Live SDK now available!

Last month I blogged that the live.com development experience was about to improve.... Well, it just improved.

We've just released a beta of the SDK for developing gadgets for live.com.  The SDK includes:

• Visual Studio Gadget Template
• API Reference
• Design guide
• More sample code
• And more...

You'll find the SDK and all the links here.  If you want to know what else is coming, take a look at James's blog post here.  If you want to give feedback to the live.com team they've got an alias you can send mail to.

Comments

• Anonymous
  May 28, 2006
  Darryl, are there many opportunites for generating revenue off a constructive and useful gadget?
• Anonymous
  May 31, 2006
  Hi Nick!
  Currently there is no way to build a gadget and earn revenue, however, this is something I understand is being considered for the future.  Having said that it is possible to build a gadget that requires a user/password combo, so under a subscription model it might be possible to use a gadget to enable access to content.
  
  The key benefit of a gadget is "stickiness" or giving your users another way to get content in front of users and keep them coming back.
  
  I hope this helps!