Thanks again for getting this happening, I got lots from it. I think once a month is pretty good, as long as it doesn't clash with the Alt.net virtual meeting that happens fortnightly. I think a presentation on a topic (with code! learn the most from seeing it). I think the best sessions/presentations start off with a few powerpoint slides to set the scene or make the point, then a demo to show the code (demo gods willing!)
Yep, the Remix discount gets you $50 off the price (still a few more days before the early bird cut off I believe). cheers, Stephen On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Miguel Madero <[email protected]> wrote: > Everyone, > > Thanks to all of you who attend the first Virtual SDDN. I think we had some > interesting discussions. Some of them we can definitely continue on this > mail list or in the next Virtual SDDN. Unfortunately I didn't record this > meeting (I'll make sure to do it next time), but I'll include a list of > resources from the talk, but first of all I'd like to ask a couple of > questions. > > 1. What do you thing about the format? > a) I hate open spaces, bring me some speakers with Powerpoints. > b) It's good once in a while, but we should try a different format next > time (probably alternate) > c) I love it. Altough presentations are good, discussions add a lot of > value. > d) ??? > 2. How often would you like to have this type of events? > a) Once a month. > b) Fortnightly > c) Eventually > d) ??? > > > During the talk we discussed about Patterns, we only had a chance to talk > about MVVM and Tom told us he have been using Prism with MVP and Unity. > These are some links > Prism <http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/> > MVVM by Nikhil <http://www.nikhilk.net/Silverlight-ViewModel-Pattern.aspx> > MVVM by > Jonas<http://jonas.follesoe.no/YouCardRevisitedImplementingTheViewModelPattern.aspx> > > We also talked a bit about Memory Leaks. > Delay on Memory Leaks in > SL<http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2009/03/11/where-s-your-leak-at-using-windbg-sos-and-gcroot-to-diagnose-a-net-memory-leak.aspx> > I mentioned that we could use > WinDbg<http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fwhdc%2Fdevtools%2Fdebugging%2Finstallx86.Mspx&ei=p2oRSoDwBYrKM5K92FI&usg=AFQjCNHf3h9385pKvQHMJRRGwiEwm4pl1A&sig2=tcJmKfnydI_ZtTeU61vDIA>or > SilverlightSpy<http://silverlightspy.com/silverlightspy/download-silverlight-spy/>to > detect Memory Leaks. > When it comes to WinDbg, Tess knows it all and she blogged about how to > setup WinDbg for > Silverlight<http://blogs.msdn.com/tess/archive/2008/08/21/debugging-silverlight-applications-with-windbg-and-sos-dll.aspx> > > Andy and Stephen told us about the cool apps that they've written in > Silverlight, but we don't have a lot of resources to show atm. > > At the end we talked a about Behaviours in Silverlight 3. Shawn Wildermouth > has a series on this > topic<http://wildermuth.com/2009/05/16/Writing_Behaviors_for_Silverlight_3_-_Part_1> > > We added a bonus topic on User Controls and we talked about the TreeView in > the Silverlight Toolkit. We also mentioned the need to navigate the > VisualTree to get to different Elements when needed. In this blog > post<http://miguelmadero.blogspot.com/2008/07/use-visualtreehelper-to-navigate_18.html>I > talked about how to use the VisualTreeHelper to do that and some > extensions to do it easily (the code is avaailable for download). I've an > updated version of this that supports more escenarios, like using > expressions and LINQ to query for UIElements, contact me if you're > interested. > > I hope everyone enjoyed and got something out of this. > I'd love to have your feedback and see you again in another virtual or UG > meeting. > > Thanks > > > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Miguel Madero <[email protected]>wrote: > >> This is the link for the >> event<https://www323.livemeeting.com/lrs/8000181573/Registration.aspx?pageName=gprcrzd1lgf2dhh4>, >> please register before the meeting and be sure you have Live Meeting >> installed on your computer and your audio properly configured. Some people >> have asked me about the place and how is this a Virtual Event. We’ll be >> using this tool called Live Meeting that allow us to interact with audio, >> video and share the desktop, polls, Q&A, etc, but rather than trying to >> explain what Live Meeting is, you can just try it tonight. Just >> register<https://www323.livemeeting.com/lrs/8000181573/Registration.aspx?pageName=gprcrzd1lgf2dhh4>and >> follow the instructions. >> If you have any doubts, please contact me. >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Miguel Madero >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Everything has been really quite lately, so it's time to SPAM the list >>> again, >>> >>> We're going to do a Virtual Meeting next monday at 9:00 pm Sydney Time, I >>> think it ca be a great opportunity for everyone to participate. >>> >>> Instead of the typical presentation, we decided to have an open >>> discussion around different topics. >>> >>> You can read all the details on my blog >>> http://miguelmadero.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-virtual-silverlight-designer-and.html >>> >>> We will be using Live Meeting. I’ll email the link for the meeting ASAP. >>> >>> >>> >>> I hope to see you (hear you or at least read you) on monday. >>> >>> -- >>> Miguel A. 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