Chapter 1 Understanding Silverlight
The Five Usability Dimensions for RIAs
Technologies That Support RIAs
Examining the Silverlight Platform
Different Versions of Silverlight
Silverlight Is Platform Independent
Microsoft .NET for Silverlight
Quick Overview of Silverlight 2's Key Components
Defining User Interfaces in Silverlight
Third-Party Silverlight Controls
Event Integration: Managed Code and Scripting
Programming Models
Microsoft Tools to Developing Silverlight Applications
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Microsoft Expression Studio 2 SP1
Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live
Links from the Microsoft Web Site
Chapter 2 Setting Up: Developing a Simple Silverlight Application
Defining the My Album RIA Project
Design and Development Considerations
Technology Platform Used to Develop the My Album RIA
Development Tools Used to Develop the My Album RIA
My Album RIA Design Considerations
Creating the My Album Silverlight Project Using the
Silverlight Application Project Template
Defining the Left Navigation Pane
Defining a Container for Pictures
Defining a Container for Media
Defining Full-Screen/Normal-Screen Mode
Defining the Play/Stop Command
Defining Animations Using a Storyboard
Preparing Thumbnails for the Preview Pane Using Microsoft Expression Encoder
Defining Application Behavior Through the Code-Behind
Finishing the Development of the My Album Application
Packaging the My Album Silverlight Application
Build Action As None with the Copy to Output
Directory Property Set Relatively
Deploying the My Album Silverlight Application on
Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live
Method 1: Embed the Application As a Frame
Method 2: Using a Live Control
Links from the Microsoft Web Site
Part 2 Enterprise Application Development with Silverlight
Chapter 3 Silverlight: An Enterprise-Ready Technology Platform
What Is an Enterprise-Ready Technology Platform?
Goals for the Enterprise-Ready Technology Platform
Is Silverlight an Enterprise-Ready Technology Platform?
Silverlight-Based Applications Are Business-Enabled RIAs
Silverlight-Based RIAs Follow the Seven Key Principles of
Building RIAs As a Service
Silverlight Is Platform Independent
Conclusion: Silverlight Is an Enterprise-Ready Technology Platform
Design Concepts for Silverlight-Based Enterprise RIAs
Architecture Components for Enterprise RIAs
Current Design for the My Album RIA
Designing the My Album Application As an Enterprise RIA
Defining a Modular Presentation Layer
Defining Loosely Coupled Custom Web Services
Defining the Business Components Layer
Setting Up the Application Environment
Links from the Microsoft Web Site
Chapter 4 Silverlight and Service-Oriented Architecture
Defining Service-Oriented Architecture
Key Objectives of SOA-Based Applications
Device and Platform-Independent Applications
Integration with Platform-Agnostic Services
SOA-Based RIAs: Seven Key Principles
Microsoft Silverlight and the Seven Key Principles
Building a Dynamic Service-Oriented Silverlight Application
Chapter 5 Developing a Service-Oriented Enterprise RIA
Defining the Enterprise Training Portal RIA Project
Design and Development Considerations
Technology Platform Used to Develop the Enterprise
Training Portal RIA
Development Tools Used to Develop the Enterprise
Training Portal RIA
Designing the Enterprise Training Portal
Application Features to Be Implemented in This Chapter
Business Service Layer and Data Access Layer
Understanding Silverlight Custom Controls
Key Components of Custom Controls
Developing a Sample Custom Control
Developing the Enterprise Training Portal
Project Structure of the Enterprise Training Portal
Developing the Data Access WCF Service: getContents
Developing the Core Data Access Component: tpDataLayer Class Library
Developing Custom Controls Enterprise Library
Developing the Main Silverlight Application Project: TrainingPortal
Centralized Deployment of the Enterprise Training Portal RIA
Links from the Microsoft Web Site
Chapter 6 Deploying Silverlight Applications
Defining the Deployment Process
Deploying Silverlight Applications
Silverlight Deployment Package Definition
In-Package and On-Demand Files
Hosting Silverlight Applications
Server-Side Silverlight RIA Deployment
Embedding Silverlight Plug-ins into the Web Page
Custom Error Handling for Better User Experience
Silverlight Applications Supporting Globalization and Localization
Links from the Microsoft Web Site
Chapter 7 Mobile Applications and Silverlight
Enterprise Mobility for Enterprise 2.0
System and Application Virtualization
Scalability and Maintainability
Mobile Application Design Considerations
Silverlight for Mobile Applications
Silverlight Is Based on the .NET Framework
Same Silverlight Applications for Desktop RIAs and Mobile RIAs
Where Do We Stand with Silverlight for Mobile?
Chapter 8 Adopting Silverlight
Adopting Silverlight in Your Organization
Understanding the Current Challenges of Silverlight
Making a Decision on Adopting Silverlight
Key Considerations for Adopting Silverlight