One year ago today I blogged my first 'article' on WPF/E. WPF/E CTP'd on December 4, 2006. I didn't see it until the 6th.
I read about it and was confused, but I kept going back to it, and kept playing with the QuickStart. Finally I started to catch on and thought there may be something to all this.
I got to go to MIX '07 in May 2007, and WPF/E became Silverlight and exploded all over the web.
On July 1, I was awarded MVP: Visual Developer - Client Application Development, 'nuff said!
I'm sitting on 27 Silverlight Articles, 10 Silverlight Tutorials, and 7 Silverlight Tooltips at WynApse.com. I've been blogging "Silverlight Cream" since MIX '07 and posted number 154 two days ago. SilverlightCream.com went online in August and now has 376 articles linked, probably a third provided by the authors.
What a year... thanks to all the Microsoft folks on this project, and thanks to everyone that's emailed, submitted links, commented, or otherwise been involved.
It's been quite a ride, and I have my pass for the next leg of the trip!
Come along for the Second 'Light Year, who knows where 2.0 is going to take us :)
As my magician friends in 'Nawlins' say, "Laissez les bon temps roulez!"
If I can mangle that a bit more, I say "Laissez le lumiere en argent roulez!"
(my sincere aplogies to any French-speaker or writer)
Stay in the 'Light!
-Dave
posted @ Saturday, December 15, 2007 4:08 PM