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The Silverlight SDK and XAP File Sizes
Microsoft shipped a variety of useful controls with Silverlight. Some are built into the runtime, while others are in the SDK. While the use of runtime controls has no substantial penalty in your XAP...
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SilverlightXAP March 2011 Developer Contest
After launching SilverlightXAP last Thursday, we're looking for Silverlight developers willing to build & sell Silverlight controls. So I'm creating a contest where the best Silverlight developers...
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XAP File Optimization Techniques for 2011
So you've created something cool in Silverlight but your XAP file is bigger than you would've hoped. What can you do about it? Well there are tips to be found on the internet, but much of what you'll...
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Mastering Storyboards One Mistake at a Time
I've always been interested in animation. I wrote over 100 programs in QBASIC and Turbo C++ as a teenager where I was creating various animations and exploring new techniques. Then I graduated to newer...
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New RSS Subscriptions for Search
I love TiVo. In particular I like their wishlist search. You can search for a movie or TV show you want to see by keyword, title, actor, etc. And even if it's nowhere to be found in TiVo's two weeks...
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Silverlight 5, HTML5, and what the future may bring
Ever since PDC last year there's been stirring talk about Silverlight's future. Some people think Silverlight's days are numbered with broad HTML5 support just around the corner. These rumors have...
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An Interview with Jeff Wilcox
Jeff is a Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, on the Silverlight Phone & Devices Team. A founding member of the Silverlight Toolkit team, Jeff runs the Silverlight for Windows Phone...
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March 2011 Contest Results
First of all, thanks goes to everyone who has contributed to SilverlightXAP.com. This site has been a vision of mine for over a year and I'm excited to see it come alive. The contest was a bit...
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Introducing XAML Illustrations, Increased Payouts to Contributors, and More
For the past couple months I've been working on a new design for SilverlightXAP.com. And today I'm proud to say it's done! It's a completely new look, but beyond that I aimed to make a number of...
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Silverlight in Windows 8
I'm watching the BUILD conference online and they've just covered some details about the new Windows 8 Platform and App Store. There have been rumors about this store and what technologies it will...
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