作者：Ashish Ghoda
出版日期：April 8, 2009
出版社：Apress
页数：312
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1430218673 ISBN-13: 978-1430218678
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
Microsoft Silverlight 2 is a new development platform designed to makethe development of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) far easier thanhas previously been possible. Pro Silverlight for the Enterpriseaddresses the question of how you can bring Silverlight 2 to yourcompany to provide rich Internet experiences that will interfacecleanly with your existing application architecture.The book begins with a clear discussion of why Silverlight is sucha good choice for developing RIAs and the implications that this hasfor your development decisions. The options available will bedemonstrated by constructing a simple web–based training portal for afictional enterprise, which will be extended and altered to demonstratethe techniques and methods that you have available to you. Thisincludes accessing data using WCF and LINQ, and considering how best todeploy your finished Silverlight application when it is complete. Thebook also discusses the future of Silverlight for Mobile and how toplan for its release.
This book is unique in that it focuses on how Silverlight can beapplied in today’s business environment rather than simply delving intothe product’s syntax and grammar in isolation. Silverlight is discussedin context with consideration given to security, scalability, anddeployment. As such this book makes an excellent addition to anySilverlight library and extends your knowledge into practical areasthat are rarely discussed.
What you’ll learnAdvanced design concepts to develop loosely coupled web–based applications using Silverlight 2The role of Silverlight library assemblyHow to use dynamic Silverlight user controls to build your user interface at runtimeHow to externalize your data source definitionsLINQ integrationWCF/Web services integrationSecured same–domain/cross–domain deploymentThe ABCs of developing mobile applications using Silverlight,including coverage of the common pitfalls and traps you may encounterPractical advice on how to adopt the Silverlight development platform in you’re your organizationWho is this book for?This book is for enterprise architects, IT executives and ITprofessionals, the developer community, technical and project managers,and anyone who wants to start using Silverlight 2 in a corporateenvironment.
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in thesetough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills andexpertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Probook, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professionaldevelopment project. Written by experts in their field, Pro seriesbooks from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you willface in your professional programming career.
About the Author
Ashish Ghoda is a customer–focused and business values–driven ITexecutive with over 11 years of leadership, technical and financialmanagement, and enterprise application architect experience. Currentlyhe is associate director at a Big Four accounting firm.