{"product_id":"9781430235019","title":"Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilverlight 5 has the potential to revolutionize the way we build business applications. With its flexibility, web deployment, cross-platform capabilities, rich .NET language support on the client, rich user interface control set, small runtime, and more, it comes close to the perfect platform on which to build business applications. It’s a very powerful technology, and despite its youth, it’s moving forward at a rapid pace and is gaining widespread popularity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book guides you through the process of designing and developing enterprise-strength business applications in Silverlight 5 and C#. You'll learn how to take advantage of the power of Silverlight to develop rich and robust business applications—from getting started to deployment, and everything in between. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn particular, this book will serve developers who want to learn how to design business applications. It will introduce the patterns you'll use, the issues you’ll face, and how to resolve them. Author \u003cstrong\u003eChris Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, who has been building line-of-business applications for years, demonstrates his expertise through a candid presentation of how to tackle real-life issues, rather than just avoiding them. Developers will benefit from his hard-won expertise through business application design patterns that he shares throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book in hand, you will:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a fully-functional business application in Silverlight \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how to satisfy the general requirements that most business applications need \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop a business application framework \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to structure your project to ensure a robust and maintainable application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to create user interfaces with XAML and bind controls to data \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to communicate securely between the server and the client \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to view and maintain data within a Silverlight user interface \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to design unique user experiences and use advanced styling techniques \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow to implement standard business application paradigms in Silverlight \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for developers experienced in other .NET technologies, such as WinForms or ASP.NET, looking to translate their existing skills to developing business applications with Silverlight. Patterns and methodologies associated with building robust applications will be introduced and are not prerequisite knowledge.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGetting Started with Silverlight \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAn Introduction to XAML \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe Navigation Framework \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eExposing Data from the Server \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eConsuming Data from the Server \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eImplementing Summary Lists  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBuilding Data Entry Forms  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSecuring Your Application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eStyling Your Application \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAdvanced XAML \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAdvanced Data Binding  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCreating Custom Controls \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe Model-View-View Model (MVVM) Design Pattern \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAn Introduction to Prism and MEF \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePrinting and Reporting \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOut of Browser Mode and Interacting with the Operating System \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eApplication Deployment \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181319733488,"sku":"9781430235019","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430235019_p0.jpg?v=1763750231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430235019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}