I’ve been spending more time with javascript (aka EcmaScript) and these would be some welcome additions.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/11/22/evolving-ecmascript.aspx

The presentation and demo app are now available from my Live Connect presentation at the Twin Cities Silverlight User Group this week.

Finally go around to posting the code samples.  You can find the links to the presentations here.

Mango

Silverlight 5

I tweeted earlier about http://codeslingerschallenge.com. What is doubly cool is that the day before the Code Slinger Challenge kicks off, Microsoft is holding a Windows Phone Boot Camp.  What does that mean? Well, you can sign up for the free boot camp (http://aka.ms/wpbloom), get your skills sharp and frosty, then head to the Challenge on Saturday and kick some major ass. Don’t miss out on either opportunity!

A free, full day event chock-full of everything you need to know to develop a Windows Phone application. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just getting started with .NET development this full-day event is for you. Interested in profit? We'll also lead discussions on how to monetize your applications and generate profits with your apps.
Don't miss the new Windows Phone 7.5 (codename "Mango") features as well - with detailed sessions in the afternoon around Fast Application Switching, Multitasking, Live Tiles, Push Notifications, and more.
The day will be capped with an open lab hands-on session and prizes for apps completed. This is the perfect opportunity to begin work on your dream application, or finish that app you've already started, with Windows Phone experts there to guide you every step of the way. Bring your own laptop to join in the fun and show off your killer app!

Don't miss a chance to win your very own Windows Phone (ARV $500) – plus many other cool prizes. No purchase necessary, but you must be present to win.

Get the details here – http://aka.ms/wpbloom

The slide decks for my MDC11 presentations can now be downloaded from the slideshare.net site or from the links below…

What’s New in Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

What’s New in Silverlight 5

Check out

https://bmspublic.blob.core.windows.net/codesamples/Azure%20University%20Brochure%20-%20MTC%20September%202011.pdf

and enroll in Azure U!  Time is running out!

From the “Well, Duh…” file.  This InfoWorld articletalks about enterprises complaining about FireFox going to a rapid browser update program and the issues of having FireFox 4 already be end of life.  I laugh when I hear people complain about Microsoft updating software to fast when you have FireFox cranking them out pretty quickly and Google putting Chrome on the hamster treadmill.  There are two different software ecosystems – one that adopts very slowly and one that only cares about shiny balls.

I was able to put the new Windows Phone 7.1 “Mango” tools through their paces and finally got an app I had wanted to write for a while into the marketplace.  Taxi Meter is an app that let’s you “play taxi” and charge based on things like time, distance, etc.  It wasn’t a complicated app to write, but I had been putting it off for a while because it made heavy use of the GPS and working with the GPS in the “old” tools was a pain.

The new Mango tools, with the Location emulator, made it a snap!  Impressive and very easy to use.  I haven’t had a chance to play with the Accelerometer emulator yet, but it appears to be just as easy based on the demos I have seen.  WP7 has the best dev tools on the planet!

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