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Pro Silverlight 2 in C# 2008
Publisher: Apress (November 25, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590599497
ISBN-13: 978-1590599495

Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It’s a rules–changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it’s able to host true .NET applications in non–Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non–Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X). Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it.

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Filed Under: .Net, Programming, Silverlight

Microsoft describes Silverlight as a “cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.” That’s a really boring description for a really exciting new technology. Anyone who has looked at the demos and gotten a taste of what Silverlight can do knows that Silverlight represents an entirely new level of rich web interface technology for Microsoft developers. With Silverlight 2, developers can use JavaScript, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby to build user-friendly, interactive, and visually-dazzling web applications that work in most major browsers.

Silverlight 2 in Action is the first book to cover Silverlight ... (Read More)

Filed Under: Others IT eBooks, Silverlight

Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug?in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It is a rules?changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it is able to host true .NET applications in non?Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non?Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X). Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it.

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Filed Under: Others IT eBooks, Silverlight

Microsoft .NET Architect Evangelist, Jit Ghosh, presents a practical companion guide to developing rich, interactive web applications with Silverlight 2. Common problems, issues, and every?day scenarios are tackled with a detailed discussion of the solution and ready?made code recipes that will save you hours of coding time. The recipes included in Silverlight 2 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach have been carefully selected and tested with the professional developer in mind. You?ll find clearly and succinctly stated problems, well?architected solutions, and ample discussion of the code and context so you can see immediately how the solution will support your project. Enjoy practical coverage of Silverlight development... (Read More)

Filed Under: Others IT eBooks, Silverlight

ilverlight is Microsoft?s new web-based User Interface (UI) technology, based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), which is introducing many revolutionary concepts in the world of UI development. Silverlight uses XAML, with tools like Expression Design and Expression Blend, to create astonishing UI effects (such as gradients, compositions, and animations.) In addition to the richness of the UI elements, Silverlight 2 allows the use of C# or VB in addition to JavaScript to automate web pages. With Silverlight, you have the power of .NET on multiple platforms (IE and Firefox on Windows, Firefox and Safari on Macintosh, and Firefox on Linux). The author brings you up to speed very quickly with numerous hands-on examples.

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Filed Under: Others IT eBooks, Silverlight

#ISBN: 0782128491
#Author: Ann Navarro
#Publisher: Sybex Inc
#Publication Date: 2001-04

This is a nuts and bolts coding book. In it are examples showing how to hand-code, in XHTML, sites that include images, links, tables, frames, style sheets?just about everything you might want. There?s also extensive advice on planning your site design, knowing your audience, and doing e-business.
The author?s fundamental approach to effective Web design is what she terms the ?cross-compatibility concept,? which is based upon two principles: creating valid code in the first place and creating code that will cause an older browser to either pass on content it can?t... (Read More)

Filed Under: .Net, ASP, Dreamweaver, Flash, Java Scripts, Multimedia and Design, Others IT eBooks, Silverlight, Web Development

SharePoint is a web-based collaboration and document management platform from Microsoft. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer (SPD) is a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web design program, which has replaced FrontPage, and is the ideal environment for working with pages on a SharePoint site.

This book is ideal for people new to SharePoint Designer who need to put together a working SharePoint site as quickly as possible. If you who want to get started, and finished, as quickly as possible, this book is for you. You won?t just learn how to use SharePoint Designer; you?ll see how to use it to put together a SharePoint site.

This book will introduce you to the SharePoint Designer environment, and lead you through... (Read More)

Filed Under: .Net, ASP, Database, Java Scripts, Multimedia and Design, Networking, Office Application Reference, Others IT eBooks, Security, Silverlight, Software Development, Tutorials, Visual Basic, Web Development, Windows, XML

Microsoft Expression Blend Unleashed is about learning a new tool for designers, but also learning a new mindset for developers. Expression Blend enables the delivery of rich interactive applications, for the web as well as the desktop, allowing you to take graphical assets and blend them with functional .NET code through the power of XAML and the WPF platform. Microsoft Expression Blend Unleashed also features a C# Primer, introducing designers to the .NET Framework. .NET allows the reader to extend the functionality of many of the WPF elements used in Expression Blend. The most important concept for the reader to grasp is that Blend and Visual Studio together are about facilitating the kind of user experience... (Read More)

Filed Under: .Net, Multimedia and Design, Others IT eBooks, Silverlight

InnerWorkings .NET Training provides practical, self-paced training for .NET developers. Using hands-on coding challenges, you learn about key .NET techniques in a realistic learning environment.

With this sample, you get one hour of FREE hands-on learning material on programming Silverlight 2. In the first task, you will learn how to use the new MediaPlayer ASP.NET control for Silverlight to display video in a Web application. In the second task, you’ll learn how to bind simple data values to XAML elements and implement one-way data binding on a custom class.

All... (Read More)

Filed Under: .Net, Java Scripts, Silverlight, Software Development, Tutorials, Video Training

In this book, you`ll:

• Learn the Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008 development environments
• Create designs using Blend 2`s unique tools
• Use XAML and C# to add interactivity to your designs
• Publish your Rich Media Applications to the Web using Silverlight

The only real tool available for creating Rich Media Applications, web-based animations, and games has been Flash‚ until now! WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and Silverlight have opened the door of Rich Media Application development to Microsoft .NET developers. With Microsoft`s new Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008, you can now create compelling Rich Media Applications complete with animations and even 3D! This... (Read More)

Filed Under: .Net, Others IT eBooks, Silverlight