Silverlight 5 Essential Training

Silverlight 5 Essential Training

with Walt Ritscher

 


Microsoft Silverlight 5 is a rich application framework for creating high-performance, cross-platform desktop and mobile applications. In this course, author Walt Ritscher demonstrates how to build a variety of applications in Silverlight, with particular focus on building compelling business applications and delivering premium video and audio content. Developers will work with the C# programming language and Visual Studio Professional, as well as Expression Blend, a tool that simplifies creation of the interactive user interfaces expected in modern-day applications.
Topics include:
  • Installing the toolkit and setting up the development environment
  • Using Expression Blend vs. Visual Studio 2010
  • Creating a Silverlight page
  • Compiling an application
  • Exploring the relationship between XAML and .NET
  • Using C#
  • Working with XAML
  • Digging into the Dependency Property System
  • Deploying and debugging code
  • Creating sophisticated layouts with panel elements
  • Managing Visual State with Visual State Manager
  • Transforming the user interface (UI) with templates
  • Understanding the event model
  • Working with text
  • Using business data in a binding
  • Creating an out-of-browser (OOB) application
  • Exploring trust levels
  • Playing audio and video
  • Handling errors
  • Exploring animations
  • Working with application windows
  • Integration with XNA

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author
Walt Ritscher
subject
Developer
software
Silverlight 5, Visual Studio 2010
level
Beginner
duration
8h 51m
released
Mar 27, 2012

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Walt Ritscher

Walt Ritscher

Walt Ritscher's enthusiasm for crafting software interfaces blossomed early. Just a few days after discovering how to make pixels move around the screen of a borrowed computer, he was devouring books on the topic of computer graphics and UI design. Now he travels the world speaking at software conferences and teaching a diverse portfolio of programming topics for corporate clients. On the consulting side, he continues to work with customers like Microsoft, HP, Intel, and Intuit, and he enjoys being part of the Wintellect consultant group.

He writes for several publications, including CODE Magazine and TechTarget. His current UI obsession revolves around the Silverlight, Surface, and WPF APIs. His blog can be found at blog.wpfwonderland.com. Walt is also a Microsoft MVP, a WPF Disciple, and the author of the free Shazzam WPF Shader utility.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Silverlight 3 Essential Training Beginner 6h 50m 03/2010  {8}
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Visual Studio 2010 Essential Training Intermediate 8h 9m 11/2010  {8}
Silverlight 5 Essential Training Beginner 8h 51m 03/2012  {8}
Building Windows Store Apps Essential Training Intermediate 8h 10m 03/2013  {8}

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