Press Release
March 26, 2008
Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date - New from O'Reilly: Master Microsoft's New Cross-Platform Plug-in for Rich Internet Applications
Sebastopol, CA-- Now you can design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for
the Web using Silverlight 2, Microsoft's second release of the Silverlight
platform. The biggest change from Silverlight 1.0 is the inclusion of a
compact version of the .NET Framework, complete with the .NET Framework
3.0 Common Language Runtime. By adding .NET to Silverlight, Microsoft
makes it easy for .NET developers to reuse their existing programming
skills collaborate with designers, and quickly create rich applications
for the web. Whether Silverlight 2 turns out to be a "Flash killer"
remains to be seen, but it certainly provides developers with an
attractive alternative.
In Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date (O'Reilly, US $34.99), author
Christian Wenz shows you how to take advantage of this new cross-browser
plug-in with tools for animation, vector graphics, and video playback, as
well as new .NET support for web services, networking, and LINQ (language
integrated query). This guide gives you complete step-by-step
instructions for using everything Silverlight has to offer, along with:
- Clever ways to create interactive UIs that are more robust and easier to
debug and test than what you can achieve on other platforms
- Scores of tested JavaScript and C# code examples that you can reuse in
your own applications
- Expert guidance from an author who understands RIA technologies,
including ASP.NET, Flash, PHP, and JavaScript
Even better, the new Up-to-Date format allows you to stay current with
an evolving technology. O'Reilly's "Up-to-Date" books give you instant
access to the most reliable and up-to-the moment information when you need
it. Simply register online to be notified when updates for your books are
available. You can print the updated pages you need for free or buy the
pre-printed version. Insert them in the book's unique binder format and
have the new details at your fingertips. It combines the speed of
technology with convenience of a book.
Christian Wenz is an author, trainer, and consultant. His main focus of
working and writing is on web technologies and security. Christian has
written or co-written over 50 books for various publishers. He works with
both open source and closed source web technologies. This leads to the
unusual situation that he has both been awarded a Microsoft MVP for
ASP/ASP.NET and is listed in Zend's Who is Who of PHP. He is also listed
in Mozilla's credits (about:credits) and is considered an expert in
browser-agnostic JavaScript.
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bio, and samples, see the catalog page for Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date
Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date
Christian Wenz
ISBN: 978-0-596-51998-8, 212 pages, US $34.99
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