Pro Silverlight 2 in VB 2008 (Expert’s Voice in Web Development)

Pro Silverlight 2 in VB 2008 (Expert’s Voice in Web Development)
By Matthew MacDonald




Publisher: Apress
Number Of Pages: 632
Publication Date: 2008-12-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1430216026
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781430216025



Product Description:



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


With four鈥揷olor graphics and screenshots throughout, Pro Silverlight 2 in VB 2008 is the perfect reference: you鈥檒l learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D drawing, animations, and media playback, and best of all, you鈥檒l experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight鈥攁ll of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next鈥揼eneration Windows applications. Author Matthew MacDonald provides an expertly crafted tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer. You鈥檒l learn to create rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you鈥檙e most productive in鈥搉o matter what the target platform.


What you鈥檒l learn
Develop rich media applications using Silverlight and Visual Basic across browsers and platforms.
Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls.
Handle 2D 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.


Who is this book for?
Visual Basic 2005 and 2008 developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed.


About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.


You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard鈥搘on solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.





Summary: wonderful book on the subject
Rating: 5


just recd the book today but so far seems to be VERY comprehensive & well written especially for old vb programmers like myself looking to include silverlight 2 in their projects. also like that we can easily download sample code from the website. STRONGLY recommend & will actually look to see what else the author has written for vb!

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