Here we are at DevConnections with one of our largest and most impressive booths yet... but you know that’s not what I’m going to talk about. Why? because if you don’t see it, you won’t appreciate it. So, if you are at DevConnections, make sure to stop by and say hello. You’ll also get to see the upcoming products that we are working on for Silverlight, WPF, WinForms, ASP.NET (and MVC), CodeRush and Business Frameworks.
With that said, we’re into day two and I’ve met and talked to some great customers who are either using our WPF and Silverlight products or are considering migrating to a XAML platform from WinForms or ASP.NET. One of the topics of interest has been the future of Silverlight/WPF and what direction DevExpress will take with its products. It’s quite simple really, Silverlight is and will continue to be a platform for developing rich business and media applications that can be run cross-platform over the web as well as out of the browser as a client application. What’s cooler is the fact that this platform has been extended to cover mobile development for the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform.
So, what’s DevExpress’ stance when it comes to Silverlight and WPF products? If you have been following my recent blog posts, you’ll notice that we have announced several new components and features that complete our SL/WPF offering (You may find a summary here). Furthermore, we’ve taken an additional step and merged our product codebases, allowing developers to easily port their applications to either platform. We are fully committed to these platforms and will continue to introduce new products and functionality.
What about Windows Phone 7, you ask? As part of our dedication to Silverlight, WP7 development is of course on the top of our list for research and investigation. We will be holding our company’s annual summit in a month’s time where we’ll discuss the Windows Phone 7 market as well as create a 2011 roadmap for all of our products and technologies.
So, keep an eye out on our website and my blogs for more Silverlight/WPF resources, news and announcements.