Develop a full LOB Microsoft Silverlight 5 application from scratch with the help of expert advice and an accompanying case study using this book and eBook

• Dive straight into Silverlight 5 with the advanced techniques in this expert guide
• Fully up-to-date content for Silverlight 5 and RIA Services SP2
• Complete your knowledge with a gradually built upon case study with this book and e-book

In Detail

Microsoft Silverlight is fully established as a powerful tool for creating and delivering Rich Internet Applications and media experiences on the Web. This book will help you dive straight into utilizing Silverlight 5, which now more than ever is a top choice in the Enterprise for building Business Applications.

"Expert Line of Business Application Development for Silverlight 5: Quick Start Guide" focuses on the development of a complete Silverlight 5 LOB application, helping you to take advantage of the powerful features available along with expert advice.

Fully focused on LOB development, this expert guide takes you from the beginning of designing and implementing a Silverlight 5 LOB application, all the way through to completion. Accompanied by a gradually built upon case study, you will learn about data access via RIA and Web services, architecture with MEF and MVVM applied to LOB development, testing and error control, and much more.

With "Expert Line of Business Application Development for Silverlight 5: Quick Start Guide" in hand, you will be fully equipped to expertly develop your own Silverlight Line of Business application, without dwelling on the basics of Enterprise Silverlight development.

What you will learn from this book

• Get up and running with coverage of LOB development challenges like building forms, navigation, and service and database access
• Get to grips with the MVVM pattern and how to integrate it with RIA Services
• Dig deeper by implementing both in Browser and Out of Browser trusted applications
• Become fully acquainted with Silverlight and HTML/JavaScript integration
• Understand how to add authentication and authorization to your Silverlight application
• Gain advanced knowledge of error control topics like error notification to TFS
• Become fully equipped with everything an expert developer should know about building Line of Business applications using Silverlight 5
• Take advantage of a complete LOB case study built gradually from start to finish throughout each chapter

Approach

This highly practical, expert level tutorial teaches you to build a Line of Business application with the aid of a case study which gradually builds throughout the book. It also includes a jumpstart chapter for developers coming from other technologies.

Who this book is written for

If you already have a firm grasp of Silverlight development and are keen to advance your specialist knowledge of Line of Business (LOB) application development, then Expert Line of Business Application Development for Silverlight 5: Quick Start Guide is for you.

If you are a developer with experience of other technologies, you may also find this book useful.

About the Author

Braulio Díez

Braulio Díez is a freelancer specializing in Microsoft technologies who has more than 15 years of experience working on international projects. He is also a Silverlight MVP, consultant, technical writer, open source developer, trainer, and speaker.

Rocío Serrano

Rocío Serrano is a Spanish to English scientific-technical translator, software localizer, linguist and proofreader. She has worked as a translator and editor for Custom PC Spain, as well as for other relevant magazines and websites. Her main areas of expertise are IT (hardware, software, networking, videoconferencing, Internet, etc.), marketing and communication, and medical/pharmaceutical.

José Fernando Almoguera

José Fernando Almoguera is a consultant specializing in LOB development with Microsoft technologies (Silverlight and ASP.NET). Aside from being a consultant, José is also a technical writer.

Pablo Núñez Navarro

Pablo Núñez Navarro is a software Developer specializing in Microsoft technologies, with more than 10 years of experience working with management and information systems in such areas like the automotive industry, telephony, textile and logistics. He is also an experienced teacher and an active participant in the Developer Community.

Sebastian Stehle

Sebastian Stehle is a software engineer from Germany. He is an enthusiastic Silverlight developer, author of the ImageTools library and co-founder of the SilverDiagram group. He is also interested in game development and service-oriented architecture.

Reyes García Rosado

Reyes has a long experience as a multidisciplinary consultant. Nowadays, she is devoted to teaching and writing technical articles.