so we meet again...
All the buzz from MIX08 may have eclipsed this very cool piece of software: Microsoft Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint:
The Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint is source code and guidance for developers describing how to use Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies together in business applications and Internet Web sites. SharePoint applications that use Web Parts can now be built using Silverlight user interface elements. This capability enables a fresh look at data exposed through SharePoint Products and Technologies using the modern graphics capability in Silverlight.
Additional details and more SharePoint goodness on the SharePoint Team blog. I'm really interested in seeing sample 3 come to life...I'm a social kind of guy :)
This blueprint is one of many to be delivered via CodePlex:
Software-plus-Services Blueprints are a series of open source frameworks and workflow-based guidance packages designed to provide an architectural bridge and reduce the friction you experience building real-world Software-plus-Services applications. As a starting point for both architects and developers who are building real solutions,, each Software-plus-Services Blueprint includes source code and/or utilities, guidance, structured step-by-step workflow-based guidance and tools delivered within Visual Studio 2008. Each Software-plus-Services Blueprint is focused on specific application areas such as: media/community, eCommerce, Office Business Applications (OBA), mobility and more. They range in complexity from rapid development packages to complete end-to-end scenarios.
Software-plus-Services Blueprints are a series of open source frameworks and workflow-based guidance packages designed to provide an architectural bridge and reduce the friction you experience building real-world Software-plus-Services applications. As a starting point for both architects and developers who are building real solutions,, each Software-plus-Services Blueprint includes source code and/or utilities, guidance, structured step-by-step workflow-based guidance and tools delivered within Visual Studio 2008.
Each Software-plus-Services Blueprint is focused on specific application areas such as: media/community, eCommerce, Office Business Applications (OBA), mobility and more. They range in complexity from rapid development packages to complete end-to-end scenarios.
So is Silverlight the killer app for SharePoint or is it the other way around?