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A hands-on guide to Microsoft's latest rich application development technology: Silverlight 4 Silverlight 4 is the newest version of the rich Internet application toolkit that provides support for .NET capabilities over the Internet. With this latest release of Silverlight, Microsoft has revolutionized the way that Web applications can be created. This book uses the popular Problem – Design – Solution strategy to demonstrate how to harness the power and abilities of Silverlight 4 to add value to the overall user experience of a Web site. Using a Web site created by the author as a reference point, you'll go through the steps of creating a live, fully functional application for the Web using Silverlight 4 and the Silverlight Control Toolkit. Along the way, the book addresses important design considerations, such as the use of Web Services and the SQL Server database. Uses the popular Problem – Design – Solution format show you how to harness the power of the latest version of Silverlight, Microsoft's rich Internet application toolkit Puts the author's own Web site to task as you learn to create rich user interfaces that integrate video, HTML, and social networking components Explains system linking and data flow, end user interface, system architecture based on Silverlight 4 and .NET 4, and more Includes coverage on integrating social networking and Facebook With this book, you'll quickly get started using the new features of Silverlight 4 to enhance the user experience of a Web site. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of Contents:
Introduction xv Chapter 1: FitnessTrackerPlus 1 Problem 2 Design 3 Determining Requirements for the Site 3 Silverlight 4 Features 6 Solution 10 Chapter 2 10 Chapter 3 11 Chapter 4 11 Chapter 5 11 Chapter 6 11 Chapter 7 12 Chapter 8 12 Chapter 9 12 Chapter 10 12 Chapter 11 13 Chapter 12 13 Getting Started 13 Summary 17 Chapter 2: Prepare to Be Popular 19 Problem 19 Design 20 Physical N-Tier Design 21 Load Balancing 22 Cloud Computing 22 Logical N-Tier Design 22 FitnessTrackerPlus Application Design 78 Solution 83 Physical Tier 84 Logical Tier 84 Summary 86 Chapter 3: Sign Me Up 87 Problem 87 Design 89 Home Page 90 User Registration 92 Login Control 97 Solution 98 Main Landing Page 98 Home View 107 User Registration 109 Login Control 134 Dashboard 138 Supplemental Pages 139 URI Mapping 140 Summary 140 Chapter 4: Welcome Home 141 Problem 141 Adding Navigation 142 Providing Site Announcements 142 User-Selectable Themes 142 Account Settings 143 Adding a Dashboard 143 Design 143 User Home Page 144 Navigation Menu 154 Site Announcements 155 Account Settings 156 Theme Selection 157 Fitness Summaries 158 Solution 158 Global Variables 159 Navigation Menu 159 User Home Page 165 Dashboard 169 Account Settings 172 Theme Selection 180 Site Announcements 186 Fitness Summaries 191 Summary 191 Chapter 5: One More Slice Can’t Hurt 193 Problem 193 Design 194 User Stories 195 Requirements 196 Food Log 196 Solution 200 User Interface 201 Database 214 Data Access 214 Business Logic 214 User Interface Code Behind 217 Summary 232 Chapter 6: Time to Hit the Gym 233 Problem 234 Design 234 User Stories 235 Requirements 235 Exercise Log 236 Solution 241 User Interface 242 Database 255 Data Access 256 Business Logic 257 User Interface Code Behind 262 Summary 278 Chapter 7: Am I Working Hard Enough? 279 Problem 279 Design 280 User Stories 280 Requirements 281 Measurement Log 282 Calculator Controls 287 Solution 289 Measurement Log Page 289 Calculator Controls 307 Summary 311 Chapter 8: Unfinished Business 313 Problem 314 Design 314 Food Summary 315 Exercise Summary 317 Measurement Summary 318 Printing Support 319 Solution 319 Food Summary 320 Exercise Summary 333 Measurement Summary 338 Summary 347 Chapter 9: Sharing Your Success 349 Problem 350 Design 351 Public Journal Settings 352 Public Journal 353 Solution 357 Public Journal Settings 358 Public Journal 365 Summary 386 Chapter 10: Social Networking 387 Problem 387 Design 388 MySpace 388 MySpace Silverlight SDK 389 FitnessTrackerPlus — MySpace Application 391 Requirements 394 Solution 397 Getting Started 397 FitnessTrackerPlus MySpace Application 400 Summary 421 Chapter 11: This Site Doesn’t Run Itself 423 Generating Revenue for FitnessTrackerPlus 423 Problem 423 Design 424 Advertising-Based Solutions 424 Google AdSense 424 Recurring Monthly Fees 426 Which Revenue Solution is the Right One? 428 Solution 429 Google AdSense 429 PayPal 436 Summary 461 Chapter 12: Let’s Go Live 463 Problem 463 Design 464 Supplemental Pages 464 Shared Hosting Providers 468 Solution 468 Summary 487 Index 489

About the Author :
Nick Lecrenski is the founder and lead developer of MyFitnessJournal.com, a popular fitness tracking web site developed entirely in Silverlight. Nick Lecrenski is the founder and lead developer of MyFitnessJournal.com, a popular fitness tracking web site developed entirely in Silverlight.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470881699
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Wrox Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Problem - Design - Solution
  • ISBN-10: 0470881690
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 528


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