{"product_id":"beginning-silverlight-5-in-c-9781430234616","title":"Beginning Silverlight 5 in C#","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Lair\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Apress\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Apress\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Programming - Microsoft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe growing popularity of Web 2.0 applications is increasing user expectations for high-quality website design, presentation, and functionality. It is into this climate that Microsoft is releasing Silverlight 5, the latest iteration of its cross-browser web presentation technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning Silverlight 5 in C#\u003c\/em\u003e brings you to the cutting edge of Web 2.0 application design and includes plenty of practical guidance to get you started straight away. Silverlight design tools have important differences compared with those used to create Ajax and JavaScript functionality. \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lair\u003c\/strong\u003e takes you on a tour of all the tools, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft Expression Design, which plays an important role in creating Silverlight assets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft Expression Blend, which is used to build user interaction for Silverlight elements \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft Visual Studio, which manages the interaction between designers and developers, providing the coding environment for \"nuts and bolts\" wiring \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce you've mastered the basics, you'll move on to gain a more in-depth knowledge of some of the features introduced with Silverlight 5, including H.264 protected content, right-click event handling, a new printing API, and support for the Managed Extensibility Framework. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45126279692439,"sku":"9781430234616","price":2909.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781430234616.webp?v=1767279029","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beginning-silverlight-5-in-c-9781430234616","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}