Would you be in a position to do a silverlight post on our blog? We need the content :) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2010, at 8:46 PM, The Ice Man <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash, I'll quote some basic info on Silverlight guides I bought and hope it gives a general idea to others who maybe interested in the platform. Already these are mentioning things like WPF, WCF, java, xml and where there is data sql/linq will be involved. Some of the things below I covered in my initial c# learning stage last year when working on the megabytometer but it'll be a mega refresher.
- Silverlight Application – Applications are created using a combination of XAML, dynamic code (such as JavaScript) and .NET static languages such as Visual Basic and C#.
- XAML – Pronounced “zamel”, this term is an acronym for Extensible Application Markup Language. It is an XML-style syntax that allows developers to define the user interface elements and behavior of those elements.
" you must be comfortable with Visual Studio, and have some knowledge of .NET development, be it ASP. NET development or Windows Forms development. As many of the core concepts of .NET development are the same across the different target platforms, the more accustomed you are to them, the easier your transition into Silverlight will be. In addition to basic .NET development skills, you should feel comfortable with XML. You need not have read the specification, but you must know your attributes from your elements, and your namespaces from your angle brackets. You should know what the CLR is and know how to tell the difference between your DLLs and your HTMLs.
And finally : one author writes
As developers, we are all on a journey of learning and discovery. I was fortunate enough to have delved into the worlds of ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and WPF before encountering Silverlight. Now, let's discuss who you are and see how best to approach Silverlight.
Dude, this is minimum at least 1 to 2 years of learning. I just came across Silverlight less than a month ago. People are MCPDs, full time devs and they come across many newer developments. There are no shortcuts. At the end of this trip and all the efforts, will I really want to do games? Difficult to tell at this stage.
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