Some folks prefer videos to text material. Others find them complementary. Either way, here are some videos about WCF and WCF RIA Services in Silverlight. I am sure there are more created by community – feel free to add links. Many, if not most of the videos are based on extensive preparation and so they are a bit more tailored for learning than a run of the mille blog post.
Short intro from Silverlight 4 launch
Scott Guthrie’s keynote. A short ten minute intro to RIA Services with client emphasis is from 28:00 onwards
Silverlight TV / Channel 9 episodes
Yavor walks through verification and troubleshooting steps for accessing a WCF service form Silverlight.
Tomek covers duplex communication in WCF – Silverlight using a chat application example.
Saurabh covers the steps to address the common support issue of RIA app deployment.
Deepesh covers top questions including POCO, client-side computed properties, access control and Windows auth
Dinesh covers POCO, code-gen rules, association and composition, using nhibernate etc
Deepesh covers the use of SOAP/JSON endpoints for other clients including Windows Phone 7 client. Also covers use of OData endpoint with Excel.
Kyle covers validation in depeth
Nikhil and Dinesh about RIA Services evolution, purpose, favorite features etc
John Papa talks to Jeff Handley about how community is involved in WCF RIA Services
Jeff, Dinesh, Deepesh talk about how RIA Services V1 was developed. What it is about etc.
How RIA Services component is developed, validation etc.
Full conference talks
Deepesh shares a comprehensive list of tips at TechEd 2010
Yavor’s in-depth look at WCF/Silverlight
Nikhil shows how to build a RIA Services app the right way without sweat at MIX 2010
Nikhil’s JAOO talk about RIA Services – Sept 2010
Two part coverage of WCF RIA Services at PDC 2009
Introductory talk by Brad Abrams – covers overview, drag drop experience and overall productivity
Dinesh provides an under-the-hood look at how RIA Services works and also covers key tips for building effective RIA applications
Training / external videos