Silverlight 1.0

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
• Published by: Wrox October 29, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470228407
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470228401
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Reader Reviews
There is nothing [reference-wise] in this book that is not in the Silverlight 1.0 SDK. However, it does provide more useful code samples and explanations, making it easier to get up to speed on Silverlight quickly. Three points I liked: 1. The authors did a good job of explaining the relationship among the various developer tools you can use to implement Silverlight apps (Visual Studio 2005 & 2008, Expression Blend, and plain 'ole Notepad). 2. Very little time is spent on JavaScript basics...they instead jump right into scripting to manipulate the Silverlight objects. 3. I initially dismissed the full-color code/screen shots as gimmicky--especially in the first chapter when someone got trigger-happy with almost five pages screen shots showing you nothing more than how to download Silverlight and the SDK--but beyond that, it was actually quite helpful. The color source code makes it exactly like Visual Studio, so you can immediately grab the key points. What would have made this book perfect is to show more best practices and lessons learned. A book that DOES have those extras--despite Silverlight's state of infancy--is Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed. I recommend that book over this Wrox counterpart if you are a developer. If you are in a non-developer role (account manager, sales, etc.), this Wrox book does a better job of conceptually explaining Silverlight, how to sell others on it, etc. Comment | | (Report this)