Michaels Blog | Silverlight Examples

During the weekend I spent some minutes to collect some of the greatest Silverlight^[1] examples. Most of them need the Silverlight 1.1 alpha runtime which is available for download here^[2].

If you are missing any great demo or article please use the comments or contact page to add it.

<li>Great <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/publicsector/archive/2007/05/10/webcast-follow-up-introduction-to-microsoft-silverlight.aspx">Visual Studio QuickStarts</a> for Silverlight 1.0/1.1 New! <li><a href="http://www.thedatafarm.com/blog/2007/06/04/MySilverlightInkExperimentsNextStepTryToLookLikeASilverlightApplication.aspx">Silverlight Ink Experiments</a> New! <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/webnext/archive/2007/05/22/silverlight-convert-text-to-path.aspx">Convert Text to Path</a> New! <li><a href="http://rickgaribay.net/archive/2007/05/02/HTML-DOM-Interop-With-Silverlight.aspx">HTML DOM Interop with Silverlight</a> New! <li><a href="http://www.hoffmancentral.org/sample/silverlight.htm">Drag and Drop in Silverlight 1.0</a> New! <li><a href="http://strangelights.com/blog/archive/2007/05/25/1584.aspx">Game of Life in Silverlight and F#</a> New! <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/publicsector/archive/2007/05/08/update-virtual-earth-with-silverlight-sample.aspx">Virtual Earth and Silverlight</a> New! <li><a href="http://vistasmalltalk.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/smalltalk-in-firefox/">Smalltalk based on Silverlight/DLR</a> New! <li><a href="http://scissormonkey.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/silverlight-and-gears-so-happy-together/">Silverlight and Google Gears</a> New! <li><a href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/archive/2007/06/06/silverlight-day-2-creating-a-data-driven-control.aspx">Creating A Data-driven Control</a> New! <li><a href="http://www.dolittle.com/blogs/einar/archive/2007/05/19/3d-in-silverlight-1-1-alpha.aspx">3D in Silverlight 1.1 Alpha</a> <li><a href="http://www.telerik.com/demos/aspnet/silverlight/Cube/Examples/RoomDesigner/DefaultCS.aspx">RadControls for Silverlight</a> by Telerik <li><a href="http://chriscavanagh.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/silverlight-11-2d-physics/">Silverlight 1.1 2D Physics</a> with <a href="http://chriscavanagh.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/silverlight-2d-physics-source-code/">Source Code</a>  <li>Lutz's <a href="http://www.aisto.com/Roeder/Silverlight/Digger/Default.aspx">Digger</a>, <a href="http://www.aisto.com/Roeder/Silverlight/Monotone/Default.aspx">Monotone</a> and <a href="http://www.aisto.com/Roeder/Silverlight/Inplay/Default.aspx?Audio=http://perseus.franklins.net/hanselminutes_0063.mp3">Inplay</a>; see also <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebooth/archive/2007/05/19/view-source-reflector-tool-for-net-silverlight-sites.aspx">.NET Reflector Plugin for Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://silverlight.net/Samples/1.1/DLR-Console/python/index.htm">DLR Console</a> <li><a href="http://silverlight.net/samples/1.1/chess/run/default.html">Silverlight Chess</a> (JavaScript vs. C#) <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2007/03/14/swf2xaml-0-2-a-slightly-better-flash-to-xaml-conversion.aspx">SWF2XAML</a>: A Slightly better Flash to XAML Conversion <li>Scott Guthrie's <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">blog posts tagged with Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/vivekd/archive/2007/05/14/silverlight-toolbar.aspx">Silverlight Toolbar</a> <li>Use <a href="http://vivekdalvi.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/safe-file-open-dialog/">File Open Dialog</a> with Silverlight <li>Microsoft <a href="http://www.popfly.com/">PopFly</a> <li>Microsoft Silverlight 1.1 Alpha <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=811d8ad6-8d48-4684-b08c-686462d58a56&DisplayLang=en">Developer Reference Poster</a> <li><a href="http://silverlight.net/learn/learnvideos.aspx">How-to videos</a> <li><a href="http://delay.members.winisp.net/SilverlightSurface/">Silverlight Surface Demo</a> (with <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/archive/2007/06/04/silverlight-surface-demonstration-video-support.aspx">simple video support</a>) <li><a href="http://delay.members.winisp.net/SimpleSilverlightXpsViewer/">Silverlight XPS Viewer</a> <li>Miguel de Icaza about <a href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/May-01.html">Silverlight, DLR and OpenSource</a> <li>Eyeblaster Rich Media <a href="http://ds.pilot.serving-sys.com/BurstingRes/WPFE/msn_tech.html">Silverlight AD</a> <li><a href="http://www.codeplex.com/nibbles">SilverNibbles</a> - Converting a Windows Forms Game to Silverlight <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/default.aspx">Silverlight Controls and LINQ</a> <li><a href="http://silverlightrocks.com/community/blogs/silverlight_games_101/default.aspx">Silverlight Games 101</a> (<a href="http://silverlightrocks.com/cs/default.aspx">Silverlight Rocks!