Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Upcoming Silverlight Talks

by andy@andybeaulieu.com via Andy's Blog on 10/6/2009 9:02:00 PM

I'll be out and about talking about Silverlight in the coming weeks. Most of these sessions are free, so if you're in the area come and say "hi."

Silverlight 3 Behaviors @ CNY.NET Developer Group
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 6:00pm
Behaviors allow you to add interactivity to your Silverlight applications without writing any code. Want to add drag/drop functionality to an element in XAML? Just add in a DragDropBehavior. Want Physics applied to your elements? Just drop in Physics Behaviors! In this session we'll first look at how well Expression Blend 3 supports Behaviors at design time, then we'll see how to write our own Behaviors, Triggers and Actions.

What's New in Silverlight 3 @ Western NY .NET Developer Group
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 6:00 PM
Silverlight 3 offers many advancements in graphics and designer productivity. This session will explore Silverlight 3 features including Behaviors, Perspective 3D, Pixel Shaders, GPU Acceleration, Bitmap API, Animation Easing, and more! We’ll start the presentation off with a quick overview of Silverlight for those who are new to the technology.

Silverlight 3 Business Applications @ Code Camp 12
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 (time TBA)
This session will give an introduction to .NET RIA Services. We'll crack open the Beer Database one more time and learn what Silverlight 3 and .NET RIA Services bring to Line of Business application development.

Silverlight 3 Behaviors @ Code Camp 12
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 (time TBA)

Games Development with Silverlight @ Montreal Intl Game Summit
Monday, November 16th, 2009 (time TBA)