Beginning Silverlight 2: From Novice to Professional View Larger Image | Robert Lair
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With the need for a richer user experience ever more in focus when creating
web applications, Microsoft has released Silverlight, the new cross-browser,
cross-platform plug-in that allows developers to create rich interactive applications
for the Web.
Silverlight poses exciting new opportunities for creating visually impressive
web applications, offering unparalleled response times and minimal bandwidth
requirements. Key differences in the new design tools present developers with
new challenges, but author Robert Lair of IBuySpy notoriety (the original ASP.NET
application) shows you how to get a firm handle on Silverlight so you can start
creating your own Silverlight web applications with exciting results.
Explore the best of the new tools and discover how they can benefit your own
projects. Microsoft’s Expression Design tool plays an important part in
creating Silverlight assets, Microsoft Expression Blend is used to build user
interaction for Silverlight elements, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 manages
the interaction between designers and developers and provides the coding environment
for the “nuts and bolts” basis of Silverlight development. Prepare
to take a grand tour of all these new tools and explore the fundamentals of
building good Silverlight applications from scratch. Once you’ve mastered
the basics, you’ll move on to a more in-depth discussion of some of the
groundbreaking new features of the Silverlight technology and why they will
change the way you build web sites of the future.
What you’ll learn
• The tools needed for Silverlight development, the role each plays, and how
they interact to produce a seamless result
• The fundamental concepts and techniques that lie at the heart of every successful
Silverlight application and how to apply them to your own projects
• The new features and coding practices that Silverlight offers you as a developer
that sets it apart from other web-development tools
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone with an interest in web development. A basic familiarity
with web-development and simple C# coding is useful, but by no means a requirement.
Everything you need to know to get started on Silverlight web application development
is included. Although not a design-oriented text, Beginning Silverlight approaches
the topic by showing how applications are put together across the developer-designer
divide, equipping you with the necessary know-how to work seamlessly with your
design colleagues (or indeed perform both roles with the aid of a suitable design
text).
About the Apress Beginning Series
The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information
you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a
standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly
designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start
your journey by seeing what you need to knowbut without needless theory and
filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world
projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or
a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you thereit
is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
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