Silverlight gives you entirely new ways to create rich internet applications, and now Silverlight 4 adds many powerful enhancements to the mix. Silverlight 4 in Action is a comprehensive guide to application building using C#. It goes into action immediately in a thorough introduction. It then follows up with numerous nifty examples to explore flexible layout, control extensibility, the communication and binding models, rich media, animation, and much more. This book explores practical questions in patterns, testing, and performance optimization throughout. No previous experience with Silverlight is required. WHAT'S INSIDE* Comprehensive and deep * Author an authority * Effective UI design with MVVM * Building with WCF RIA Services * Out-of-browser, COM and Custom Chrome

Author Biography

Pete Brown is the Microsoft Community Program Manager for Silverlight and WPF. The First Edition was written by independent developers Chad Campbell and John Stockton. First Edition authors Chad Campbell is a Microsoft MVP and solutions architect. He has been developing enterprise-level web applications with a wide variety of technologies since 1999. He holds MCSD and MCTS certifications and holds BS degree from Purdue University. John Stockton is a web applications developer and is active in the Silverlight community, speaking at and organizing live and online events.