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"The web continues to explode in growth but rich user experience, while as important as ever, is rarely achieved," says author and Microsoft evangelist Laurence Moroney. "Silverlight 4 not only makes this possible, it makes it easy. It's the best technology to build rich internet, desktop or phone applications and I wanted to make it really accessible by providing a step-by-step learning experience to show how quickly Silverlight 4 can meet these broad set of scenarios."
With Microsoft® Silverlight® 4 Step by Step, you will:
- Install the tools you need and build your first Silverlight application
- Get up to speed on Silverlight 4 features, including out-of-browser support, webcam, and microphone
- Develop Web applications with Silverlight that work across browsers and devices
- Engage users with animation, video, layout, vector graphics, and 3D effects
- Learn how to build and deploy simple applications for Windows Phone 7
- Create Windows Phone features such as Input Scope, Orientation, and the Application Bar
Your online learning resources include:
- Practice exercises
- Code samples
- Fully searchable ebook
For a review copy or more information please email peyton@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.
Laurence Moroney is a Senior Technology Evangelist at Microsoft, focusing on Silverlight and the user experience. He has more than a decade of experience in software development and implementation, and has written dozens of books and articles on Windows Presentation Foundation, Web development, security, and interoperability.
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Laurence Moroney
ISBN: 9780735638877, 336 pages,
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