Everything .NET developers need to take advantage of Silverlight 4
Silverlight 4 is a major new release of Microsoft's flagship product for building rich, interactive applications that combine animation, graphics, audio, and video. This book, by seasoned Wrox authors and Silverlight experts, gives professional Web developers all the tools necessary to build RIAs using the new Silverlight capabilities. You will gain a complete, thorough understanding of both core and advanced platform concepts, with examples in both C# and VB.NET.
Professional Silverlight 4 prepares Web developers to take full advantage of the newest release of the most popular platform for developing rich interactive applications.
Coverage Includes:
Introduction to Silverlight
Building Applications with Visual Studio
Building Applications with Expression Blend 4
Working with the Navigation Framework
Controlling Layout with Panels
Working with Visual Controls
Accessing Data
WCF RIA Services
Out-of-Browser Experiences
Networking Applications
Building Line of Business Applications
Application Architecture
DOM Interaction
Securing Your Applications
Accessing Audio and Video Devices
Working with File I/O
Using Graphics and Visuals
Working with Animations in Silverlight
Working with Text
Making It Richer with Media
Styling and Themes
