Pick a Silverlight RIA scenario [D2D, B2E, B2B, B2C] or choose a Web Services style [SOAP/RPC, XML/REST]

July 2008 - Posts

B2C scenario : Customer Environement
The B2C scenario corresponds to Web applications accessed by customers , traditionnaly built with some dynamic HTML/AJAX technology running on the server side, that have been elected to leverage the Silverlight capabilities (enriched user experience, Read More...
Posted 31 July 08 04:50 by Steve SFARTZ | 2 Comments   
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Cross Domain : Trouble while accessing Web Services
When Silverlight attempts to access a Web Service, if the SOO is different from the Web Service host, you have to deal with a cross domain issue. This issue can occur in various scenarios as described in Silverlight scenarios for Rich Internet Applications Read More...
Posted 31 July 08 01:56 by Steve SFARTZ | 3 Comments   
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B2B scenario : Partner Environment
The B2B scenario corresponds to Enterprise Web Services exposed to a partner through a Rich Client application, traditionnaly built with some dynamic HTML/AJAX technology running on the server side, that have been elected to leverage the Silverlight capabilities Read More...
Posted 31 July 08 12:10 by Steve SFARTZ | 4 Comments   
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B2E scenario : Intranet Environment
The B2E scenario corresponds to internal Web applications , traditionnaly built with some dynamic HTML/AJAX technology running on the server side, that have been elected to leverage the Silverlight capabilities (enriched user experience, vector based Read More...
Posted 31 July 08 11:10 by Steve SFARTZ | 1 Comments   
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How-To : Silverlight accessing Java REST services (Part 1 - Cross Domain : IIS + Tomcat)
The HowTo serie demoes Silverlight accessing Web Services in various configurations. In this post, we will demonstrate a REST service consumed by HTTP GET and POST requests issued from a Silverlight client application. This scenario can be categorized Read More...
Posted 30 July 08 02:42 by Steve SFARTZ | 1 Comments   
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Attachment(s): REST Service in Tomcat + Silverlight Client - Cross Domain .zip
Limitations when accessing REST services from Silverlight
As explained in What are those SOAP/RPC and XML/REST styles ? , the REST support in Silverlight has several limitations : Only the "Content-Type" HTTP header can be accessed from the Silverlight client code. The WebClient works fine in most scenarios, Read More...
Posted 30 July 08 11:35 by Steve SFARTZ | 2 Comments   
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What are those SOAP/RPC and XML/REST styles ?
In the Silverlight world, the sole protocol you need to care about is the HTTP protocol. Yet, you can take 2 directions to send and retreive messages from a Silverlight Rich Client application. The SOAP/RPC style leverages the SOAP specifications and Read More...
Posted 30 July 08 09:57 by Steve SFARTZ | 4 Comments   
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D2D scenario : Developer Environment
This scenario is typically used in development phase when you are building a Silverlight rich client that connects to new business Logic . It is mandatory that the business logic is new to ensure you have enough control to enforce a configuration where Read More...
Posted 28 July 08 04:17 by Steve SFARTZ | 8 Comments   
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Silverlight scenarios for Rich Internet Applications
From the architecture described in the previous post a cup of Silverlight, a drop of Architecture , you may experience several technical requirements : Infrastructure Security DMZ (if the application is internet facing), Secured transport (HTTPS) if private Read More...
Posted 28 July 08 02:56 by Steve SFARTZ | 6 Comments   
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A cup of Silverlight, a drop of Architecture
We discussed before what Silverlight is about from a technical standpoint . Moving from theory to implementation, let's discuss today the architectural challenges when building a Silverlight App. The following considerations apply to Siliverlight 2 beta Read More...
Posted 28 July 08 12:04 by Steve SFARTZ | 3 Comments   
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Silverlight from a technical stand point
We have good news : everything you learnt about the Web applies to Silverlight development since Silverlight is an ActiveX which integrates with the HTML Document Object Model (DOM) and JavaScript both ways (ie, a Silverlight component can be exposed Read More...
Posted 24 July 08 04:07 by Steve SFARTZ | 2 Comments   
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A few things you may already know about Silverlight
Silverlight is a client technology which takes the Web to the next stage in terms of user experience. Silverlight may be used to deliver Rich Media Experiences or Rich Internet Applications on the Web. V1 of Silverlight focused on Media, V2 focuses on Read More...
Posted 24 July 08 03:49 by Steve SFARTZ | 0 Comments   
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About a Cup of Silverlight
Silverlight is a terrific platform to build Rich Internet Applications. Yet, there is little practice on the Web to integrate the technology with others platforms. The authors have good knowledge of the .Net and Java world to help you get the best of Read More...
Posted 23 July 08 10:58 by Steve SFARTZ | 0 Comments   
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