Scheda corso MOC50197

Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Silverlight 2.0

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 web applications. The course focuses on user interfaces, program structure, language syntax and implementation details.

This course is intended for both novice and experienced programmers who have a minimum of one year programming experience using the Microsoft .NET Framework and have an understanding of HTML.

Obiettivi

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Create a simple Silverlight 2.0 web application based on the Silverlight project template
Understand Windows Presentation Foundation and how web browsers can display Silverlight 2.0 applications
Create comprehensive user interfaces using XAML
Utilize built in UI Automation mechanisms to provide accessibility options
Understand resources and how they can provide styling and templating to the interface
Use animation to provide an interactive and aesthetically pleasing user interface
Develop a deep understanding of the Silverlight 2.0 framework and programming libraries
Build dynamic data driven applications using the Silverlight service architecture
Prepare and package Silverlight 2.0 applications so that they may be successfully deployed to the client.

Prerequisiti

Contenuti

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Silverlight 2.0

This module explains some of the basic concepts of web development and introduces the Microsoft Silverlight technology.

Rich Internet Applications
Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
Silverlight Integrated Development Environments

Module 2: Getting Started with Silverlight 2.0

This module will help students develop the skills necessary to create simple Silverlight 2.0 applications. It will also define the Silverlight architecture and help set the platform for working with the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).

Building a Silverlight Application
Silverlight Architecture
Working with XAML

Module 3: Building the User Interface

This module provides in-depth detail of the page layout model and the content and items control that can be used to define it.

Defining Page Layout
Content Controls
Items Controls

Module 4: Customizing Appearance

This module provides in-depth detail of the page layout model and the content and items control that can be used to define it.

Resources
Styling and Templates
Introduction to UI Automation
Text and Fonts

Module 5: Graphics and Multimedia

This module explains the primary mechanisms of displaying media as well as Silverlight specific features that enhance the user experience.

Creating Graphics
Displaying Images
Audio and Video

Module 6: Animating Silverlight

This module explains some basic concepts of animation and how to apply animations within a Silverlight application.

Animation
Animation using Microsoft Expression Blend

Module 7: Managed and Unmanaged Silverlight 2.0 Code

This module provides insights into the languages and libraries that could be used to develop Silverlight 2.0 applications.

Language Foundation
Dynamic Languages
Isolated Storage
Host integration for Silverlight

Module 8: Silverlight Service Architecture

This module discusses the Silverlight 2 .0 Service Architecture used to access web services and retrieve information from other resources such as sockets and feeds.

Access Restrictions
Web Services
Syndication
Working with Sockets

Module 9: Silverlight Data Access

The focus of this module is the use of data - binding fea tures available to Silverlight and to how to define custom templates for items controls.

Silverlight Data Binding
Binding to Collections of Objects
Data Templates

Module 10: Packaging and Deploying Silverlight

This module describes how to prepare a Silverlight 2.0 application for deployment.

The Silverlight Package
Deployment.