Silverlight 2.0 Bible
Create rich, cross-platform, interactive Web applications with Microsoft's new Silverlight and this essential guide. Designers will discover how to add animation, audio, video, and other high-impact effects. Programmers will cover Visual Studio, .NET, and other programming tools-and work with Silverlight's presentation, communications, and data frameworks. Packed with techniques, tips, and a 16-page color insert of striking examples, this is the book you need to succeed with Silverlight-whether you're a designer or programmer.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0470375000
ISBN13:9780470375006
Release Date:October 2008
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons
Length:558 Pages
Weight:1.96 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 7.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Great place to start
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Before picking up this book, I had little idea the power that Silverlight has. I had heard it referred to as "flash killer" but that was about it. Brad does a great job at presenting the building blocks of Silverlight in a straightforward readable way, that makes sense. I was able to go through the examples without any problem, and by the time I finished the book felt like I had a good grip on the subject matter. This book was well written, and gave me a better understanding of the subject, what how it works, and what the possibilities are by using Silverlight.
Great Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Very helpful. Index leads me to where I want to be. Good even for a beginner in WPF and Silverlight 2.
Not exactly a bible, but still worth every penny paid
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book covers a lot of ground. The authors successfully used concise code examples to explain many concepts and show off many of Silverlight 2.0 capabilities. By the time you're done reading through this book, you would have learned not just basic stuff such as how to create, style, customize, and animate different kinds of Silverlight user interface controls, but also how to: build Silverlight-enhanced ASP.Net applications, add metadata to video files and access them programmatically, divide up your application to support fast initial download retrieving additional xaml or content only when needed, fire off background worker threads to keep your application responsive, access remote services via WebClient, HttpWebRequest/Response or plain old TCP sockets, and work with XML and SQL Data Sources via LINQ. The code samples were constructed with Silverlight 2 Beta 1, but I didn't find a download link. Overall, I think this book is very well written and you will learn a lot from it!
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