Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780470228401
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 0470228407
Label: Wrox
Manufacturer: Wrox
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 29, 2007
Publisher: Wrox
Studio: Wrox
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Silverlight--the hot new web technology based on the powerful WPF graphics platform that ships with Windows Vista--is the web developer's choice for creating cross-platform interactive applications that work in multiple browsers. This one-of-a-kindreference shows you, with full-color illustrations, how to create rich interactive apps with Silverlight.
In these color-filled pages, a crack team of Wrox experts gives you a comprehensive introduction to Silverlight. You'll see the vivid graphics and video images you can achieve. You will learn to use the component languages, tools, and techniques of Silverlight to create applications that enhance the user experience. You'll also discover how to leverage existing technologies, such as JavaScript(r), XAML, ASP.NET, and AJAX, and incorporate them with development tools like Visual Studio(r), Expression(r) Encoder, and Expression Blend. Soon you'll be building everything from basic static pages to Internet applications that integrate rich media and animation.
What you will learn from this book
* Easy ways to incorporate graphics, animation, audio, and video into Internet applications
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Methods for creating rich media apps that run on Windows(r) and Mac(r), as well as in Internet Explorer, Firefox(r), and Safari
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How to write standard JavaScript within an HTML page to manipulate and program against any XAML DOM element, storyline animation, or video
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Ways to integrate Silverlight within existing HTML pages, web sites, and ASP.NET applications
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How to handle data access in Silverlight applications using AJAX
Who this book is for
This book is for professional web developers who want to take advantage of Silverlight's capabilities to create rich interactive applications.
"[This book] makes a great companion for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of Silverlight without wading through the reference material in the SDK. If you're looking for a trustworthy guide to show you how Silverlight can light up your web applications, you'll find this book a great starting point."
--Tim Sneath, Group Manager for Client Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Corporation
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This is a well written book about Silverlight 1.0 and i have learned about it with this book.
The problem about this is not really the book but at the present Silverlight is in version 2.0 with a lot of change about 1.0. If you are programmer in .NET technology this book is NOT for you, go for Silverlight 2.0
If you are a programmer with a plenty of experience in JASON and want to know about silverlight this book is a good entry point.
Jorge Luis
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With the very recent release of Silverlight 2.0 to the web by Microsoft, this book is now slightly dated however I'm sure Wrox will be releasing an updated version of this book shortly to cover the new 2.0 release and all the enhancements that it brings with it.
One thing that immediately strikes you about this book is that it is in color. With the subject matter at hand I think that this decision was a very good one after all it is would be very difficult to show off the power of Silverlight and to get some of the examples showing correctly with just grey scale.
For a Wrox book this one is fairly small weighing in at just 288 pages, however you will find everything you need to know to get you started using Silverlight in this book. It does not cover everything in detail and therefore I would consider it to be a "starter" book. One that you will pick up to get the basics of the technology, know how it works and how to do use it quickly and easily.
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Being a novice programmer, I found Silverlight 1.0 a great overview of the functionality of Silverlight. I especially liked the code details and visual examples the authors used to illustrate key features using multiple methods from a basic text editor to the Expression Blend application as well as Visual Studio. I'm looking forward to working through the examples, the Video Player case study looks interesting.
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'Silverlight 1.0' is one of the new generation of Wrox books (the red ones) that sport full color and a great new layout. This update to the Wrox line has been long coming and what a difference it makes! With the reduced costs of color content it's completely unacceptable for any of the big publishing houses to release any books that need color without it and I am glad Wrox put up the extra money to do things right!! Silverlight is Microsoft's competitor to Adobe (Macromedia) Flash and if you have ever seen some of the capabilities of Silverlight you will know that this is an important technology that is around to stay! Heavily based off of XAML and open source standards, Microsoft has really done things right with this new technology and this is a great book to get your feet wet and start learning!!
If you are a Silverlight developer and want to start creating great Silverlight applications, pick up this book and you will be well on your way. Written well in a beautiful new package, ... Read More
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This is a book that will help you to get up at speed with this fantastic new technology from Microsoft, this book gives you all the information you need to start developing some great Silverlight apps.
I really appreciate the fact that has all the pictures and code in color, it helps a lot to understand, also I appreciate the fact that the authors didn't went so deep in the HTML/JavaScript details, instead they went straight to the core of Silverlight and how to use it.
I have to say that I got the book, and I couldn't stop to read. This is one of those books that you will like to have on your side has a reference when you are working on any Silverlight project.
After this book I gain more interest for the XAML, WPF that Microsoft has been doing with the new version of .NET framework ( .NET 3.5).
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