Json.NET is entering an exciting new phase in its lifecycle with the release of a Pro edition!

To celebrate the commercial release for today only there is a special of $195 per developer. To find out more details about Json.NET Pro, and what it will mean for existing users, visit the new storefront here.

These sorts of positive externalities must be supported and maintained!

Via Greg Mankin.

The source code for TextGlow, a Silverlight application I wrote and was launched a year ago at MIX08 to much fanfare, has been released as open source under the Microsoft Public License.

TextGlow was one of the first Silverlight 2.0 applications released and it showcased many of the new features and possibilities of Office Open XML and Silverlight.

The source code for TextGlow has been released along with an article published at OpenXML Developer, TextGlow - View Open XML Word documents with Silverlight. The article is a high level overview of the internals of TextGlow to help developers get started with their own applications.

I feel compelled to put in a disclaimer that the source code is somewhat… rough in certain places. I was the sole developer on the project and had just a couple of months to try and recreate as much as Word as possible. Fighting to keep what I had written against the constant stream of pre-MIX Silverlight 2.0 betas didn’t help either

You can find a link to the source code at the bottom of the article.

dev{shaped} has a CodePlex Project of the month feature where they interview the developer of an open source project.

Json.NET is their March project and I did an audio interview with Derek Hatchard, talking about what JSON is, how Json.NET makes using it in .NET easy and the trials and tribulations of managing an open source project.

Listen:

Or download the mp3 here.

If you’re trying to pick the accent, it is New Zealand. Listening to the Kiwi and American accents is very Flight of the Conchordesc.

Chris Auld, Intergen director, and Reed Shaffner, Microsoft Office technical product manager, did a presentation at MIX09 showing off ButtercupReader. The mini breakout session was called Building Accessible RIAs in Microsoft Silverlight and focuses on Silverlight’s accessibility features.

I have worked quite closely with Chris over the last few years on various projects and Reed and I presented a session at TechEd NZ last year. It is great to see them together and the video is well worth a look if you’re interested in Silverlight development.