Developing with Microsoft tools and technology
Chris Alexander
sui07cja@reading.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/chris_alexander
http://www.chris-alexander.co.uk

What can I do?

What can I do?
The Web

What can I do it with?

How does this all fit together?

How does this all fit together?

How does this all fit together?

Visual Studio
•Microsoft’s dedicated Integrated
Development Environment (IDE)
•Used by professional programmers all
over the world to develop applications
for Windows, the Web, and more
•Templates for an easy quick-start in all
kinds of projects

Expression Blend
•Tool to complement Visual Studio for
visual and interface designers
•Allows designers to work with
programmers to quickly integrate
complicated designs and backends
•Recognisable interface to speed up
development with tools to aid
production

Building for

Building for Windows
Fast, simple and easy production of professional software

Building for Windows
Task: a simple calculator for Windows using Visual Studio and
Expression Blend
Existing knowledge: Part 1 programming
Time: 2 hours
Result:

Building for

Building for Silverlight
?

Building for Silverlight
Fast
Simple
Easy production
Professional result
For Windows, Mac, Linux and the web
without changing a thing

Building for Silverlight

Building for Silverlight

Building for Silverlight

Building for Silverlight

What can I do?
The Web

How much is this going to cost?
£1150 Free

How much is this going to cost?
http://www.dreamspark.com
Just about every piece of
Microsoft software you’ll
need to complete a project
for free to all students.

Where can I find out more?
There’s loads of resources out there!
As a start:
http://blogs.msdn.com/pblog
http://blogs.msdn.com/edunhill
http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/
http://bit.ly/VisualStudioIntro
http://www.dreamspark.com