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XAMLfest: XAML for Developers (Live Session)
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XAMLfest: XAML for Developers (Live Session)
(52 ratings)

In this first session geared towards developers, use Visual Studio 2008 to create and explore a basic Silverlight application. You’ll gain a better understanding of Silverlight anatomy and architecture, and you’ll see how Resource markup extensions work. You will also gain a better understanding of the deployment model used by Silverlight, and the role of Silverlight’s cross-platform, plug-in-based CLR.

Prerequisites:

Step 1: Computer Configuration

**For a step by step guide to preparing your computer for XAMLFest Online, view the walkthrough video posted here. We’ll be working with the soon-to-be-released Silverlight 3 beta + tools, during XamlFest Online, so there are 2 alternatives that you need to consider for configuration – they are:

Alternative #1 (Beta Configuration): Follow the instructions on http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight3/default.aspx to configure your machine. Please note that if you go this route, you will be able run Silverlight 2 applications, but you will not be able to build Silverlight 2 applications (unless you uninstall the beta stack and install the production stack.)

Alternative #2 (Production Configuration): Please install Visual Studio 2008 + Service Pack 1 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Visual Studio 2008 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx

• You can download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en.  Please install Expression Blend 2 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Expression Blend 2 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5FF08106-B9F4-43CD-ABAD-4CC9D9C208D7&displaylang=en. Please install Silverlight 2 and its tools for Visual Studio.

• You can download the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c22d6a7b-546f-4407-8ef6-d60c8ee221ed&displaylang=en

• You can download the Expression Blend 2 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EB9B5C48-BA2B-4C39-A1C3-135C60BBBE66&displaylang=en.  The presenters will point out to you where you need to work around Silverlight 3/Blend 3 features.

Step 2: Download Assets

**There are specific assets you will need to download in order to follow along during XAMLFest Online. The assets are posted here
Presenter: Bill Lodin
Job Title: Vice President, IT Mentors (Trainer)
Course Date 06/01/09 13:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 773 views
Attendee Comments
“This is turning out to be one good session”
ricardo lucha, Symantec corp
“Thanks again for a great presentation!”
Norman Kara, NYPD
“This is great”
David Cherry, AHA
“Thanks for the session”
Suhas Gupta, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems
“Great Session! Looking forward to more of XAMLFest.”
Thorben Primke, iTekka, Inc.
“Nice complement to this morning's session. Still struggling with my configuration. I'd really like to see the videos of these two sessions BEFORE the next session begins.”
Cathy Brinkman, Curry Printing & Digital Solutions