30th June 2009

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$10,000 for the Best Silverlight App!

ComponentArt is excited to announce the 2009 Silverlight Coding Competition. Starting immediately and until September 22, developers can submit their Silverlight applications for evaluation by our Expert Panel and the developer community. The author(s) of the "best" application, as decided by the Expert Panel and the community, will be awarded with the grand prize of $10,000.

http://www.componentart.com/community/competition2009/

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With Silverlight 3 you now have the ability to create 3D projections and animations in your applications. This article, complete with several screen shots and source code examples, explores these new possibilities and demonstrates how you can use them in your business applications.

http://aspalliance.com/1858_3D_Capabilities_in_Silverlight_3

Editor's Comments

Last week, ComponentArt launched a contest for Silverlight developers with a grand prize of $10,000 US! The contest has already started and runs though the end of summer, finishing September 22nd. The Silverlight applications submitted will be judged by a panel of experts made up of Microsoft Silverlight team members, ComponentArt Silverlight team members, and community Silverlight developers. There's no requirement to use ComponentArt tools or otherwise purchase anything from them. You can read more here, and the official rules are here.

Good luck!

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