XAML Power Toys is a Visual Studio Add-In for WPF & Silverlight developers working in the XAML editor. It includes Line-of-Business form generation tools, Grid tools, and DataForm/DataGrid/ListView generation tools that significantly reduce the XAML form layout time.
XAML Power Toys commands are accessed using the XAML editor context menu and code editor context menu. XAML Power Toys 2010 generates .NET 4.0 WPF-compliant XAML and Silverlight 3-compliant XAML.
SLARToolkit is now available at CodePlex. SLARToolkit is an open-source Augmented Reality library for Silverlight. It can be used with Silverlight’s Webcam API, any CaptureSource or a WriteableBitmap. SLARToolkit uses a dual license model and could be used for open or closed source applications under certain conditions.
Augmented Reality (AR) is the addition of computer-generated imagery to a live view. The augmentation is typically in real-time and in semantic context with the current view, such as sports scores on TV during a football game.
Download SLARToolkit at CodePlex
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The Silverlight Toolkit is a collection of Silverlight controls, components and utilities made available outside the normal Silverlight release cycle. A product of the Microsoft Silverlight product team, the Silverlight Toolkit adds new functionality quickly for designers and developers, and provides the community an efficient way to help shape product development by contributing ideas and bug reports. It includes full open source code, unit tests, samples and documentation for over 26 new controls covering charting, styling, layout, and user input.
What’s new in the October 2009 release:
Windows Embedded is a componentized, real-time operating system to deliver compelling experiences on a wide range of small footprint consumer and enterprise devices.
With the latest release of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, device manufacturers can use familiar tools and innovative technologies to create devices differentiated by an immersive user interface, a rich browsing experience, and a unique connection to Windows PCs, servers, services, and devices. By building on the high performance and highly reliable Windows Embedded CE platform, device makers can bring their device to market quickly and efficiently.
Microsoft’s Silverlight technology comes to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 as an out-of-browser, native code implementation, and the presence of Silverlight for Windows Embedded should deliver the foundation for rich UIs on devices powered by the OS.
Unfortunately, at this point a “Silverlight for Windows Embedded” application will run out of the browser and only support native C++ (no managed code).
Shinedraw.com has released a collection of more than 100 free Silverlight controls, components and tools found across the Web. You can view a demo and download the code right on the site. A reference to the original website is also provided.
Microsoft has launched a new WebsiteSpark program for independent Web developers and companies that build Web applications and Web sites for others. The program enables qualified developers to receive FREE software, support and business resources from Microsoft for three years. The purpose is to help independent Web developers expand their business and build great Web solutions using ASP.NET, Silverlight, SharePoint and PHP.
WebsiteSpark provides the following free software licenses:
The only two requirements to join the program are:
If you meet these requirements, visit the WebsiteSpark website to enroll in the program. As part of the enrollment process, you can pick either a network referral partner (for example: a Web host or an existing Microsoft partner), or enter a referral code that you have received at an event or from a Microsoft employee. Or you can send an email to webspark@microsoft.com to get a referral code quickly.
Silverlight is a Web application development framework similar to Adobe Flash. Microsoft has just released Silverlight 3, a major update that delivers many new features including:
Download Silverlight 3
Silverlight Community
Microsoft Silverlight Home Page
ComponentArt is hosting the 2009 Summer Silverlight Coding Competition. Author of the best application as selected by their expert panel and the community will receive a grand prize of $10,000 USD. Authors of the two runner-up applications will each receive ComponentArt licenses (a $1,299 USD value).
Applicants are not required to use ComponentArt’s products to enter the competition. Community voting opens on July 7, 2009. Expert Panel judging starts at the end of September,
so you can continue improving your app until then.
SilverUnit 0.5 is now available with speed optimizations and binary reference to the latest Typemock version 5.3.0.
SilverUnit is an open-source project that allows true unit testing of Silverlight objects, without needing to run them in the Silverlight runtime or in the browser. It’s useful for testing logic, and it’s much simpler to use than Microsoft’s Silverlight Test Framework (which is essentially an integration test framework).
Now you can build Silverlight applications for the MySpace Developer Platform. MySpace and Microsoft have jointly released a kit (under the Ms-PL License) on the CodePlex Open Source site. The kit will make it easy for developers using Visual Studio and designers using Expression Blend to create Silverlight applications on MySpace’s OpenSocial-based developer platform. There is also design-time and offline sample data to help learn how to develop Silverlight applications for MySpace.
Silverlight on MySpace
Silverlight Kit for MySpace on CodePlex
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