Microsoft Silverlight 3: A Beginner's Guide

Microsoft Silverlight 3: A Beginner's Guide
Author: Shannon Horn
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2008-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071590447

Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web Author frequently speaks at industry conferences

3D Game Development with Microsoft Silverlight 3

3D Game Development with Microsoft Silverlight 3
Author: Gaston C. Hillar
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2009-09-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1847198937

A practical guide to creating real-time responsive online 3D games in Silverlight 3 using C♯, XBAP WPF, XAML, Balder, and Farseer Physics Engine.

Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration

Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration
Author: Gastón C. Hillar
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2010-07-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849680078

Techniques, practical tips, hints, and tricks for Microsoft Silverlight 4 interactions with SharePoint 2010 in this book and eBook.

Microsoft Silverlight 3: A Beginner's Guide

Microsoft Silverlight 3: A Beginner's Guide
Author: Shannon Horn
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009-10-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780071590433

Essential Skills Made Easy! This hands-on guide prepares software developers to create next-generation Web and Windows applications using Microsoft Silverlight--the new technology that extends the .NET Framework to the client. The book covers Microsoft Silverlight 2.0, the .NET Framework 3.5, and prerequisite technologies. You will learn to use Silverlight to stream multimedia content across the Web, create dynamic, data-driven Silverlight applications, and implement security.

Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 Developer's Compendium

Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 Developer's Compendium
Author: Gast N C Hillar
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849686815

"Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer's Compendium: The Best of Packt for Extending SharePoint" takes a less discussion, more value approach to helping you learn all that you can about extending SharePoint. A medley of a total of five Packt books, each chapter has its own unique style so that you can learn not only from content written in a step by step tutorial style, but also from handbook and cookbook chapters. If you are a developer who would like to enhance your knowledge of SharePoint development to create sites with great user experience, don't miss "Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Developer's Compendium: The Best of Packt for Extending SharePoint." You should already be comfortable with general SharePoint development practices, though prior experience with PowerShell, Visual Studio, Silverlight and Windows 7 Phone is not a necessity.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide
Author: Joe Mayo
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2010-04-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071668969

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Written by a Microsoft MVP and Visual Studio expert, this hands-on guide gets you started with the latest release of Microsoft's flagship Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to build applications from the ground up, covering C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). You'll also learn how to customize the IDE, adding your own tools that integrate with Visual Studio 2010, and edit and debug your applications. Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated Joe Mayo is an independent consultant, specializing in Microsoft.NET tecnnologies. He is the author of LINQ Programming and other books. Joe is also the recipient of multiple Microsoft MVP awards.

Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft .NET

Developer's Guide to Collections in Microsoft .NET
Author: Calvin Janes
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 883
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735665273

Build the skills to apply Microsoft .NET collections effectively Put .NET collections to work—and manage issues with GUI data binding, threading, data querying, and storage. Led by a data collection expert, you'll gain task-oriented guidance, exercises, and extensive code samples to tackle common problems and improve application performance. This one-stop reference is designed for experienced Microsoft Visual Basic and C# developers—whether you’re already using collections or just starting out. Discover how to: Implement arrays, associative arrays, stacks, linked lists, and other collection types Apply built in .NET collection classes by learning their methods and properties Add enumerator, dictionary, and other .NET collection interfaces to your classes Query collections by writing simple to complex Microsoft LINQ statements Synchronize data across threads using built in .NET synchronization classes Enhance your custom collection classes with serialization support Use simple data binding to display collections in Windows Forms, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation

Microsoft Silverlight 5 and Windows Azure Enterprise Integration

Microsoft Silverlight 5 and Windows Azure Enterprise Integration
Author: David Burela
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849683131

This book is a step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to obtain the necessary toolset to create and run Silverlight Enterprise Applications on Azure. The book also covers techniques, practical tips, hints, and tricks for Silverlight interactions with Azure. Each topic is written in an easy-to-read style, with a detailed explanation given and then practical step-by-step exercises with a strong emphasis on real-world relevance. If you are an application developer who wants to build and run Silverlight Enterprise applications using Azure storage, WCF Services, and ASP providers, then this book is for you. You should have a working knowledge of Silverlight and Expression Blend. However, knowledge of Azure is not required since the book covers how to integrate the two technologies in detail.

Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight

Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight
Author: Victor Gaudioso
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430229748

Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight 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 (IDE), 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. Whether you’re an experienced .NET or web developer, or you’re just starting out, this book will provide you with all you need to create RIAs with Expression Blend 4. Develop stunning RIAs in a short time using Blend 4 and Silverlight 4. Learn basic object-oriented programming principles. Get familiar with the Blend 4 development environment.

RavenDB 2.x beginner's guide

RavenDB 2.x beginner's guide
Author: Khaled Tannir
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2013-09-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1783283807

Written in a friendly, example-driven Beginner’s Guide format, there are plenty of step-by-step instructions and examples that are designed to help you get started with RavenDB. If you are a .NET developer, new to document-oriented databases, and you wish to learn how to build applications using NoSQL databases, then this book is for you. Experience with relational database systems will be helpful, but not necessary.