Pro Silverlight 3 in C# (Expert's Voice in Silverlight)
by Matthew MacDonald
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Author: Matthew MacDonaldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-11-10
ISBN: 1430223812
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Apress
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Summary: 5 Stars
I was first amazed at the XAML and C# code being laid out in color, as well as the graphics, or screen shots. I thought that was cool and more realistic to what you'd see in Visual Studio. Other similar books do not go to this much trouble to turn out such an appealing product. The book also contains 792 pages, including the index in the back.
This book is so well-organized and excellent in its presentation that I would not doubt if colleges and universities throughout the United States are using it for their course's text, and if not, they ought to use it to teach Silverlight to their web-programming students. This book is exceptional! I'd highly recommend it as the best book for Silverlight 3 on the market.
Matthew MacDonald explains the separation between creating the code for the Silverlight application in Visual Studio and the graphics portion (WYSIWYG) in Expression Blend. Too bad Microsoft hasn't combined this capability into one application.
This book explains XAML and the Silverlight controls in detail. The other benefit is that you get the C# code with it, which helps a lot for those who favor C#. (I favor C#.) XAML really isn't that difficult to learn. If you are an Adobe ColdFusion web developer, you will easily pick up Silverlight's XAML code. Also, when you lay out your Row Definitions, you should note that the XAML controls are not contained within the beginning and ending XAML code. Yeah, it's weird, but just realize this is how it is and move on.
You can do a lot of graphics development in Silverlight 3 with somewhat better control than by using Adobe's Flash. The more difficult graphics, of course, are prepared more easily in Expression Blend.
There is a comparison between Flash and Silverlight at the beginning of the book you should read. If you learn the XAML code in this book, it will also prepare you to write WPF forms, which have replaced Windows Forms. Or, if you are already developing desktop apps using WPF, that knowledge will also help you with XAML for Silverlight.
At first, I didn't know that there was a graphic representation of whatever XAML code you'd write, using Visual Studio 2008, but the graphical design is actually there in VS 2008. You have to pull the graphical page up to see what the XAML code is building.
If you want to see the properties for your Silverlight 3 XAML code, you will have to use Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 (not the more recent RC1). Hopefully, Microsoft will fix the Silverlight 4.0 deficiencies in their final Visual Studio 2010 release.
This is the un-official go-to Silverlight text-book. If you want the best book from which to learn Silverlight 3, get this book.
Summary of Pro Silverlight 3 in C# (Expert's Voice in Silverlight)
Full-color graphics and screenshots throughout make Pro Silverlight 3 in C# an invaluable reference for professional developers wanting to discover the new features of Silverlight 3. Author Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive in?no matter what the target platform.
As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight?all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. MacDonald provides an comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer.
What you?ll learn
- Develop rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms.
- Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls.
- Handle both 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
- Integrate web services support.
- Use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML.
Silverlight 3 is the latest iteration of Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight 2, it rides atop the .NET Framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The new technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications.
Who this book is for
.NET developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed.
Table of Contents
- Introducing Silverlight
- XAML
- Layout
- Dependency Properties and Routed Events
- Elements
- The Application Model
- Navigation
- Shapes and Geometries
- Brushes, Transforms,and Bitmaps
- Animation
- Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom
- Styles and Behaviors
- Templates and Custom Controls
- Browser Integration
- ASP.NET Web Services
- Data Binding
- Data Controls
- Isolated Storage
- Multithreading
- Networking
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