Dan Rigby – Software Development Blog

Microsoft has posted the source code and unit tests for many of their Silverlight Controls on the Microsoft Download Center. From the download page:

 

Brief Description

This download contains the source code and unit tests for the managed Silverlight 2 controls included in System.Windows.dll, System.Windows.Controls.dll, and System.Windows.Controls.Data.dll.

 

Quick Details

File Name:	Silverlight 2 Control Sample Source Code and Apps.exe
Version:	2
Date Published:	1/7/2009
Language:	English
Download Size:	881 KB
Estimated Download Time:	2 min 56K

 

The source code for the Silverlight 2 controls includes implementations for the following controls: 

ButtonBase Button HyperlinkButton CheckBox RadioButton CheckBox

ToogleButton RepeatButton RangeBase Slider ScrollBar ProgressBar

Calendar DataGrid DatePicker GridSplitter TabControl

You will need need the “Microsoft® Silverlight™ Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1” installed to open to projects and code included in the download.

Many thanks to Greg at Greg’s Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day blog for discovering this.

I do like to point out neat things when I come across them, so I’d like to bring your attention to some useful resources I stumbled across today:

Windows Vista Performance and Tuning Guide
“Windows Vista and SP1 focus on delivering greater performance and overall system responsiveness. By striking a balance between speed and responsiveness, Windows Vista and SP1 deliver a level of performance that has the greatest positive impact on the system’s usability.This guide looks at the following areas of performance improvement…”

Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control – CTP Release
“Finally at long last we have released the Virtual Earth ASP.NET control (CTP Release). I spent a few minutes with Angus Logan from the Windows Live Platform Team to show off the control and give a quick demo to get you started. …”

Regionerate – Automatic layout enforcement tool for C#
“Regionerate (pronounced ri-jeh-neh-rate) is a new open-source tool for developers and team leaders that allows you to automatically apply layout rules on C# code. …”

Today’s links courtesy of the Channel 9 Blog and Greg’s Cool Thing of the Day.