Pro Silverlight 4 in C#

by Matthew MacDonald

Silverlight 4 is Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight 3, 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. Pro Silverlight 4 in C# is an invaluable reference for professional developers wanting to discover the features of Silverlight 4. 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. Matthew MacDonald provides a comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer, complete with full-color graphics and screenshots.

Genres: Programming

912 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Matthew MacDonald is a science and technology writer with well over a dozen books to his name. He's particularly known for his books about building websites, which include a do-it-from-scratch tutorial (Creating a Website: The Missing Manual), a look at cutting-edge HTML5 (HTML5: The Missing Manual), and a WordPress primer (WordPress: The Missing Manual). He's also written a series of books about programming on and off the Web with .NET, teaches programming at Ryerson University, and is a three-time Microsoft MVP.

Reviews

[Mohammad Elsheimy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really a great book recommend it for all interested in learning Silverlight via C#. No prior knowledge required except the basics of C# as a language.

Before choosing this book I've gone through lots of similar books and compared them all together, that one was the best by user comments, ratings, reviews, and by its selling rank.

You can find some other Silverlight, XAML, WPF, and Windows Phone 7 books here:
http://www.silverlightshow.net/book/E...

[Michael Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Matthew McDonald is a great author of these books. I have read a number of his and I really like them. This book was my go-to reference for over a year. I think it is also on google books. When you need to find out the approved way to implement some technique, then the answer is probably in this book.

[Hieu Duong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written and explained. No prior knowledge of Silverlight is required, however, it is recommended to accompany this book with "Beginning Silverlight 4 in C#", written by the same author for absolute beginner.