Silverlight 3 and its associated development tools, Expression Blend and Visual Studio, are used to reproduce the look and feel of a desktop application in a browser deployed, cross-platform framework. Silverlight 3 Essential Training is designed to teach programmers how to create dynamic, interactive, rich Internet applications that run on Silverlight 3. Instructor Walt Ritscher covers the basic framework architecture to creating an engaging user interface. This course requires a working knowledge of C#, but includes lessons on XAML, a language designed to making coding in Silverlight easier. Exercise files accompany the course.

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Course Contents:

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Exploring the finished project

1.Getting Started
Silverlight 3 explained
Showcasing amazing Silverlight applications
Setting up your developer computer
Contrasting the Silverlight versions
Using Visual Studio to create a Silverlight project
Using Expression Blend to create a Silverlight project
Touring the Visual Studio interface
Touring the Expression Blend interface

2. Project Overview
Understanding the Visual Studio project structure
Creating a Silverlight page/UserControl
Discovering what happens during a compile
Using core runtime assemblies and other assemblies
Deploying your Silverlight application
Starting up your application
Embedding Silverlight content on web pages
Understanding the end user install process

3. The Programming Side
Exploring the relationship between XAML and .NET
Choosing a Silverlight programming language
Exploring the code-behind file
Debugging Silverlight applications

4. XAML
Working with XAML Elements and Property Attributes
Investigating XAML namespaces
Converting XAML properties with TypeConverters
Nesting more complex structure with Property Elements
Assigning runtime data via XAML Markup Extensions
Digging into the Dependency Property System
Creating a custom Dependency Property
Understanding Attached Properties