Accelerated Silverlight 2

Silverlight, a cross-platform common language runtime (CLR), is a new technology from Microsoft for building rich interactive and connected applications for the Web. This tutorial shows how to get started building applications using Silverlight. Chapters cover topics including XAML, creating user interfaces, working with data and media, animation, security, and packaging and deploying Silverlight applications. The book concludes with a case study of the design and development of an application (an interactive map of a university campus) that uses many aspects of Silverlight to provide features such as images, video, control templating, and data binding. Readers should be familiar with .NET and developing on the .NET platform using C#, but familiarity with the Windows Presentation Foundation is not necessary. Scanlon is a Microsoft consultant. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jeff Scanlon is an independent Microsoft consultant with extensive experience developing software using a variety of technologies. He designs and implements software across all layers with a focus on web-based applications. Jeff has led developer training sessions on software engineering practices and introductions to new technologies at nearly every company he has worked. His current work includes prototyping applications using technologies such as Silverlight, Windows Communication Foundation, and ASP.NET. His writing includes Professional Java JDK 6 Edition and its updated edition, and he has written articles on .NET in Software Development magazine. He holds several Microsoft certifications and a bachelor of science degree in computer science.