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By Christian Wenz
First Edition  April 2008 
Pages: 212
ISBN 13: 9780596519988
Print Book: $34.99
Book description

Design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web using Silverlight 2, the latest version of Microsoft's hot new runtime application -- without waiting for the official release. With this unique new book, you not only get a concise, easy-to-understand introduction to Silverlight 2, but thorough coverage of the CTPs, betas, and RTM releases as they become available. Once you buy the book, you'll be able to download free PDFs of all the revisions to Silverlight that you can print and insert right into the book's unique binder format. Pre-printed updates will also be available for purchase.

August 2008, Pages: 92
ISBN 13: 9780596521585

Update 2 upgrades your book, like the software, to the Beta 2 release of Microsoft Silverlight 2 from Microsoft. In addition to revising his text and code examples to reflect breaking changes and additions to the software, author Christian Wenz has added a new chapter on external network resources and expanded his coverage of the standard Silverlight 2 controls. As with every Update, this one includes a new TOC and index and is available online and in hardcopy.

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May 2008, Pages: 70
ISBN 13: 9780596521578

Update 1 is based on the Beta 1 release from Microsoft. It and has two new chapters covering the TextBox control and data binding, as well as a new table of contents and index.

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