Target Audience: This course is intended for solution architects and developers that are just getting started building applications using Microsoft Silverlight 3, including people building the server side components even though they aren't directly coding in Silverlight. Project Managers will also benefit from understanding issues their development team may encounter.
Prerequisites: This course is assumes you already have basic .NET programming skills and are familiar with Visual Studio 2008 and either Visual Basic or C# programming language syntax.
You will learn how to:
- Decide how and when to use Silverlight
- Use development tools efficiently and effectively
- Perform basic form and control layout
- Work with common controls
- Understand databinding
- Work with advanced features like deep-linking, out-of-browser apps and more
- Be productive when debugging applications
- Use Expression Blend to style your applications
- Use Expression SketchFlow for rapid prototyping and user feedback
1. Background
- Benefits of Silverlight
- When and Why to Use Silverlight
- Options for Using Silverlight
- Other Microsoft Technologies
- Other Rich Internet Application Frameworks
2. Getting Started
- Basic Developer Tools
- Creating Your First Silverlight Application
- Hosting the Silverlight Control
- Security Basics
3. XAML 101 and Basic Layout
- Common XAML Layout Controls
- Resource Dictionaries
- Working with XAML Events
- Dependent and Attached Properties
4. Silverlight Controls
- Basic Text Display and Input
- Single and Multiple Object Controls
- Image and Media Controls
- User Controls
- Silverlight Toolkit
5. Databinding Basics
- Making Classes Binding-Friendly
- Understanding Data Context
- Binding Markup Extension
- Value Converters
6. Advanced Features
- Media and Graphics
- Local Connection
- Application Library Caching
- Application Extension Services
- Networking
- Navigation
- Create, Open and Save Local Files
- Stepping Out of the Browser
7. Silverlight Debugging
- Enable/Disable Debugging
- Resolving Network Problems
- Exploring Applications with Silverlight Spy
- Developer Toolbar Concept
8. Enhancing the User Experience
- Styling Basics
- Resource Dictionaries
- Visual States
- Expression Blend
9. Expression SketchFlow
- Getting Started with SketchFlow
- Using SketchFlow Map
- Using SketchFlow Player
- Packaging for Distribution
- Exporting to Microsoft Word
- Beyond the Basics
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