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RIA jobs market trends: Silverlight vs Flex vs JavaFX
Several days ago I’ve received message with link to the InsideRIA. Mike Slinn of the InsideRIA has posted interesting article about job trends regarding Silverlight, Flex and JavaFX. If you go to the Indeed webpage and search for these keywords, you might be surprised. Here are some really interesting facts.
WPF ribbon control roadmap and look into the future
It is not a secret that Microsoft is developing its own WPF ribbon control. By default it will support Office 2007 (Fluent) user interface style and newer, Scenic Ribbon for Windows 7. I’ve blogged about this and now let’s take a look at changes planned for V1 and when can we expect it.
New Microsoft Expression 3 logos, large icons and branding
Expression Studio 3 and all tools (Blend 3, Web 3, Design 3 and Encoder 3) now have new logos, large, beautiful icons and visual identity – in one word – branding. Take a look at the collection of new logotypes, brand new icons and other branding elements. Basic colors and related visual identities have been preserved, though.
Expression Studio 3 overview: Expression Blend 3, Design, Web and Encoder overview
Expression Studio 3 now including Expression Blend 3, Web 3, Design 3 and Encoder 3 is available as of today for download. Number of improvements, targeting Silverlight 3 and rich designer experience are just some of the coolest additions. SketchFlow in Expression Blend 3, SuperPreview in Expression Web 3 – just to name a few…
Silverlight 3 released, Blend 3 + SketchFlow available as release candidates
Silverlight 3 has been just released by Microsoft. This release brings in bunch of new features and support for out of browser experience. Also, Expression Blend 3 with SketchFlow is now available for download as a release candidate. In this article I am sharing resources and news about these releases as well as some background info for you.
Cool facts about Silverlight penetration / market share
Recently there has been an interesting discussion about Silverlight penetration and market share. As always, people tend to connect Flash and Silverlight and use the market share as a single most important metrics – but here, I’m sharing some really cool, interesting and surprising (?) facts about Silverlight market share.
Expression Blend 3 features: SketchFlow, Behaviors, PSD and AI import, TFS support…
Expression Blend 3 brings a bunch of new and exciting features. They target designers and also address some challenges regarding designer – developer collaboration. SketchFlow, Behaviours, support for PSD and AI file import are some of the coolest new features.
Silverlight 3 beta – list of new features
Silverlight 3 beta and Expression Blend 3 beta have been released today at MIX 09 conference and I am bringing you overview of new features that make Silverlight 3 best RIA platform available – IMHO. H.264 support, GPU acceleration, 3D – these are just some of the more than 50 new features.