Free Silverlight Training at Lynda.com

Lynda.com is providing free training video of silverlight . It is 4.5 hrs training conducted by Mike Hash (program manager on the Silverlight team at Microsoft)

Training covers following topics:

1. Understanding Silverlight
2. Discovering Silverlight Experiences
3. Silverlight Tools: Expression and Visual Studio
4. Getting Started with XAML, JavaScript, and HTML
5. Advanced XAML
6. Advanced JavaScript Techniques for Silverlight
7. Asset Preparation for Designers
8. Working with Media in Silverlight
9. Creating a Media Player with Silverlight
10. Creating Programmatic Animations
11. Silverlight Deployment

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Microsoft Released Silverlight 1.0

Microsoft has released Silverlite 1.0 today. This is one more move of Microsoft towards RIA space.

Press release has mentioned
“Our expectations for compelling, immersive experiences on the Web are increasing daily,” said Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect. “With today’s release of Silverlight 1.0, we are making it possible for developers and designers to deliver to individuals the kind of high-def experiences they crave by integrating data and services in rich and unique ways. Silverlight will further accelerate the growth in rich interactive applications by giving developers and designers new options for delivering great experiences that span the Web, PC, phone and other devices”

Microsoft is planning to support Linux Platform and they have announced to work with Novell to make Silverlight Linux Compatible.

Do you want to get started?
Watch the Getting Started Video:

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http://www.silverlight.net

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/sep07/09-04SilverlightPR.mspx