Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2

Data Access and Web Services for Rich Internet Applications

By John Papa
December 2008
Pages: 366
ISBN 10: 0-596-52309-2 | ISBN 13: 9780596523091
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This comprehensive bookl teaches you how to build data-rich business applications with Silverlight 2 that draw on multiple sources of data. Packed with reusable examples, Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2 covers all of the data access and web service tools you need, including data binding, the LINQ data querying component, RESTful and SOAP web service support, cross-domain web service calls, and Microsoft's new ADO.NET Data Services and the ADO.NET Entity Framework.
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This comprehensive book teaches you how to build data-rich business applications with Silverlight 2 that draw on multiple sources of data. Packed with reusable examples, Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2 covers all of the data access and web service tools you need, including data binding, the LINQ data querying component, RESTful and SOAP web service support, cross-domain web service calls, and Microsoft's new ADO.NET Data Services and the ADO.NET Entity Framework.

With this book, you will:


  • Know when and how to use LINQ to JSON, LINQ to XML, and LINQ to Objects
  • Learn how Silverlight 2 applications bind, pass, read, save, query, and present data
  • Discover how your application can call web services to work with SOAP, REST, RSS, AtomPub, POX and JSON
  • Design REST, ASMX, and WCF web services that communicate with Silverlight 2
  • Harness RESTful web services such as Digg, Amazon, and Twitter
  • Retrieve and save data using the new Entity Framework and WCF
  • Work with RESTful ADO.NET Data Services and its Silverlight client library to move data between your Silverlight application and a database



Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2 offers many tips and tricks for building data-rich business applications, and covers the scenarios you're most likely to encounter. Complete examples in C# and VB can be downloaded from the book's companion website.


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John Papa photo Sample code works!,  December 27 2008
Submitted by John Papa | O'Reilly AuthorO'Reilly Blogger   [Respond | View]

Larry ... I am glad you enjoyed the book and the code samples. Please copy your review to Amazon, if you don;t mind :-)

I'll be providing some free content over the next few months on my web site to supplement some areas, too at www.silverlight-data.com


Sample code works!,  December 20 2008
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Submitted by Larry D   [Respond | View]

Me again, thought I'd add that sample code is now available, and so far it works! I'm been going through lots of samples and walkthrus from the net on various pieces - different versions of silverlight etc., this book and samples bring it all together in one place nicely.

-Larry




get it!,  December 19 2008
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Submitted by LarryD   [Respond | View]

Picked up ebook version (great for coffee shops and pda reader), very decent walk thru with several real world (umm, real cloud?) examples.

Sample code not available yet unfortunately, so can't comment on that.

There are a lot of alternate and overlapping protocols/formats/tools covered, which can get confusing, would have liked to see a few more charts showing pros/cons and differences, and what fits with what with Silverlight 2. A bit more on security would have helped too - beyond integrated authentication, things to watch out for etc.

The chapters quickly covered what was needed and introduced new topics in a smooth flowing manner.

The chapter on debugging was an unexpected bonus that will save me many hours.

Thank you John and O'Reilly!


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"This most excellent book arms the reader with the knowledge to build visually and functionally robust applications with Silverlight 2. Most importantly though, this great book solves a number of problems that developers frequently encounter. "
-- John R. Vacca, Amazon.com


"If you're a Silverlight developer, this is one of those must have books. You'll refer to it over and over. Even if you're a standard ASP.Net developer it is worth taking a look through this book as most of the content can very easily be applied to a normal ASP.Net site. "
-- Dr. Colin Brown, HackersoftMVP, MSN and Windows Live



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