Foundation Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight - Softcover

Gaudioso, Victor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590599764 ISBN 13: 9781590599761

Verlag: Apress, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The only real tool available for creating rich media applications, web-based animations, and games has been Flash―until now! WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and Silverlight have opened the door of rich media application development to Microsoft .NET developers. With Microsoft's Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008, you can now create compelling rich media applications, complete with animations and even 3D!

This book shows you how to take full advantage of Blend's interface, together with and Silverlight's vastly improved designer-developer workflow, guiding you through every step of development from downloading and installing of the development environment through creating finished, functional projects. You'll learn how to create simple drawing applications with the InkCanvas, make tabbed and scrollable interfaces, as well as build fully featured media players, photo galleries, and interactive 3D designs.

Each chapter discusses major WPF and Silverlight features, provides a hands-on tutorial, and explains how that feature is implemented in the real world. In the end, you will have a collection of impressive WPF and Silverlight applications that can be added to your portfolio.

Whether you're an experienced .NET or web developer, or you're just starting out, this book will provide you with all you need to create rich media applications with Expression Blend 2.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Victor Gaudioso is a senior application engineer at IdentityMine, a top-tier software company specializing in designing and developing cutting edge software applications, creating customized WPF/Blend and Silverlight training programs and creating tools for designers and developers. Victor has worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Harrah's, Mattel, NBC/Universal, Disney, Best Buy, GameStop, Vivendi Universal Games, and New Line Cinema, among others. Victor, a former Flash/ActionScript engineer, still stays active in the Flash community by writing articles and tutorials on ActionScript.org, where he is also a moderator.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Apress
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1590599764
• ISBN 13: 9781590599761
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 376
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