An introduction to Microsoft Silverlight with Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend

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6. designer developer

7. designer developer devigner

8. ? the ux lever business results offers new market opportunities differentiates product/service provides operational efficiency and business insight raises the bar

11. ux business results

14. 3.5 VB9 C# 3.0 DLR Iron Ruby Python JavaScript# VBx

15. Cross Platform Cross Browser Media Experiences .NET Plug-In RIA

16. Silverlight Architecture Browser Host Integrated Networking Stack DOM Integration Installer JavaScript Engine Presentation Core .NET for Silverlight Server Silverlight 1.0 Silverlight 2.0 Legend POX JSON XAML Inputs Keyboard Mouse Ink Media WMV / VC1 WMA MP3 UI Core 2D Vectors Animation Text Images Transforms Common Language Runtime ASP.NET AJAX Libs <asp:xaml> <asp:media>

19. Silverlight Streaming http://silverlight.live.com Provides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight

20. Silverlight Streaming Free, 4GB hosting and streaming You build the application, Microsoft delivers the scale High quality, differentiated, controllable user experience Complete API Programmability http://silverlight.live.com

21. Designer/Developer Collaboration

22. Designer/Developer Collaboration

27. 2 The professional Web design tool The professional Interactive design tool The professional Media Encoding tool The professional Asset Management tool

29. Side Note: Visio to XAML 3D to XAML Fireworks to XAML

31. Side Note: 3D Silverlight doesn’t support “true” 3D Neither does Flash 3D can be “faked” with 2D http://www.codeplex.com/Kit3D http://www.codeplex.com/Balder/ http://www.erain.com/products/swift3d/silverlight/

32. Isolated Storage DataBinding Styles Templates DeepZoom and Rock ‘n’ Roll!

33. isolated storage

35. but more like

37. “ super cookie”

38. built in “AppSettings” class scoped per Silverlight app or site (domain)

39. + “appSettings” + normal iso file access + cross browser support = Super Cookie

41. data

43. WCF

44. WCF + Async = Database Access

46. Data Access + INotifyPropertyChanged = DataBinding

51. binding

53. style

55. You can bind any property to a resource. Styles are just binding the style property to a style resource You can bind any property to a resource. Styles are just binding the style property to a style resource

58. templates (super styles)

59. &quot;Skinning&quot; and Styling

60. Templates are like styles that target a controls Template property

61. deep zoom

62. Deep Zoom

64. rock ‘n’ roll

65. Not Covered

67. Silverlight IoC/DI http://ninject.org/ Unity for Silverlight http://www.codeplex.com/unitycontributions

68. http://www.infragistics.com/hot/silverlight.aspx#InfragisticsandSilverlight http://www.codeplex.com/SilverlightTreeView http://www.vectorlight.net/

69. Not Covered Deployment Options DataGrid Dynamically Loading Assemblies WCF Integration Advanced Debugging More More More

77. Resources ++

81. [all images in this presentation are the property and copyright of their owners… Most of which I just found on the Internet and really have no idea who that might be.] copyright

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