Silverlight 5 with examples in C# for professionals

Silverlight is a revolutionary browsers. It allows you to create powerful client applications running in a user browser. It is important to note the high cross-platform of Silverlight applications. They are capable of running in browsers of any types (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, etc) and running any operating system (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) For developers, the most important feature of Silverlight technology is that applications are written on C # in a simplified .NET environment. Reading this book, you will learn:
Create powerful desktop applications for browsers of any types,
Develop modern user graphic interfaces using built into Silverlight Maketing tools and ready-made interface elements,
Create impressive two- and three-dimensional visual effects with animation,
Add sound and video to Silverlight applications,
Request information from databases using ASP.NET web services and display the data obtained by binding entries with interface elements,
Use modern means of supporting multithreading and network interaction,
Create desktop applications running outside the browser in your own window.
The book is suitable for .NET developers who are not familiar with Silverlight. Experience with Silverlight is not required, but if you have it, you will be useful for information about new tools of Silverlight 5, given in the New Tools in the beginning of each chapter.
In addition, no matter how well you are familiar with Silverlight, you will find a lot of useful tips and important information in the book. After reading the book, you will learn how powerful applications of any types on the Silverlight platform, including browser games and client business modules for corporate networks.
Matthew Mac-Donald is a writer, teacher, owner of Microsoft MVP for Silverlight. Regularly publishes articles in programming magazines and is the author of several dozen books on .NET technologies, including WPF: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.0 with examples on C # 2010 for professionals and Microsoft ASP.NET 4.0 with examples on C # 2010 for professionals, 4 - Event