Pro Silverlight 3 in C# (Expert's Voice in Silverlight) |  | Author: Matthew MacDonald
Publisher: Apress
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Edition: 2nd ed.
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ISBN: 1430223812
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Product Description
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. Author Matthew 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 is this book for? .NET 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–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
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 By far the best resource for Silverlight 3.0 November 7, 2009
T. Anderson (PA USA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is by far the best resource for Silverlight 3.0. In this version the author added a whopping 185 pages to the last edition. He added chapters on Data Controls, separated the Styles, Templates, and Custom Controls into two separate chapters name Styles and Behaviors, and Templates and Custom Controls, and added a new chapter on Navigation.
I have bought 3 other books on Silverlight 3, and put together they only contain about 1/8 of the value of this book (you can see which ones they are by Googling "Shiny Turds Books that do not Cut the Mustard").
It starts out with an introduction that covers the Visual Studio Silverlight environment. He then gives a short introduction to XAML. The introductions really help those who have no experience get rolling right away.
The author covers every out of the box element in detail (including the DataGrid control and a little on the DataForm control), and includes a nice reference for where the element can be found in the book. He also covers styles and templates, brushes and transforms, shapes and geometries, animation, and layout containers.
The book covers out-of-browser applications, assembly caching, networking, multithreading, isolated storage, browser integration, media and deep zoom, wcf services, the application model, and dependency properties and routed events.
One of the things I like best about the book is it includes a lot of references and material on the Silverlight Toolkit.
The book is very readable for those that like to read cover to cover, but it also makes a great reference.
The downloadable code is very usable and very complete.
This is a must have book for any developer working with Silverlight 3.0.
Awesome - The Best Silverlight 3 Book Period November 6, 2009
David Roh (Dallas, Texas)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
First the good news - the PDF version of this book and source code are available now from the APRESS web site.
I have had this book on order for so long that Amazon actually cancelled my first order.
The PDF (and I am sure the print version) is in full color.
The book is an updated version of MacDonald's Silverlight 2 book - from the PDF it appears to have the same print quality which is superb.
If you want to learn Silverlight 3, this is the book to own - period.
David Roh
The go-to book for Silverlight development November 30, 2009
Adam Barney (Lincoln, NE USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Matthew MacDonald's Pro Silverlight 3 in C# should be regarded as the "go-to" book on Silverlight 3. This book has it all, and is approachable by all audiences, seasoned developer and beginner alike. From an introduction to XAML, Microsoft's new standard UI language, to a fine-grained, in-depth discussion of animation in Silverlight, MacDonald gives you everything you need to create functional, real-world applications in this emerging and rapidly developing platform.
The most notable and impressive aspects of this book is its applicability to very diverse audiences. Regardless of where you are coming form, this book will guide you to the point where you can create compelling and useful applications.
If you are coming from a WPF background, you will be most interested in which of the WPF features you are accustomed to using you will have to abandon to conform to Silverlight's more restrictive feature set. Fortunately, this book does a good job of pointing out those differences, and explaining how one goes about working around these deficits.
If you are new to Silverlight, Pro Silverlight 3 will deliver a wide and deep base of knowledge to start building your Silverlight 3 applications on. The first several chapters on XAML, Layout, Dependency Properties and Routed Events and Elements introduce the reader to the building blocks of Silverlight applications. A reader experienced in Silverlight 2 or WPF development could probably skip these chapters, noting only the properly distinguished notes on the differences between full WPF and Silverlight.
Throughout the book, MacDonald does an excellent job of noting the differences between Silverlight 2 and Silverlight 3. In terms of the total content of the book, these differences are relatively small, yet the power and freedom in your apps that is afforded by the new features they cover is tremendous. Readers coming from an in-depth knowledge of Silverlight 2 (or those who read his previous book) will find the differences clearly noted at the beginning of each chapter - making it easy to find just the bits you are looking for.
So no matter where you are coming from, Matthew MacDonald's Pro Silverlight 3 in C# will help you develop or grow your Silverlight skill set. This is a must-have book for developing rich internet applications on the .NET framework. I highly recommend it.
Yes, that's it November 18, 2009
Thomas S. (Germany)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was a little late but not too late for my needs.
Since my project started a view weeks before I've got another Silverlight 3 (Essentials) book to bridge the gap.
Big mistake. It took me 1 hour to pick up the few interesting points inside.
Lessons learned: the more paean of praise on the cover the less content to expect.
This book is exactly what you need as a business developer:
browser integration, web services, multithreading, data controls (including the DataGrid), a really great explanation of data validation and binding, isolated storage,
resources, styles, behaviours, templates, out of browser, how to split your app into separate files to improve download speed und much much more. Some weeks earlier and I would have saved dozens of hours collecting answers using the Google way.
Btw: if you are an SL/XAML rookie this book is well suited for you too. I didn't mention all the other 'basic' chapters (XAML, layout, multimedia, events etc.)
Rip them out and voila: here is your "Starting with Silverlight" book.
In the introduction the author says:
"This book has the ambitious goal of being the best tutorial and reference for programming Silverlight".
At the time of this writing: yes, it is with a clear margin.
This is the ultimate Silverlight tutorial, reference and bible!! December 1, 2009
Alexis Rios (Duvall, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is really the only book you need to become a proficient Silverlight 3 developer. It teaches you Silverlight from the ground up following a tutorial style. It covers so much of the really important things for the developers (not just drawing and doing some simple things like the Silverlight Essentials 3 book, avoid it). A book than can be read from cover to cover and it's a joy to read while you learn. Then it can be used as a reference book to check things when you need it and also because it covers so much material it becomes your Silverlight 3 bible. Only buy this book if you need to buy just one and then you will be good enough to get any remaining stuff from the web itself. This is pure gold!!
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