Accelerated Silverlight 3: Accelerated Silverlight 3 teaches you how to get up to speed with the latest version of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. The book assumes you�re already comfortable with the basics of .NET coding and with WPF and builds on your existing knowledge to make your journey to Silverlight 3 proficiency as quick and painless as possible. Where coding techniques are similar to other, more established, areas of .NET, the text says so. Likewise, where there�s a syntax or conceptual �gotcha� that you�re existing coding habits will walk you into, the text points that out, too.

This book provides you with fast-track coverage of all the most important elements of the Silverlight 3 technology ranging from XAML to standard controls, from dealing with media to networking, from testing to deployment. It concludes with a pair of fully worked sample applications for you to follow through, because nothing reinforces your understanding of how concepts fit together as much as looking at finished code.

It is assumed that readers are already be comfortable with the workings of the .NET Framework. Knowledge of Expression Blend is useful, but not mandatory: you�ll learn the Blend techniques that you need to know as you go through the book. By the end, you will have followed a sound, concise, path to mastery of Silverlight 3.
What you�ll learn

* Migrate your existing .NET skills to Silverlight 3 as quickly as possible
* Learn everything you need to know to start developing quality Silverlight 3 applications with confidence
* Explore worked case studies showing techniques and best practices in a code-heavy style that you can relate to

Who is this book for?

This book is for .NET developers, whether they are previewing .NET 4.0, already using .NET 3.5, or are in the process of migrating up from .NET 2.0. The aim is to ease people�s migration paths as much as possible, so the text includes notes to highlight important features of .NET 3.5 and 4.0 that people need to be aware of and also to highlight where Silverlight�s working and syntax differs substantially from that of WPF.
About the Apress Accelerated Series

The fastest path to mastery, with a rapid tutorial covering best industry practices and a permanent reference you�ll keep by your desk.

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Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight 4: Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight 4 takes you through your first steps in creating Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) using the latest release of Microsoft�s technology. You�ll explore features such as custom user controls that you can reuse throughout your projects and the media element that allows you to easily add sound and video to your applications. Silverlight 4 enables you to rapidly develop compelling, cross-platform RIAs using the extensive .NET 4 libraries, the powerful, design friendly Blend 4 Integrated Development Environment, and an enhanced workflow that allows designers and developers to work on the same set of files at the same time. At the end, you�ll put everything you have learned together to create a sample Silverlight 4 website.

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Introducing Silverlight 4: Introducing Silverlight 4 brings you up to speed with the latest version of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. The book builds off your understanding of the basics of .NET coding and WPF, allowing your journey to Silverlight 4 proficiency to be as quick and painless as possible. The text highlights where coding techniques are similar to other, more established areas of the .NET framework. Likewise, when your existing coding habits lead you to a syntax or conceptual �gotcha,� the text points that out, too.

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Pro WPF And Silverlight MVVM: WPF and Silverlight are unlike any other user interface (UI) technologies. They have been built to a new paradigm that�if harnessed correctly�can yield unprecedented power and performance. This book shows you how to control that power to produce clean, testable, maintainable code.
It is now recognized that any non-trivial WPF or Silverlight application needs be designed around the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern in order to unlock the technology�s full data-binding potential.
However, the knowledge of how to do this is missing from a large part of the development community�even amongst those who work with WPF and Silverlight on a daily basis. Too often there is a reliance on programmatic interaction between controls and not enough trust in the technologies� data-binding capabilities. This leads to a clouding of design values and an inevitable loss of performance, scalability, and maintainability throughout the application.

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Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7: Get started building your own apps and utilities for Windows Phone 7�expertly guided by award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 and the C# language, you�ll learn how to extend your existing skills to this new mobile platform�mastering the core tools and techniques you need to get productive quickly. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction�along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

NOTE: This book is the printed, Silverlight-focused edition of Programming Windows Phone 7, which is available as a free eBook from the Microsoft Download Center. A Microsoft XNA�-focused edition is also available for sale in print (ISBN 978-0-7356-5669-7). The Microsoft eBook covers both Silverlight and XNA in one volume.

Discover how to:

Customize page navigation and layout
Know when to use code vs. XAML markup
Capture and embed bitmaps, balancing performance issues
Support multi-touch input�including tap, drag, flick, and pinch
Work with accelerometer and location services
Experiment with panoramic and pivot controls
Create effects using built-in or custom animations
Manage state, tombstoning, data-binding, and storage
Write your own templates and custom controls
Test-drive your app on Windows Phone Emulator

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Silverlight 4 for Dummies: Silverlight is a Web browser plugin that enables functions such as animation, streaming media, vector graphics, and audio-video playback that characterize rich Internet applications. It only requires a simple download, after which most end-users are not even aware that it's running. This helpful guide covers everything you need to know in order to start creating applications in Silverlight 4 and then moves on to key topics such as controls, data binding, skinning, using Visual Studio tools, and more.

Whether you have just the most basic programming skills and are interested in learning to develop Silverlight apps or you are an experienced developer looking for an understandable guide on the newest version of Silverlight, Microsoft Silverlight 4 For Dummies is ideal for a wide audience.

The Silverlight plugin enables animation, streaming media, vector graphics, and audio-video playback
Shows you how to create applications in Silverlight 4
Covers important Silverlight topics including controls, data binding, skinning, animations, and more
Discusses how to best use the offering of tools from Visual Studio
Get enlightened and start creating Silverlight 4 applications with this book by your side.

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Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration: Techniques, practical tips, hints, and tricks for Silverlight interactions with SharePoint
Develop Silverlight RIAs that interact with SharePoint 2010 data and services
Explore the diverse alternatives for hosting a Silverlight RIA in a SharePoint 2010 Page
Work with the new SharePoint Silverlight Client Object Model to interact with elements in a SharePoint Site
Use Visual Studio 2010's new features to debug Silverlight RIAs that interact with SharePoint 2010
Learn to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations on SharePoint 2010 lists from Silverlight
Access and interact with external data sources and WCF Data Services
Use themes and work with multiple interactive animations and effects to create distinct User eXperiences (UX) in a SharePoint environment
Develop Silverlight RIAs that interact with SharePoint Visual Web Parts
A step-by-step, fast-paced book that guides you in implementing Silverlight 4 applications in SharePoint 2010 environments

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Silverlight for Windows Phone: This e-book is written for those who want to get to know, use, and develop applications for Windows Phone, Microsoft's latest mobile platform. Topics covered: Windows Phone Overview, Using Windows Phone Development Tools, Silverlight on Windows Phone, Specific Features on Windows Phone, Developing a Simple Windows Phone Application.

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Pro Silverlight 4 in C#, 3rd Edition: Silverlight 4 is the latest iteration of Microsoft�s cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor Silverlight 3, 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.

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Silverlight 4 Unleashed: Using Silverlight 4, you can build richer and more powerful applications than ever before, and deploy them seamlessly in browsers, on desktop computers, and even on Windows Phone 7. In Silverlight 4 Unleashed, Microsoft Silverlight MVP Laurent Bugnion covers everything you need to do all this, and much more.

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