</a>) <li><a href="http://codeplex.com/IronPython">DLR & IconPython at Codeplex</a> <li><a href="http://silverlight.net/community/gallerydetail.aspx?cat=1&sort=2#vid46">Silverlight Pad</a> <li>Video support with Silverlight <a href="http://silverlight.net/fox/">Fox Example</a> <li><a href="http://dev.aol.com/mail">AOL Social Mail Gadget</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2007/04/30/silverlight-screencasts.aspx">Silverlight Screencasts</a> (more than 20 videos!!) <li><a href="http://explosivedog.com/archive/2007/05/09/silverlight-disco.aspx">Silverlight Disco Dance Floor</a> <li><a href="http://www.cjcraft.com/silverlight/silverlightsout/silverlightsout.html">Silverlights Out 2.0</a> and <a href="http://cjcraft.com/silverlight/silverlightsout1/silverlightsout.html">older version 1.1</a> <li><a href="http://www.zillinois.com/blog/2007/05/16/YetAnotherSilverLightXAMLDemo.aspx">Silverlight GardientBrush Demo</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/robunoki/archive/2007/05/01/silverlight-and-the-compact-framework.aspx">Silverlight and the Compact Framework</a> (<a href="http://www.visitmix.com/Blogs/Joshua/major-league-baseball-mix07-demo/">Mix 07 demo video</a>) <li><a href="http://www.bluerosegames.com/brg/drpopper/">Dr. Popper Silverlight Edition</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.sqlxml.org/wpfe/">Bryant's Silverlight Examples</a> <li><a href="http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Home/tabid/67/EntryID/73/Default.aspx">Asteroids Clone</a> <li><a href="http://explosivedog.com/silverlight/binaryclock/default.html">Binary Clock</a> <li><a href="http://daspstaff00.web120.discountasp.net/silver/scrib/default.html">Silverlight Scribbler</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">Silverlight and Security</a> (.NET Security Blog) <li><a href="http://silverlightrocks.com/community/blogs/silverlight_games_101/archive/2007/05/20/keyboard-input.aspx">Keyboard Input</a> <li><a href="http://www.phoenixwebgroup.com/devs/2007/06/04/silverlight-10-glass-button/">Silverlight Glass Button</a> (from <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mgrayson/archive/2007/02/16/creating-a-glass-button-the-complete-tutorial.aspx">WPF Glass demo</a>) <li>Silverlight 1.1 <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/devdave/archive/2007/05/17/silverlight-1-1-alpha-layout-system-and-controls-framework.aspx">Layout System and Controls Framework</a> <li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/05/17/tip-trick-supporting-full-screen-mode-with-silverlight.aspx">Full Screen Mode</a> with Silverlight <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jaimer/archive/2007/05/17/early-version-of-snoop-for-silverlight-1-0.aspx">Early version of Snoop for Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://www.visitmix.com/Blogs/Joshua/new-york-times-reader-in-silverlight/">New York Times Reader</a> in Silverlight (video) <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/05/14/the-basics-of-a-silverlight-control.aspx">The basics of a Silverlight Control</a> <li><a href="http://www.erain.com/Products/harmony/">Convert SWF to WPF and Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/nunitaddin/archive/2007/05/16/test-with-silverlight-coreclr.aspx">Test with Silverlight/CoreCLR</a> (TestDriven.NET) <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nickkramer/archive/2007/05/02/source-code-for-my-mix-demo.aspx">Fantasy Baseball</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/05/31/using-playlists-in-silverlight.aspx">Using Playlists in Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/05/13/Using-Silverlight-Pad-to-Test-XAML-Content.aspx">Silverlight Pad</a> to Test XAML Content <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/05/06/animation-using-keyframes-and-splines.aspx">Animation Using Keyframes and Splines</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/05/02/Handling-Runtime-Error-Messages-in-IE-and-Mozilla.aspx">Handling Runtime Error Messages in IE and Mozilla</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/05/02/downloading-fonts-using-the-downloader-object.aspx">Downloading Fonts Using the Downloader Object</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlight_sdk/archive/2007/04/30/converting-a-wpfe-application-to-a-silverlight-scripting-application.aspx">Converting a WPF/E Application to a Silverlight Scripting Application</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2007/05/01/vb-on-silverlight.aspx">VB on Silverlight</a> <li>Great <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebooth/archive/2007/05/08/silverlight-net-introduction-for-javascript-developers.aspx">Silverlight Introduction for JavaScript Developers</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebooth/archive/2007/05/13/silverlight-c-3-0-features.aspx">Silverlight C# 3.0 Features</a></li>

