Silverlight5 has the potential to revolutionize the way we build
business applications. With its flexibility, web deployment,
cross-platform capabilities, rich .NET language support on the
client, rich user interface control set, small runtime, and more,
it comes close to the perfect platform on which to build business
applications. It's a very powerful technology, and despite its
youth, it's moving forward at a rapid pace and is gaining
widespread popularity. This book guides you through the process of
designing and developing enterprise-strength business applications
in Silverlight5 and C#. You'll learn how to take advantage of the
power of Silverlight to develop rich and robust business
applicationsfrom getting started to deployment, and everything in
between. In particular, this book will serve developers who want to
learn how to design business applications. It willintroducethe
patternsyou'll use, the issues you'll face, and how to resolve
them. Author Chris Anderson, who has been building line-of-business
applications for years, demonstrates his expertise through a candid
presentation of how to tackle real-life issues, rather than just
avoiding them. Developers will benefit from his hard-won expertise
through business application design patterns that he shares
throughout the book. With this book in hand, you will: Create a
fully-functional business application in Silverlight Discover how
to satisfy the general requirements that most business applications
need Develop a business application framework What you'll learn How
to structure your project to ensure a robust and maintainable
application How to create user interfaces with XAML and bind
controls to data How to communicate securely between the server and
the client How to view and maintain data within a Silverlight user
interface How to design unique user experiences and use advanced
styling techniques How to implement standard business application
paradigms in Silverlight Who this book is for
This book is for developers experienced in other .NET
technologies, such as WinForms or ASP.NET, looking to translate
their existing skills to developing business applications with
Silverlight. Patterns and methodologies associated with building
robust applications will be introduced and are not prerequisite
knowledge. Table of Contents Getting Started with Silverlight An
Introduction to XAML The Navigation Framework Exposing Data from
the Server Consuming Data from the Server Implementing Summary
Lists Building Data Entry Forms Securing Your Application Styling
Your Application Advanced XAML Advanced Data Binding Creating
Custom Controls The Model-View-View Model (MVVM) Design Pattern An
Introduction to Prism and MEF Printing and Reporting Out of Browser
Mode and Interacting with the Operating System Application
Deployment
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