Bytes by MSDN: Billy Hollis' Resources for Summer 2009 (Channel 9)

Bytes by MSDN: Billy Hollis' Resources for Summer 2009

Posted: Aug 30, 2010 at 7:33 AM

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Need some good resources on WPF and Silverlight? Tune in for Billy's list of favorite technical resources, which blogs he reads, and why he's hesitant to tell you about them!

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About Billy

Billy Hollis authored many of the earliest books on .NET, and has been working with WPF and Silverlight for over three years. He is a regular speaker at conferences such as Tech·Ed, PDC, VSLive, and DevConnections, and his two sessions at Tech·Ed 2009 were both rated in the top twenty sessions for the conference overall. He has a consulting practice in Nashville, TN, focusing on healthcare applications, advanced rule-driven architectures, and advanced user interface prototyping and development. He also offers introductory and advanced training classes on WPF and Silverlight. He is the author of a forthcoming book on WPF.

Stuff Billy recommends you check out this summer:

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