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Category Archives: RIA

How to convert anything to XAML

29-Jun-08

Ok, so when you’re working with WPF or Silverlight, all the graphics and/or interface elements are in XAML format (or should be, for getting the most out of these technologies).
Currently, Expression Design imports formats such as *.ai (Adobe Illustrator) and export it to XAML. Other graphic editing programs, both 2D and 3D have plugins for […]

A minor detail that compromised one of my projects

05-Feb-08

Remember this?
I just found out what made it crash. It wasn’t the Russian DBMS, it was something else. A combination of lack of features from the Mozilla team’s products and lack of sleep from me.
After I convinced myself not to change the project (I was planning to do a Firefox extension), I returned to the […]

RIP

19-Jan-08

Silverlight, GOA Winforms, Web Services, a cow on the UI, It’s got Beta on the logo, presentation using S5. A beauty.
Killed by a Russian DBMS just hours before the presentation. A DBMS that "takes too long to respond" (like never?) and screws the whole thing up.
It breaks my heart. Really… After almost a week of […]