Tag: 'ria service'

Updated RIA Services MVVM Example
Updated RIA Services MVVM Example
April 16, 2010

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/RiaXBoxGames.zip

The State of Data Access in Silverlight
The State of Data Access in Silverlight
February 21, 2010

I've said much about my opinion of Silverlight data access. Currently this is Web Services, WCF Data Services and WCF RIA Services. Let's talk about Data Services and RIA Services and how they are related:

Speaking at MIX10!
Speaking at MIX10!
January 19, 2010

Url: http://live.visitmix.com

Architecting SL4 Apps with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 4 (of 3)
Architecting SL4 Apps with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 4 (of 3)
January 2, 2010

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/riaxboxgames.zip

Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 2
Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 2
December 18, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/RiaXboxGames.zip

Architecting Silverlight 4 with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 1
Architecting Silverlight 4 with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 1
December 15, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/riaxboxgames.zip

My Take on Brad Abrams' PDC RIA Services Talk.
My Take on Brad Abrams' PDC RIA Services Talk.
December 1, 2009

Choosing a Data Access Layer for Silverlight 3
Choosing a Data Access Layer for Silverlight 3
September 29, 2009

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll probably remember my pithy blog post where I stated that "It all depends..." to the question "Which Data Access Should I Use for Silverlight 3?"  The reality is that much like the similar question I am confronted with at user groups for the past decade ("What data access should I use in my .NET app?"). The reasons for picking a strategy are wide and varied so I will not try to analyze all possible outcomes, but I think the different strategies need to be explained better.

How Silverlight 3 Validation Works
How Silverlight 3 Validation Works
September 28, 2009

As RIA Services is plodding towards a release, many people are looking at it to help them with validation of data in Silverlight. Using this validation in Silverlight 3 is pretty straightforward but there are some caveats.  I want to show you under the covers so you understand what is happening. In this first part of the series, let's look at what it means to use validation from the outside.

Introducing Project Niagara
Introducing Project Niagara
September 28, 2009

Url: http://niagara.codeplex.com

Silverlight Data Examples Have Been Updated!
Silverlight Data Examples Have Been Updated!
September 2, 2009

Url: http://www.silverlightdata.com

"Which Data Access Should I Use for Silverlight 3?"
"Which Data Access Should I Use for Silverlight 3?"
August 16, 2009

RIA Services, Silverlight and MVVM
RIA Services, Silverlight and MVVM
August 5, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/MVVMExample_RIA...

RIA Services - Still Not Baked Yet
RIA Services - Still Not Baked Yet
July 24, 2009

As regular readers of my blog know (RIA Services Concerns Squashed), I have been a lukewarm supporter of RIA Services for Silverlight. As many of you know, Brad Abrams and company have come through with their latest release (RIA Services Preview July '09) with lots of changes I've been hoping for. Honestly I haven't had time to look at the new build (probably this weekend), but I am hopeful of its overall direction. I am still somewhat tentitive about some of the basic behavior of the framework but I will hold my tongue until I have more time to dive deeper into the code. 

RIA Services RoadMap
RIA Services RoadMap
June 9, 2009

Url: http://silverlight.net/forums/p/101160/230835.aspx

Listen to Me on Herding Code!
Listen to Me on Herding Code!
March 31, 2009

Url: http://herdingcode.com/?p=174

Concerns about RIA Services Squashed
Concerns about RIA Services Squashed
March 20, 2009

Url: http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2009/03/19/...