Finally... after months of working out Silverlight 3 Beta 1 , it is announced!! Now I can freely blog about the features I work on! :) So what exactly have I been working on? Since Silverlight 2 ships, I became one of the lead PMs on a new team of Silverlight that will focus on helping developers...

Jason Cooke works as a software tester for the AppFx group at Microsoft, where he's has been responsible for testing the Calendar and DatePicker controls. One feature that I wanted in the Calendar control for Silverlight 2 was cool transition effects, where changing the visible days/months/years...

Many of you have been asking us where you can get the source and unit test of all the Silverlight 2 controls. It is now available on Microsoft Download. Enjoy! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EB83ED4C-AC85-4DE9-8395-285628EE2254&displaylang=en

Yes, I know. I'm a little late to the party. This past few weeks has been crazy, with Silverlight 2 RTW, PDC coming up and I'm going to TechEd EMEA, my blogging has fallen behind. :( But even tho I'm a week behind, I'd like to use this time to thank everyone I've worked with on this awesome product....

One breaking change you may have noticed between Silverlight 2 Beta 1 and Beta 2 is that WatermarkedTextBox is no longer available in the Silverlight SDK (System.Windows.Controls.Extended.dll). We decided to remove the control because in a future version of Silverlight, we will be adding a “Watermark...

Just a few hours ago, I was doing my talk based on Silverlight 2 Beta 2 bits and one of my attendee asked about when Beta 2 will be available. I am happy to annouce that it is now available! Download the bits now on Silverlight.Net ! I have also updated my controls sample for Beta 2. I've made...

Just bought my tickets and booked my hotel to TechEd '08! Can't wait to see everyone in Orlando again this year!! Here is my schedule: Tuesday 6/3: 8:30am to 6:00pm - TLC Booth Dev Area Thursday 6/5: 8:15am to 2:45pm- TLC Booth Dev Area Friday 6/6: 11:30pm to 2:45pm - TLC Booth Dev Area ...

The 2008 MVP Summit started today. I hope everyone has been enjoying the sessions so far! I am really looking forward to chatting with all my MVPs tomorrow. The MVP summit has always been one of my favourite conference, because all the MVPs are under Microsoft NDAs so we get share and get feedback on...

My sample and its source is now live on http://silverlight.net ! It show case a variety of controls we have built for the Silverlight 2 Beta 1. We have quite an good set of controls. It shouldn't surprise my readers to know that we have a DatePicker and a Calendar. :) And yes, I am the PM for those features...

After moths of hardwork, I am sitting here at MIX '08. I've been here a day and I'm absolutely loving the experience. I love the fact that we are not just presenting an array of technology. We are presenting an experience. The "Web" experience. Every technology in every sessions revolves around the theme...

This morning, my VP ScottGu published a blog about Silverlight 2. I haven't blog much, well one because I am not really allowed to reveal anything interesting and two, I have been totally swamped. Anyways, from his blog and his demo, you can see a partial list of what controls we'll be delivering...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been pretty busy working on the controls! I want to thank everyone who responded to my previous blog on what controls they want. Here are some of the controls left by my readers: - DataGrid - DateTimePicker - MaskedTextBox - Databound ListView - Charting Control...

I have been quiet on my blog since my Tech Ed trips and the Acropolis annoucement. Some of you may wonder what I am working on next. As we start rolling some of the core Acropolis ideas into future frameworks, we need to make sure that the future framework itself is a productive and successful framework...

In my spare time, I wrote a MonthCalendar and DatePicker control for Silverlight . It was just a side project for me to learn Silverlight. My MonthCalendar and DatePicker can be downloaded here . The sample works with Silverlight 1.1 RC Alpha Refresh (Sept 2007) that can be downloaded here . Please...