Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX: From Novice to Professional

EBook Description: Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX: From Novice to Professional aims to give you the skills you need to start building web applications with Microsoft�s next�generation technology as quickly as possible. Whether you�re interested in ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, or the technologies that support them (WPF, WCF, WF, etc.), this book is the starting point that you need. It adopts a �zero to hero� approach that concentrates on achieving practical results you can use in real projects rather than presenting a deep academic treatment that can�t be immediately applied. The aim is to give you, the reader, the knowledge you need to achieve the results you want with the minimum of fuss. When you�ve read this book, you�ll have a solid understand of all the techniques that are available, when to use them, and their relative strengths and weaknesses. What you�ll learn Create next�generation web applications quickly and easily! Manipulate data, display information, and communicate with other services using the latest ASP.NET techniques and best practices. Discover how the .NET 3.0 extensions (WPF, WCF, and WF) can make your web applications faster, more efficient, and easier to code than ever. Understand how ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight can be integrated into your ASP.NET websites in order to provide a cutting�edge user interface for your applications and the implications that such interfaces can have. Who is this book for? This book is for anyone with an interest in using Microsoft�s latest web development technologies. A basic familiarity with the .NET platform is useful, but anyone with an understanding of a web development language will benefit from the book, as all the key topics are presented from first principals.

Business Intelligence (BI) software allows you to view different components of a business using a single visual platform, which makes comprehending mountains of data easier. BI is everywhere. Applications that include reports, analytics, statistics, and historical and predictive modeling are all examples of BI. Currently, we are in the second generation of BI software�called BI 2.0�which is focused on writing BI software that is predictive, adaptive, simple, and interactive.

As computers and software have evolved, more data can be presented to end users with increasingly visually rich techniques. Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies such as Microsoft Silverlight can be used to transform traditional user-interfaces filled with boring data into fully interactive analytical applications that quickly deliver insight from large data sets. Furthermore, RIA applications now include 3D spatial-design capabilities that move beyond a simple list or grid and allow for interesting layouts of aggregated data. BI 2.0 implemented via an RIA technology can truly bring out the power of BI and deliver it to an average user on the Web.


Next-Generation Business Intelligence Software with Silverlight 4 provides developers, designers, and architects with a solid foundation in BI design and architecture concepts for Microsoft Silverlight. This book covers key BI design concepts and how they can be applied without an existing BI infrastructure. Author Bart Czernicki provides you with examples of how to build small BI applications that are interactive, highly visual, statistical, predictive�and most importantly�intuitive to the end-user.

BI isn�t just for the executive branch of a Fortune 500 company�it is for the masses. Let Next-Generation Business Intelligence Software with Silverlight 4 show you how to unlock the rich intelligence you already have.

Microsoft Silverlight 4 Step by Step

Teach yourself how to build rich Internet applications with Silverlight 4�one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you�ll learn how to create interactive user interfaces for the Web and the newest version of Windows Phone by mastering the essential tools and techniques for Silverlight.

Install the tools you need and build your first Silverlight application
Get up to speed on Silverlight 4 features, including out-of-browser support, webcam, and microphone
Develop Web applications with Silverlight that work across browsers and devices
Engage users with animation, video, layout, vector graphics, and 3D effects
Learn how to build and deploy simple applications for Windows Phone 7
Create Windows Phone features such as Input Scope, Orientation, and the Application Bar
Your online learning resources include:


Practice exercises
Code samples
Fully searchable ebook

Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, 2nd Edition

Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition is your practical companion to developing rich, interactive web applications with Microsoft�s latest technology. This book tackles common problems and scenarios that on-the-job developers face every day by revealing code and detailed solutions. You�ll quickly be able to integrate real-world, functioning code into your applications�and save hours of coding time.

The recipes included in Silverlight Recipes have been carefully selected and tested with the professional developer in mind. You�ll find problems stated clearly and succinctly, artful solutions explored, and ample discussion of the code and context so you�re immediately clear how the solution will support your project. You�ll also discover the innovations presented in Silverlight 4 and how to effectively employ them.


Enjoy practical coverage of Silverlight development in many projects and contexts, including:

Designing complete, rich, interactive user experiences
Manipulating content and the runtime environment through the Silverlight Plug-in Runtime API
Consuming, transforming, and displaying content in your Silverlight web application through XML, LINQ-based data access, and isolated storage
Building custom controls for your Silverlight project
Integrating rich media, including audio and video, to create a very dynamic user interface and experience
Using new Silverlight features, including .NET Framework integration, the use of dynamic languages like Python and Ruby in Silverlight development, and digital rights management support
Find instant solutions, comprehensive Silverlight coverage, and time-saving expert advice, all in one book.

