The Western Mass .NET Users Group is hosting its next monthly meeting Tuesday, December 4 at 6:00 PM in Easthampton. There will be a pizza dinner and time for socializing.
Introduction to Silverlight Development
Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.
This talk will focus on how to develop applications with Silverlight 1.0. We'll survey a variety of features currently shipping with Silverlight after which we'll review the development a simple Silverlight 1.0 application. If time allows, we'll also delve into a Silverlight 1.1 alpha application.
Speaker Bio:
Mike Bluestein is a software engineer in the CAD industry. His experience ranges from web development and database design to CAD automation and engineering software. His current interests involve rich internet application development and service orientated architectures in the context of large scale web applications.
Meeting Details
Tuesday, December 4 at 6:00 PM
Atalasoft, Inc.
116 Pleasant St, Suite 321
Easthampton, MA 01027
866-568-0129
Directions to Atalasoft, Inc. (map):
From the South
Travel Interstate 91 North, take Exit 17B (Easthampton). Follow Route 141 to Rt. 10 in Easthampton. Turn a right onto Rt. 10 North, and take a right at the rotary onto Pleasant St. Less than 1/2 a mile on your right is the Eastworks Building at 116 Pleasant St. Enter through the main entrance and take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor. The Atalasoft office is just past the Eastworks office on the left, Suite 321
From the North
Travel Interstate 91 South; take Exit 18 (Northampton). Take a right at the bottom of the ramp. Follow route 5 to Easthampton. Turn right onto East St. Follow for approx. 1.5 miles. Turn right on to Ferry St. Follow to the end. Take a left onto Pleasant St. Go approx 3/10 of a mile, Eastworks will be on your left at 116 Pleasant St. Enter the main entrance and take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor. The Atalasoft office is just past the Eastworks office on the left, Suite 321.
If you have questions, please direct them to:
Jami Albro-Fisher (413-536-5989 x116)
User Group Leader, Western Mass .NET Users Group