily growing. It’s exciting to be a part of this, and it’s exciting to be a part of the Silverlight world. In this short segment, we talk about some recent feedback and how we’re retooling the show. This is your chance to have a voice in what the show looks like in the future.
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August 15th, 2008
Brian Henderson from Seattle suggested that we be on twitter. It’s a great suggestion, and we’re doing it. See behind the scenes information and more episode info. It’s an experiment at this point, but we’re excited. See here for the Silverlight Podcast on twitter.
August 15th, 2008