Silverlight 4: Problem - Design - Solution

A hands-on guide to Microsoft latest rich application development technology: Silverlight 4Silverlight 4 is the newest version of the rich Internet application toolkit that provides support for .NET capabilities over the Internet. With this latest release of Silverlight, Microsoft has revolutionized the way that Web applications can be created. This book uses the popular Problem � Design � Solution strategy to demonstrate how to harness the power and abilities of Silverlight 4 to add value to the overall user experience of a Web site.

Using a Web site created by the author as a reference point, you�ll go through the steps of creating a live, fully functional application for the Web using Silverlight 4 and the Silverlight Control Toolkit. Along the way, the book addresses important design considerations, such as the use of Web Services and the SQL Server database.

- Uses the popular Problem � Design � Solution format show you how to harness the power of the latest version of Silverlight, Microsoft�s rich Internet application toolkit
- Puts the author�s own Web site to task as you learn to create rich user interfaces that integrate video, HTML, and social networking components
- Explains system linking and data flow, end user interface, system architecture based on Silverlight 4 and .NET 4, and more
- Includes coverage on integrating social networking and Facebook

With this book, you�ll quickly get started using the new features of Silverlight 4 to enhance the user experience of a Web site.

From the Back Cover: Create a fully functional application using Silverlight 4

Silverlight 4 boasts long-awaited features that conquer writing a Rich Internet Application. Using new line-of-business features in this book, you create a web application that�s more responsive than a traditional ASP.NET web site. Leveraging new features and the improved Silverlight Toolkit, in each chapter you�ll work through the problem statement, design analysis, and solution implementation.

Silverlight 4: Problem�Design�Solution:
- Explains how to determine functional requirements for your site
- Details the latest features, such as charting, enhanced data entry controls, navigation framework, and element to element binding
- Covers the new Silverlight Toolkit featuring themes, charting, and layout management
- Uses the new .NET RIA Services for your middle tier and data access layers
- Utilizes existing Silverlight ASP.NET membership, authentication, and profile services
- Illustrates adding social networking to the application using a Silverlight based MySpace application
- Addresses generating revenue with Pay-Per-Click advertisements from Google AdSense and recurring monthly subscriptions using the PayPal� developer API
- Shows how to leverage the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit to incorporate HTML content into a Silverlight application
- Includes step-by-step deployment instructions to host the site with a real shared hosted provider, Discount ASP.NET

Wrox Problem � Design � Solution references give you solid, workable solutions to real-world development problems. Each chapter is devoted to a different scenario, analyzing every problem, examining relevant design issues, and implementing the ideal solution.

Hello! Silverlight 3

Silverlight 3 is a user-friendly tool from Microsoft that allows developers to easily add life to web applications with dynamic user features, colorful transitions, and eye-catching animations.

We think it should be just as much fun to learn Silverlight as it is to use it. And we know that fun learning gets better results. Hello! Silverlight 3 is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to Silverlight. In this book, User Friendly cartoon characters offer commentary and snide side comments, as the book moves quickly from Hello World into practical techniques. Each one is illustrated with a hands-on example. Along the way, readers will learn to build a simple Silverlight-based game complete with sound effects.

Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls

This book provides a complete guide to implementing Telerik�s range of ASP.NET and Silverlight controls. Telerik controls are invaluable for ASP.NET and Silverlight developers because they provide a vast array of rich controls targeted for the presentation layer of web applications. Telerik offers you solutions for the reports, grids, charts, and text-editing controls that you need but don�t want to build from scratch yourself�the options are endless for increasing the functionality of any of your web solutions.

Silverlight 3 Programmer�s Reference

This valuable reference�in full color�explains the major new release of Silverlight 3 which is dramatically improved over previous versions and makes the development of powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) achievable for everyone. Packed with examples and written by a highly-seasoned team of developers and designers, this book guides you through the languages, tools, and techniques that are used to build applications on the Silverlight 3 platform (Build 40522). Each chapter provides a mini-tutorial on the respective topic, and the examples serve to both educate and inspire you. The information in this book is structured to help prepare you for the real-world challenges you may face when building applications on the Silverlight platform. By the end of the book, you�ll have gained a thorough understanding of how Silverlight applications are architected, developed, and designed.


