Just wanted to second Perry's comment regarding the lack of a clear, official roadmap and timeline for the SL3 release.
We have a major LOB application developed in SL2 that's in production with several clients, with heaps of ongoing development happening. The launch of SL3 was a major concern for us since we could not be sure whether or not those prod applications would survive client upgrades to SL3. Thankfully the backwards compatibility with SL2 seems to be excellent, but we may not be so lucky with the next SL RTW. As developers we understand that sometimes deadlines slip, but really any kind of timeframe guidance from MS would be better than none. Having to scavenge the web for rumors/leaks regarding updates for what is now my company's primary technology platform is pretty weak. Cheers Paul ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Barnes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) This has come up a few times and whilst folks may want absolute transparency there are those who would use it for competitive advantage or to increase criticism further. It's basically a constant balancing act between good and evil in many ways :) Point is, it's being discussed in depth right now as Pete Brown kicked this conversation of a while ago. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Perry Stathopoulos [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 5:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) Congrats for the release! My only real complaint at this point, is that I would have liked to have a better visibility for the release schedule. I have to admit I was not expecting the July 10th release. Sure there were hints, but I needed a summer release so I didn't focus at all on SL3. I even asked the question in this mailing list, when the rumours first appeared. For example I like when Tim Hueur posted the roadmap for .NET RIA Services: http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/06/09/ria-services-roadmap-updated aspx <http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/06/09/ria-services-roadmap-update d.aspx> Talk to the community if dates change I think we are quite open and understanding as we go through the same stuff. Thanks and keep up the good work, Perry From: Scott Barnes <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) Now you all know why i'm home for a month :) a nice break from lead up to launch. Anyway, Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day :) (Same day as my sons birthday w00t). Http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight - feedback welcomed on all our sites, approach to launch etc as i will be keen to learn from our wins and mistakes for SL4. Note: None of the website(s) or online experiences were handled by me, but as of Monday i'll be taking over them, so please please give me raw feedback. ________________________________ Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Unsubscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight <http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight> Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists <http://www.codify.com/lists> ________________________________ Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Unsubscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight <http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight> Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists <http://www.codify.com/lists> ________________________________ Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Unsubscribe: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight <http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight> Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists <http://www.codify.com/lists> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
