Silverlight 4 Unleashed  (English, Paperback, Bugnion Laurent)

Using Silverlight 4, you can build richer and more powerful applications than ever before, and deploy them seamlessly in browsers, on desktop computers, and even on Windows Phone 7. In Silverlight 4 Unleashed, Microsoft Silverlight MVP Laurent Bugnion covers everything you need to do all this, and much more.

The only example-rich guide to Silverlight 4 for experienced Microsoft developers, Silverlight 4 Unleashed illuminates the entire development process: from installing Silverlight tools to building great user experiences, managing data to optimizing application performance.

You&rsquoll master core Silverlight features such as controls and properties communicating with web services efficiently creating data-oriented line-of-business applications working with external frameworks, and more. Bugnion concludes by showing how to use advanced features such as 3D-like effects and multitouch to deliver an even smoother, richer experience.

Key Features

• The complete, practical guide to Silverlight 4, Microsoft's increasingly popular tool for developing rich Internet applications
• Microsoft has committed to Silverlight as its main User Interface technology for web apps
• The feature set of Silverlight is growing fast, and developers are looking for guidance
• Covers programming for the exciting new Windows Phone 7
• The author is a noted authority on Silverlight, is a Microsoft MVP, and has a popular blog on Silverlight