This book covers:
* XAML basics
* Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008, Expression Blend 3 and Silverlight Runtime and SDK
* Transforming text with render transforms
* Using graphics, visuals and adding media for a richer user experience
* Building application, making it come alive and responding to user activity
* Setting up a control project and using a custom control in an application

Microsoft Silverlight 4 Business Application Development: Beginners Guide

Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plug-in that enables features including animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback�features that characterize Rich Internet Applications. Silverlight makes possible the development of RIA applications in familiar .NET languages such as C# and VB.NET.

Silverlight is a great (and growing) Line of Business platform and is increasingly being used to build business applications. Silverlight 3 made a big step in LOB; Silverlight 4 builds upon this further. This book will enable .NET developers to feel the pulse of business application development with Silverlight quickly.


This book is not a general Silverlight 3/4 overview book. It is uniquely aimed at developers who require an introduction to building business applications with Silverlight. This book will focus on building a suite of real-world, useful business applications in a practical hands-on approach. This book is for .Net developers, providing the answers to many questions that are encountered when creating business applications in Silverlight, ultimately enabling rapid development with ease!

This book teaches you how to build business applications with Silverlight 3 and 4. Building a suite of applications, it begins by introducing you to the basic tools and skills needed to get started in Silverlight development. It then dives deeply into the world of business application development, covering all the required concepts needed to build sophisticated business applications and provide a rich user experience. Chapters include: building a public website, adding rich media to the website, incorporating RIA into your website, and among others.

By following the practical steps in this book, you will learn what�s needed to create rich business applications�from the creation of a Silverlight application, to enhancing your application with rich media and connecting your Silverlight application to various Data Sources.

Build enterprise-ready business applications with Silverlight

An introduction to building enterprise-ready business applications with Silverlight quickly.
Get hold of the basic tools and skills needed to get started in Silverlight application development.
Integrate different media types, taking the RIA experience further with Silverlight, and much more!
Rapidly manage business focused controls, data, and business logic connectivity.
A suite of business applications will be built over the course of the book and all examples will be geared around real-world useful application developments, enabling .NET developers to focus on getting started in business application development using Silverlight.

Silverlight 4 in Action

Silverlight in Action, Revised Edition is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial that guides the reader from creating �Hello World� to coding production-quality, data-driven rich internet applications with graphics, audio, and video content. Written for a developer who already knows how to code in C#, this fluff-free book covers the basics quickly and dives into the heart of Silverlight development using XAML (a language for creating user interface elements) and Visual Studio 2010. You�ll learn not only how to accomplish tasks, but how the underlying runtime works.

In addition to the fundamentals, the book covers the new features in Silverlight like pixel shaders, webcam and microphone, as well as WCF RIA Services and patterns like MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel). It explains developing offline and �out-of-browser� applications, managing video and audio, handling validation, navigation and deep-linking, and how each Silverlight feature fits into the overall Silverlight ecosystem.

Silverlight 2 in Action

Microsoft describes Silverlight as a �cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.� That�s a really boring description for a really exciting new technology. Anyone who has looked at the demos and gotten a taste of what Silverlight can do knows that Silverlight represents an entirely new level of rich web interface technology for Microsoft developers.

With Silverlight 2, developers can use JavaScript, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby to build user-friendly, interactive, and visually-dazzling web applications that work in most major browsers.


Silverlight 2 in Action covers Silverlight 2, a far more robust implementation of Silverlight than the Silverlight 1 release that supports only JavaScript. The much-anticipated 2 release adds powerful new features along with the ability to code in multiple languages and integrate your work with Visual Studio and the new Expression suite of tools.

This book delivers real-world examples and in-depth walkthroughs to help you confidently enhance your web applications using Silverlight 2.

Silverlight 2 in Action devotes extensive coverage to flexible layout components, the extensible control model, the communication framework, and the data-binding features �all cornerstones of software development. Author and Microsoft MVP Chad Campbell also describes rich media and vivid graphical and animation features. The final chapters include a variety of Silverlight deployment scenarios.

In addition to the fundamentals of Silverlight, you�ll be introduced to architectural components such as the Silverlight object model. The book addresses the developer/designer collaboration model Silverlight enables, showing the developer how to include the designer effectively in the project workflow. This model is illustrated throughout the examples.

For ongoing reader support, the author will maintain a dedicated book-support website providing up-to-the-minute working examples, complete with source code, all in Silverlight.

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