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XAMLfest: Prototyping with Blend (Live Session)
(47 ratings)
XAMLfest: Prototyping with Blend (Live Session)
(47 ratings)

In this session focusing on practical guidance on prototyping, you’ll use Blend to add screens to the sample application. To create a working application you’ll add sample data sources to screens and build master-details views over sample data.

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

 
Course Date 06/03/09 09:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 412 views
Attendee Comments
“This one suffered for me because I was trying to understand protyping as a concept and developed my perspective from the preliminary vid. This seemed to me to be more about UI typology than what I think of as prototyping, but having not come through formal CS training, I may just be missing it here. ”
Nikitah Imani, Reapalife
“Thank you!”
Norman Kara, NYPD
“Another great part”
David Cherry, AHA
“Like the presenter / moderator format of these sessions. This format clarifies questions at the right time, making it easier to follow along.”
Brian Henderson, PSD
“This series has been really beneficial, and timely for projects we're looking to implement! Thank you.”
Karen Wade, BBDP Inc.
“One or two slower viewers should not slow down the whole process, I figure. Actually it was ok today. But yesterday there was an excessive slow down.”
Douglas Gennetten, CCI
“Thanks for the great series.”
John Pertell, Keane.com
“Lots of good content in this presentation”
Cathy Brinkman, Curry Printing & Digital Solutions
“This really added to the information I need to understand this technology. Thanks!”
Donald Drake, IT Wizards