Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 5 Silverlight 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. Its a very powerful technology, and despite its youth, its moving forward at a rapid pace and is gaining widespread popularity. Youll 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.

In particular, this book will serve developers who want to learn how to design business applications. ISBN 13: 9781430235002

Pro Silverlight 5 in VB 4th Edition ;Silverlight 5 is the latest iteration of Microsofts cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight 4, it rides atop the .NET Framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The new technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications. ISBN 13: 9781430235187 Matthew MacDonalds expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment youre most productive in—no matter what the target platform. As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, youll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight—all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications.