Based on the questions I received in the last period, I’d like to share here some links that will eventually help you building your Silverlight 2 applications.

Runtime

• Runtime (required from client machines, to run Silverlight application). You can skip this if you are installing the Dev Tools.

Development Tools

• [REQUIRED] Visual Studio 2008
• [REQUIRED] Silverlight 2 Beta Tools for Visual Studio 2008
• [OPTIONAL] Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 Preview
• [OPTIONAL] Deep Zoom Composer

Official Resources

• www.silverlight.net
  • Video
  • Tutorials

Screencasts

• Silverlight 2 Beta 2 Available plus Refreshed Screencasts

Tutorials / Tips&Tricks / Blogs

• Creating a “3-tier solution”, Database + LINQ + WCF + UI
• Adding authentication/authorization using the ASP.Net Security Provider
• Understanding the Visual State Manager
• Creating a Deep Zoom composition with Tag support
• Automate Deep Zoom composition exporting process
• Multi-language support
• Deployment in enterprise scenario
• WCF Duplex Service 

Showcase / Demo

• Demo Showcase
• Microsoft Health Common User Interface
• Hard Rock Memorabilia

Thanks to all the authors.