Silverlight 4 in Action
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.76 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935182374 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Like great video games where you can go back and replay with a different character for an enhanced experience, you'll find this book to be full of "Ah-hah" moments once you've written a few Silverlight projects.The full set of source code is downloadable from Manning's site.Achievement Unlocked: Awesome Silverlight Developer. . While I spent many sleepless nights to put this together (the more amusing bits are the 4am paragraphs when the geek humor really comes out), it was a labor of love about a product I enjoy using for a community I respect.I wrote this for both the accomplished developer who is new to Silverlight, and the Silverlight developer who wants to better understand the inner workings of this platform. From the Author When I set out to write this edition, I wanted to create the definitive book on Silverlight for
"Great Book!!!!! A MUST HAVE Silverlight Resource" according to T Anderson. Finally someone has given Matthew MacDonald some competition when it comes to Silverlight books. This book is a great read.The book starts with an introduction to Silverlight and XAML and then digs into the application model and browser integration.Below are the book's chapters-Introducing SilverlightCore XAMLThe application model and the plug-inIntegrating with the browserIntegrating with the desktopRendering, layout, and transformingPanelsHuman inputTextControls and UserControlsBindingData controls: DataGrid and DataFormInput validationNetworking and communicationsNavigation and dial. Outstanding in content and even in style Christopher Estep It's rare to find a technical book that succeeds in balancing depth with approachability. I've been using Silverlight since it was still called WPF/E so I'm no novice. But unlike many technical books, you have to make a choice between entertaining "beginner" books and dry "expert" books with the latter reading more like a textbook. I was very please to discover that Brown's book does cross that gap quite well. It certainly has content that a veteran like myself needs but it also takes a relative beginner (at least in the specific Silverlight technology) and helps them come up to a more. JoeSuchy said Great book with engaging author!. Let me just say up front that Pete Brown has such an engaging style of writing, especially to an audience of nerds! The little references to Star Wars and so many other nerdy references makes the book feel more like a conversation instead of another dry book about technology. I have also not seen Silverlight covered as completely anywhere else. Pete covers many topics that are hard to explain and I think other authors just decide to stay away from. Even the way the book is laid out: Intro, application structure, "completing the experience". It just makes sense. I find myself reading a
Written for a developer who already knows how to code in C#, this fluff-free book covers the basics quickly and dives into the heart of Silverlight development using XAML (a markup language for creating user interface elements) and Visual Studio 2010. You'll learn not only how to accomplish tasks, but how the underlying runtime works.In addition to the fundamentals, the book covers the new features in Silverlight like pixel shaders, webcam and microphone, and raw media, as well as WCF RIA Services and patterns like MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel). It explains developing offline and "out-of-browser" applications, managing video and audio, handling validation, navigation and deep-linking, and how each Silverlight feature fits into the overall Silverlight ecosystem.Table of ContentsIntroducing SilverlightCore XAMLThe application model and the plug-inIntegrating with the browserIntegrating with the
Pete's focus at Microsoft is the community around client application development (Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone, Surface, Windows Forms, C++, XNA, Native Windows API and more).Prior to joining Microsoft, Pete was a Microsoft Silverlight MVP, INETA speaker, and RIA Architect with 17 years experience building applica