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Silverlight 5 in Action Pete Brown MEAP Began: June 2011 Softbound print: May 2012 (est.) | 925 pages ISBN: 9781617290312 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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Part 1: Core Silverlight
1. Introducing Silverlight - FREE 2. XAML and the Property System - AVAILABLE 3. The Application Model and the Plug-in - AVAILABLE 4. Working with HTML and Browsers - AVAILABLE 5. Out-of-Browser Applications - AVAILABLE 6. The Security Model and Elevated Trust - AVAILABLE Part 2: Creating the User Interface 7. Rendering, Layout, and Transforming - AVAILABLE 8. Panels - AVAILABLE 9. Human Input - AVAILABLE 10. Text Fundamentals - AVAILABLE 11. Editing Plain and Rich Text - AVAILABLE 12. Control Basics and UserControls - AVAILABLE 13. Animation and Behaviors - AVAILABLE 14. Styles, Templates, and Resources - AVAILABLE 15. Extensions, Converters, Custom Controls and Panels - AVAILABLE Part 3: Working with Data and Services 16. Binding - AVAILABLE 17. Data controls: DataGrid and DataForm - AVAILABLE 18. Input Validation - AVAILABLE 19. Networking Basics - AVAILABLE 20. Working with Soap Services - AVAILABLE 21. RESTful services - AVAILABLE |
22. Working with XML, JSON, RSS and ATOM - AVAILABLE
23. Duplex, Sockets, and Local Connections - AVAILABLE Part 4: Graphics and Media 24. Graphics and Effects - AVAILABLE 25. Working with Images - AVAILABLE 26. Introduction to 3D - AVAILABLE 27. 3D Lighting, Texturing, and Animation - AVAILABLE 28. Media Basics - AVAILABLE 29. Raw Media, Webcam, and Microphone - AVAILABLE Part 5: Making the Most of the Platform 30. Pop-ups, Windows, and Full-Screen Applications - AVAILABLE 31. Navigation - AVAILABLE 32. Working with Files and Directories - AVAILABLE 33. Printing - AVAILABLE 34. COM, Native Extensions and p-invoke - AVAILABLE Part 6: Techniques for Complex Applications 35. Structuring and Testing with the MVVM Pattern - AVAILABLE 36. Introduction to WCF RIA Services - AVAILABLE 37. WCF RIA Endpoints, Security, Business Logic, and Decoupling - AVAILABLE 38. WCF RIA Services and MVVM - AVAILABLE 39. Debugging Your Application - AVAILABLE 40. The Install Experience and Pre-loaders - AVAILABLE Appendix A: Database, Connection and Data Model Setup - AVAILABLE |
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DESCRIPTION
Only Silverlight gives you the performance, security, and flexibility of a desktop application and the ability to deploy on the web, Windows, Mac, Windows Phone, and more. The latest version, Silverlight 5, gives you tons of new features for business, visualization, games, and more, including improved video, audio, and text rendering, enhanced MVVM support, better databinding, XNA-based 3D and sound APIs, and under-the-hood performance upgrades. And whether you're new to Silverlight or you just want to absorb the latest features and techniques, you need Silverlight 5 in Action.
Silverlight 5 in Action is a thorough revision of the bestselling Silverlight 4 in Action. This comprehensive guide teaches Silverlight from the ground up, covering all the new v. 5 features in depth. You'll also explore WCF RIA Services, MVVM, and more, with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio 2010 or the free Visual Web Developer 2010 Express.
Beyond the fundamentals of Silverlight and XAML, you'll learn key techniques like:
- how to take your application offline and out of browser
- how to write managed video and audio codecs
- how to create business applications that use services, rules and validation
- how to architect applications using MVVM, RIA Services, and more
- how to work with 3D, real-time sound, and other rich media
- how to handle navigation and deep-linking
- how to leverage the toolkit and SDK
- how the new Silverlight 5 features fits in to the Silverlight ecosystem
- and much, much more
For .NET developers new to Silverlight, this is the perfect tutorial for learning Silverlight from scratch. The in-depth information on the inner workings of the product, as well as countless tips and techniques, make it an invaluable reference for experienced developers already familiar with Silverlight.
About the Author
Pete Brown is the Silverlight/WPF/XAML Community Program Manager with Microsoft, leading the Developer Community team. Before joining Microsoft, he was recognized as a Silverlight MVP, a popular INETA speaker, and successful RIA Architect focusing on Silverlight, WPF, and Windows Forms. You'll find Pete at 10rem.net or on Twitter at @pete_brown.
About the Early Access Version
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