Building Rich Web Applications with Microsoft SilverLight

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Building Rich Web Applications with Microsoft
SilverLight

• Noah Subrin
• SRA University
• Spring 2008
• Week 1

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Course Schedule and Format

• Schedule
• Every Thursday 0830 to 1030
• May 8 through June 19
• No class the week of June 1-7
• Course Format
• Presentations, Demos, Code Walkthroughs, White
  Papers, Course Text

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Course Text and Code Samples

• Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed by Adam Nathan (Sams
  Publishing)
• Code samples available for download at
• www.adamnathan.net/silverlight/code

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Target Audience

• Prior web development experience
• Best geared towards programmers, software
  engineers, web designers, technical leads, task
  leads and architects.

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Instructor Introduction

• Technical Lead (IRS JOC project)
• MCSD and MCSD .Net
• Represent SRA at developer community events in
  the Southeast
• Author of several SRA-U courses

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Course Objectives

• We will be able to create more compelling web
  experiences.
• Become familiar with SilverLight 1.0 feature
  areas
• Know the tools used to create SilverLight
  applications
• Understand the role of XAML
• Learn how to create hybrid applications

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Course Roadmap

• Week 1 Getting Started
• Week 2 Working with XAML
• Week 3 Creating Static Content
• Week 4 Event Model Handling
• Week 5 Content on Demand/Animation
• Week 6 Audio and Video

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Todays Agenda

• SilverLight Overview
• Installing SilverLight
• Browser Requirements
• Tools to create SilverLight apps
• Sample Apps/Walkthroughs
• Other resources
• Contact information

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Why SilverLight?

• The web was invented as a system that allowed
  static documents to be stored on a web server and
  linked.
• The capability of HMTL tags is limited
• Todays web applications require a richer user
  experience.
• SilverLight provides a means of creating Rich
  Internet Applications.

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What is SilverLight?

• Cross browser, cross platform plug-in for
  creating rich interactive applications on the web
• Includes support for the Windows Media platform,
  enabling delivery of rich audio and video with 2D
  animation, vector graphics, and more.

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SilverLight and the Web
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SilverLight Versions and Features

• Version 1.0 Features
• Version 2.0 Features

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Tools for Developing SilverLight Apps

• Minimum any text editor and any web server will
  work
• Maximum productivity
• VS 2005 with Service Pack1 or VS2008
• Expression Suite
• SilverLight Extensions for Visual Studio

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Tools We Will Use

• Visual Studio 2005 or 2008
• Microsoft Expression Blend
• Microsoft SilverLight 1.0 Software Development
  Kit (SDK)
• - SDK available for downloadfrom
  www.SilverLight.Net (free)
• Trial versions of the Expression Studio are
  available from
• www.microsoft.com\downloads

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Demos

• SilverLight.net\fox
• Demos from the Book

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Break

• We will look at some Demos after break

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Building a Silverlight 1.0 App from Scratch

• Lets build a Silverlight app!

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Code Walkthroughs from Ch 1

• Listing 1.1
• P19 Letting javascript do the dirty work
• P24 Using inline XAML

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Optional Take Home Class Exercise

• SDK 1.0 QuickStart (offline version or online
  version)
• You will need Visual Studio to make things easier
  on you
• Blend is not required for this exercise

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Other SilverLight Resources

• Community Site -www.silverlight.net
• SRA Skillport (via the portal) Books 24x7
• www.adoguy.com
• Msdn.microsoft.com/channel9
• Msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/default.aspx

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More SilverLight Resources

• Main Product Site http//www.microsoft.com/silver
  light
• MSDN Center http//msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight
  
• Online Forums http//silverlight.net/forums
• Online SDK http//msdn2.microsoft.com/bb188266.as
  px

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SilverLight Blogs

• Tim Sneath http//blogs.msdn.com/tims
• Laurence Moroney http//blogs.msdn.com/webnext
• Adam Kinney http//adamkinney.com
• Jesse Liberty http//silverlight.net/blogs/jessel
  iberty/
• Tim Heuer http//timheuer.com
• Dave Campbell http//www.wynapse.com/

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Next Week

• Chapter 1 review the take home exercise
• Chapter 2 from the course text
• XAML
• QA

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Questions ?

• Feel free to contact me at noah_subrin_at_sra.com
• Thank you!