Hopefully everyone reading this already knows about CodePlex. You do right? No? Well, CodePlex is basically an open source hosting site. It’s a great way to add source control and collaborators to a project. It also is a great place to have your code when you are ready to distribute it to the world.
I’ve had a few projects on CodePlex for a while, some better than others, and I’ve always appreciated how easy it is to use. Over the last few months though they have been making a ton of improvements to the site, both by adding features and UI changes. The infamous atomic green is gone now too :).
Silverlight on CodePlex
CodePlex has had the ability to host Silverlight projects for quite a while, but they didn’t stop there. As of today, there is now support for displaying Silverlight applications in your project wiki.That means you can have your working application, or a video explaining it or maybe just a neat hero bar talking about the virtues of your project.
In honor of this event I’ve decided to update the Session Scheduler app I put on CodePlex last year. Over the next few weeks (ok, maybe months) I’ll be updating this application so that it is more fully featured and useable by the time the spring Code Camps and Day of .NETs all get going. For the new Silverlight support in CodePlex I’ve thrown in a little animation showing what the app will do when complete. It’s nothing too fancy but at least demonstrates how you can use Silverlight on your wiki pages.
