A while back, a client asked my company if we could help them with a feature for a web application they were using. They needed to make audio recordings online. Basically the application shows off users portfolios online, and offers the ability to add comments about their work.
So far, all comments and graces have been made using text. But now they wanted to move it into a somewhat more interactive solution, making it possible to record audio comments and thoughts about the users portfolio.
And obviously, being a Microsoft focused company, we came to the conclusion that this would be an easy thing to do in Silverlight. Especially since we all know that Silverlight in later releases gives us access to the users microphone and webcam. So this would be a piece of cake…or would it…?
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