No offence taken. FYI: If you wanted to build Silverlight with nothing but Notepad, here's how: http://weblogs.asp.net/mschwarz/archive/2007/06/05/how-to-create-silverlight-applications-with-notepad.aspx
Also keep in mind should .NET not be your cup of tea, we've also shipped Silverlight to include the DLR as well as the CLR (ie if you wish to carry the Smalltalk torch forward into the RIA space, go for it! choose your own language and compile!) All the best. - Scott Barnes Product Manager Microsoft. On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:54 AM, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 29 May 2008, Scott Barnes wrote: > > Expression Studio is not required to write Silverlight (It's obviously > > recommended though). That being said it's kind of like saying Flex > Builder > > is/isn't required to write Flex? :) > > <shrug> > No offence to Scott, but I just don't trust Microsoft the same way I do > Adobe. > > -- > Tom Chiverton > > **************************************************** > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and > Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at > Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A > list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any > reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of > Halliwells LLP. Regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority. > > CONFIDENTIALITY > > This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and > may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you > must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it > nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its > existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please > delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. > > For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com