Blogs about Silverlight (unsorted order)

<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/">Scott Guthrie</a> <li><a title="Jim Hugunin -" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/hugunin/default.aspx">Jim Hugunin</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mharsh/">Mike Harsh</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">Brad Abrams</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.sqlxml.org/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">SqlXml Blogs tagged with Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/tags/silverlight/default.aspx">Tim Sneath</a> <li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/Default.aspx">Wyn Apse</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.sqlxml.org/bryantlikes/default.aspx">Bryant Likes</a> <li><a href="http://www.aisto.com/Roeder/Silverlight/">Lutz Roeder</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebooth/default.aspx">Ernie Booth</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/webnext/">Web.Next</a> <li><a href="http://cornucopia30.blogspot.com/">Chad Campbell</a> (.NET 3.0 Cornucopia) <li><a href="http://www.adoguy.com/">Shawn Wildermuth</a> <li><a href="http://www.thewpfblog.com/">theWPFblog</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/">David Anson</a> <li><a href="http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jprosise/default.aspx">Jeff Prosise</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ironpython/">IronPython</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/bardak/archive/tags/SILVERLIGHT/default.aspx">Barak's Blog</a> <li><a href="http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">Windows Vista blog tagged with Silverlight</a> <li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/">My own blog</a> ;) <li><a href="http://explosivedog.com/default.aspx">ExplosiveDog</a> <li><a href="http://nerddawg.blogspot.com/">Ashish Shetty</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/publicsector/default.aspx">Public Sector Developer</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nickkramer/default.aspx">Nick Kramer</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/robunoki/default.aspx">Robert Unoki</a> <li><a href="http://msmvps.com/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">MVPs posts</a> <li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jezell/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">Jesse Ezell Blog</a> <li><a href="http://devintelligence.com/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">Decintelligence</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/astrauss/default.aspx">Alexander Strauss</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/bclteam/archive/tags/Silverlight/default.aspx">BCL Team Blog</a> <li><a href="http://www.iunknown.com/">John Lam</a> <li><a href="http://silverlighting.blogspot.com/">Andrew's Silverlight Blog</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dthorpe/default.aspx">Danny Thorpe</a> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mgrayson">Adventures with WPF</a> <li><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/wpf-everywhere">Google Group about Silverlight</a></li> Updated: 5./7. June 07