Silverlight 5 Essential Training

Teaches developers how to build a variety of applications in Silverlight, with particular focus on building compelling business applications and delivering premium video and audio content.Microsoft Silverlight 5 is a rich application framework for creating high-performance, cross-platform desktop and mobile applications. In this course, author Walt Ritscher demonstrates how to build a variety of applications in Silverlight, with particular focus on building compelling business applications and delivering premium video and audio content. Developers will work with the C# programming language and Visual Studio Professional, as well as Expression Blend, a tool that simplifies creation of the interactive user interfaces expected in modern-day applications. Topics include: Installing the toolkit and setting up the development environment Using Expression Blend vs. Visual Studio 2010 Creating a Silverlight page Compiling an application Exploring the relationship between XAML and .NET Using C# Working with XAML Digging into the Dependency Property System Deploying and debugging code Creating sophisticated layouts with panel elements Managing Visual State with Visual State Manager Transforming the user interface (UI) with templates Understanding the event model Working with text Using business data in a binding Creating an out-of-browser (OOB) application Exploring trust levels Playing audio and video Handling errors Exploring animations Working with application windows Integration with XNA