Book Updates

05/14/2008 There is a misprint in the book
Page 203, point 7:
"Bind the ImageSource property... ElementName=ComboBox" where it should be the name we have given the ComboBox, which is: "myCB". So the Binding expression should read: ElementName=myCB

03/26/2008 Visual Studio 2008 is no longer Beta
In the book I instruct you to download and install Visual Studio 2008 Professional Beta. Since that time the Visual Studio 2008 Professional RTM (Release To Manufacturing) was released. Fear not because you can go here and download the Visual Studio 2008 trial software. Of course it will eventually expire but by the time it does you should be finished with the book and know if you want to keep developing in WPF and Silverlight and whether or not you want to buy it.

03/26/2008 Expression Blend 2.5 March 2008 Preview has been released
I wrote the book using Blend 2 September Preview and since that time Blend 2 December Preview has come out as well. I have not yet played with Blend 2.5 March Preview so I cannot speak to it but I can tell you that the one major difference between the September Preview and the December preview is F6 toggles you between the Design and Animation Workspaces. You can get the new Blend 2.5 here.

03/26/2008 You no longer need to install Microsoft Silverlight Tools Alpha Refresh for Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2.
The new Visual Studio 2008 RTM comes with the Silverlight 1.1 templates built right in so no need to install this any longer.

03/26/2008 To develop in Silverlight 2.0 you need to install the Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008
In the book I show you how to develop in Silverlight 1.1 and now Silverlight 2.0 has been released. I have not had much of a chance to play with 2.0 but from what I hear from our friends over at Microsoft, it just adds additional functionality to 1.1. So everything I showed you in the book should still be relevant. You can get the add-on you need here.