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  • C# 2008 for Programmers (3rd Edition)

    C# 2008 for Programmers (3rd Edition)

    by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel

    The professional programmer’s Deitel® guide to C# and the powerful Microsoft® .NET FrameworkWritten for programmers with a background in C++, Java or other high-level languages, this book applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching programming and explores Microsoft’s C# language and .NET Framework 3.5 in depth. The book is updated for Visual Studio® 2008 and C# 3.

  • Pro Silverlight 3 in VB

    Pro Silverlight 3 in VB

    by Matthew MacDonald

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

  • Foundation Silverlight 2 Animation

    Foundation Silverlight 2 Animation

    by Jeff Paries

    *See the power of Silverlight in action *Learn the building blocks of animation in Silverlight 2 *Includes over 180 example Silverlight projectsSilverlight is a phenomenally powerful animation tool, but few people know how to unlock its potential. Foundation Silverlight 2 Animation gives you the keys to all of that power.It covers the basics of animation—that is, Silverlight's storyboards and animations, which are used to provide interactivity to Silverlight applications.

  • The Zen of XAML: Designer and Developer Collaboration in WPF and Silverlight

    The Zen of XAML: Designer and Developer Collaboration in WPF and Silverlight

    by Robby Ingebretsen

    With XAML, Silverlight, and the Expression suite of web development software, Microsoft has provided all the tools that designers, developers, and managers need to collaborate on creating breakthrough user experiences. However, designers and developers have traditionally found it difficult to collaborate, and the mere presence of the tools doesn't solve that problem. There's been a growing clamor for reliable, practical information on making this collaboration work in real enterprises.

  • Silverlight 3 Jumpstart

    Silverlight 3 Jumpstart

    by David Yack

    Silverlight brings to the table a number of unifying concepts that both web and desktop developers should find appealing to build business applications. The introduction of Silverlight 3 makes real the commitment toward Silverlight being much more than just a media player technology. Silverlight 3 introduces more business focused controls, more data and business logic connectivity as well as what could turn out to be the real Click Once" deployment experience.

  • Silverlight 3 in Action

    Silverlight 3 in Action

    by Pete Brown

    Silverlight 3 in Action 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), Visual Studio 2008/2010, and the Expression design su

  • Accelerated Silverlight 3

    Accelerated Silverlight 3

    by Jeff Scanlon, Ashish Ghoda

    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.

  • Foundation Expression Blend 3 with Silverlight

    Foundation Expression Blend 3 with Silverlight

    by Victor Gaudioso

    The only real tool for developing cross-platform Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for that last 11 years has been Flash; until now! Silverlight 3 allows you to develop cross-platform Rich Internet Applications in a fraction of the time because of the extensive and very powerful .NET 3.5 libraries, the powerful, design friendly Blend 3 Integrated Development Environment, and an enhanced workflow that allows designers and developers to work on the same set of files at the same time.

  • Game Programming with Silverlight

    Game Programming with Silverlight

    by Michael Snow

    Learn to program fun and challenging games using Silverlight, a rich, web-based application that is ideal for rapid, casual game development. Game Programming with Silverlight shows anyone interested in game design and development how to build web-based games using any of the major operating systems and browsers. This comprehensive guide walks readers through every feature of Silverlight used in game creation. You?ll get an introduction to Silverlight 3 and all of its cool features. After you?

  • Programming for e-Learning Developers: ToolBook®, Flash®, JavaScript&#153, and Silverlight&#153

    Programming for e-Learning Developers: ToolBook®, Flash®, JavaScript&#153, and Silverlight&#153

    by Jeffrey M. Rhodes

    Even a little programming can go a long way in terms of increasing your ability to create meaningful interactions for your e-Learning. To do that, however, entails understanding basic programming concepts like events, properties, and methods. Add to that the requirement to perform more advanced tasks like adding hyperlinks, communicating via SCORMâ�

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