Pro Silverlight 3 in VB, 2/e (Paperback)

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.

Pro Silverlight 3 in VB, Second Edition is the perfect reference to ensure you are informed and up to date: 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. Author Matthew MacDonald provides an expertly crafted tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer. You'll learn to create rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you’re most productive in—no matter what the target platform.

What you'll learn

• Develop rich media applications using Silverlight and Visual Basic across browsers and platforms
• Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls
• Handle 2D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Integrate web services support
• Use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML

Who is this book for?

This book is for .NET developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed.

About the Apress Pro Series

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You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

Silverlight是一個輕量級的瀏覽器插件，可以使您的程式碼擺脫傳統的瀏覽器限制。這是一項改變規則、開創性的技術，可以讓您在瀏覽器內運行豐富的客戶端應用程式。更令人印象深刻的是，它能夠在非Microsoft瀏覽器（如Firefox）和非Microsoft平台（如Mac OS X）上托管真正的.NET應用程式。Silverlight仍然是一個新興且快速發展的技術，您需要一本可靠的指南來理解它。

《Pro Silverlight 3 in VB, Second Edition》是確保您獲得最新資訊的完美參考書籍：您將了解到使Silverlight與Adobe Flash直接競爭的功能，例如對2D繪圖、動畫和媒體播放的豐富支援，更重要的是，您將通過Silverlight體驗.NET的內部結構和WPF的設計模型，這些都是開發人員用於設計下一代Windows應用程式的相同.NET技術。作者Matthew MacDonald以專業開發人員對專業開發人員的方式撰寫了一本精心製作的教程。無論目標平台是什麼，您都將學習如何在最高效的環境中使用Silverlight創建豐富的媒體應用程式。

您將學到什麼：
- 在各種瀏覽器和平台上使用Silverlight和Visual Basic開發豐富的媒體應用程式
- 創建項目、設置佈局並使用控制項
- 通過Windows Presentation Foundation（WPF）處理2D繪圖、動畫和媒體播放
- 整合網絡服務支援
- 將Silverlight與ASP.NET一起使用，並與HTML互動

這本書適合哪些讀者：
這本書適合首次接觸Silverlight的.NET開發人員。不需要先備的WPF或ASP.NET知識。

關於Apress Pro系列：
Apress Pro系列書籍是實用的專業教程，可以幫助您在專業生涯中不斷提升自己。

在這個競爭激烈的時代，您已經找到了工作，現在需要磨練自己的技能。Apress Pro系列擴展了您在所需領域的技能和專業知識。掌握Pro系列書籍的內容，您將始終能夠在專業開發項目中完成工作。Apress的Pro系列書籍由各自領域的專家撰寫，為您提供在專業程式設計生涯中遇到的問題的寶貴解決方案。