Introducing Microsoft Rich Internet Applications

Technologies

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Agenda

• What are RIAs?• ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 Enhancements• Windows Live Tools• Silverlight 2

• Prerequisites• Tools and Roadmap• Creating my first Silverlight project

• Demo extravaganza

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What are RIAs?

RIA = NO PAGE REFRESHWhat are R.I.A.s?

IS THAT HOW YOU SEE IT?Give me feedback

RIA = ONE OF THE TOP 10 TRENDS IN IT

ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 ENHANCEMENTS

.NET Framework and Futures

.NET Framework Futures CTP

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework 3.5

.NET Framework 3.0 SP1

.NET Framework SP1 features and beyond

AJAX Enhancements

Dynamic Data Framework

Model View Controller (MVC)

Silverlight application integration

History

History Point #1 History Point #2

Back Button

AJAX History

• Take advantage of browser…– Back/Forward Buttons– Bookmarks

• Server-Side– UpdatePanel– ScriptManager

• Client-Side– Sys.Application– ScriptManager

Script Combining

Combined Batch.js

*.js

Myscript.js

Control.js

DEMOHistory - Script Combining

Other enhancements with SP1

• ASP.NET Routing• ASP.NET Dynamic Data Framework• ASP.NET MVC• ASP.NET Silverlight controls

• ASP.NET “Futures”– jQuery support in Visual Studio– Improvements like Client side templating engine, client-side data

sources and binding, animation, and more: http://www.codeplex.com/aspnet/

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Windows Live

The Windows Live Platform

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Silverlight Streaming

Spaces Live Searc

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Virtual Earth

Live Contacts Live ID

Additional SDKs &

APIs

Silverlight

Agents SDK

Alerts SDK

Client-side SDKs

& APIs

IM Activity SDK

IM Add-In SDK

Writer Add-In SDK

Live ID Client SDK

Web Controls for Mashups

Service APIsXML-RPC SOAPSOAPREST HTTP/SOAPREST

Development Tools

Visual StudioExpression StudioPopflySharePoint Designer

Windows Live Messenger ServiceAt-a-glance

Windows Live Presence API (REST/JSON API)

Windows Live Messenger IM control(HTML copy/paste solution)

Messenger Web Settings page http://settings.messenger.live.com/applications/WebSettings.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

User Opt-In

Windows Live Messenger Library(Javascript API)

Windows Live platform offerings

Windows Live IDAt-a-glance

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Identity and authentication for Windows Live services; used across other Microsoft online services

Windows Live ID Client SDK(.NET 2.0 class library)

Windows Live ID Web Authentication (iframe control)

Terms of use

No user limits or fees

http://dev.live.com/livesearch

Windows Live platform offerings

Windows Live ContactsAt-a-glance

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Single shared internet-scale address book; used across Microsoft online services

Contacts REST API (Web server-to-service)

Windows Live Contacts control (Javascript control)

http://dev.live.com/contacts

Windows Live platform offerings

Virtual EarthAt-a-glance

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Mapping, location and search combined with rich bird’s eye, aerial, and 3-D imagery

Virtual Earth Map control (Javascript control)

MapPoint Web Service(SOAP API)

http://maps.live.com http://dev.live.com/virtualearth

QuickApps

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At-a-glance

Terms of use

Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)

http://www.codeplex.com/WLQuickApps/license

customizable out-of-the box solutions for specific Web scenarios

http://www.codeplex.com/WLQuickApps

Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (CTP)• Toolbox extensions for

Visual Studio Family

• Provides simple integrationwith ASP.NET

• CTP Scenarios:• Silverlight Streaming• Live ID • Messenger• Contact Control• Virtual Earth Map Control

Development Environments

• Supported– Visual Studio 2008 (all editions)– Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition

• Not Supported– Visual Studio 2005

DEMOWindows Live Tools for Visual Studio

SILVERLIGHT 2

Silverlight

• Microsoft's platform for rich, highly interactive Web experiences and RIAs– Cross-platform (browsers and OSes)

• Windows, Mac OS, Linux ("Moonlight")• Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and more

– XAML-based rendering (subset of WPF XAML)• Implemented as browser plug-in

– Quick, easy install experience

Creating a HelloWorld app in Silverlight

• Prerequisites• Using Visual Studio 2008• Opening project in Expression Blend• XAP Application and project structure

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2008 – with Silverlight Tools• Expression Blend 2 SP1• Silverlight Chainer (tools, SDK & plugin)

• Optional– Expression Encoder 2 (also Express available)– Silverlight Streaming plugin for Encoder 2– Expression Design 2– Deep Zoom Composer

Desktop

Media& RIA

Server, Services

Tooling

DesignerLook, behavior, brand,and emotional connection

DeveloperFunction, deployment, data,

security, operational integrity

Server Vista

XAML

DEMOCreating a Silverlight application

Silverlight 2 Roadmap

Silverlight 2 Beta 1RC0 – Sept08

Silverlight 2 RTM

March 2008Non commercial go-live license

on request

Before end 2008

6/6/2008Go-live license TBD

Demo Time!

• Windows Live Mashups– Quickapps

• Silverlight:– Patient demonstrator– Hard Rock Cafe– Fluxify– ImageSnipper

• Popfly: mashups and games

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Summary and resources

Summary - What have we seen?

• What are RIAs?• ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 Enhancements• Windows Live• Silverlight 2

• Prerequisites• Tools and Roadmap• Creating my first Silverlight project

• Demo extravaganza

Silverlight Resources

• Community Site: http://silverlight.net• Main Product Site: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight• MSDN Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight• Online Forums: http://silverlight.net/forums• Online SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/bb188266.aspx• Silverlight Streaming: http://silverlight.net/

• Top Silverlight and WPFBlogs– Tim Sneath: http://blogs.msdn.com/tims – Mike Harsh: http://blogs.msdn.com/mharsh – Joe Stegman: http://blogs.msdn.com/jstegman – Laurence Moroney: http://blogs.msdn.com/webnext – Ernie Booth: http://blogs.msdn.com/ebooth

Resources

• ASP.NET – http://www.asp.net/• ASP.NET on CodePlex:

http://www.codeplex.com/aspnet/• Ajax Control Toolkit:

http://www.codeplex.com/AjaxControlToolkit

Resources

• Windows Live– http://dev.live.com/– http://dev.live.com/quickapps/– http://dev.live.com/tools

• Windows Live SDK Doc: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264574.aspx

• Mashups gallery: http://dev.live.com/mashups/

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