WPF Books
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Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More
Published 12 years ago
by dan fernandez, brian peek, O'Reilly Media
How would you like to build an Xbox game, use your Nintendo Wiimote to create an electronic whiteboard, or build your own peer-to-peer application? Coding4Fun helps you tackle some cool software and hardware projects using a range of free Microsoft software. Now you can code for fun with C#, VB, Lua, ASP.NET, WPF, XNA Game Studio, and Popfly.
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Pro Silverlight 2 in C# 2008
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
Pro Silverlight 2 in C# 2008 is the perfect reference: you’ll learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D drawing, animations, and media playback, and best of all, 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.
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Learning C# 3.0
Published 12 years ago
by Jesse Liberty, Brian MacDonald, O'Reilly Media
If you're new to C#, this popular book is the ideal way to get started. Completely revised for the latest version of the language, Learning C# 3.0 starts with the fundamentals and takes you through intermediate and advanced C# features -- including generics, interfaces, delegates, lambda expressions, and LINQ. You'll also learn how to build Windows applications and handle data with C#. No previous programming experience is required -- in fact, if you've never written a line of code in your life,
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WPF in Action with Visual Studio 2008
Published 12 years ago
by arlen feldman, maxx daymon, Manning Publications
Now more than ever, Windows applications have to work well and look good. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft's new user interface framework, gives you the ability to create stunning graphics, rich interactions, and highly-usable Windows applications. WPF is the API beneath Windows Vista interfaces, and it's also available for older versions of Windows.
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Foundation Silverlight 2 Animation
Published 12 years ago
by Jeff Paries, friends of ED
*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.
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Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (2nd Edition) (Microsoft .
Published 12 years ago
by Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams, Addison-Wesley Professional
“ Framework Design Guidelines is one of those rare books that can be read at different reading levels and can be useful to different kinds of developers. Regardless of whether you want to design an effective object model, improve your understanding of the .NET Framework, borrow from the experience of software gurus, stay clear of the most common programming mistakes, or just get an idea of the huge effort that led to the .NET initiative, this book is a must-read.
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Silverlight 2 in Action
Published 12 years ago
by Chad Campbell, John Stockton, Manning Publications
***When you purchase the Print book, you can download a PDF copy from Manning Publications at no additional charge*** 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.
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Accelerated Silverlight 2
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jeff Scanlon, Apress
Accelerated Silverlight 2 will get you up to speed with the latest version of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. Author Jeff Scanlon assumes you’re already comfortable with the basics of .NET coding and with WPF, and they help you build on your existing knowledge to make your journey to Silverlight 2 proficiency as quick and painless as possible.
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C# 2008 for Programmers (3rd Edition)
Published 12 years ago
by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel, Prentice Hall PTR
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.
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Visual C# 2008 How to Program (3rd Edition) (How to Program (Deitel))
Published 12 years ago
by Harvey Paul Deitel Deitel, Prentice Hall
Created by world-renowned programming instructors Paul and Harvey Deitel, “Visual C# 2008 How to Program, Third Edition” introduces all facets of the C# 2008 language through the Deitels' signature "Live Code™ Approach", that features hundreds of working programs. This book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the major innovations Microsoft has incorporated in Visual C# 2008 and .NET 3.