Foundation Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight [Paperback]

Expression Blend was Microsofts first entry into the web application and design space; the first time they trod on Adobe Flashs toes. They got a lot of things right, and started to carve out a market, but they didnt get the crossover numbers they wanted. Blend 2 is where they put that right. It is a huge improvement over Blend. This book details everything a designer or developer needs to know to start developing web applications in Blend.

Expression Blend was Microsofts first entry into the web application and design space. This book details everything a designer or developer needs to know to start developing web applications in Blend. Blend 2 is a huge improvement over Blend.

Welcome to Foundation Expression Blend 2: Building Applications in WPF and Silverlight! I am very excited about this book, as I love Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight, and I have a passion for teaching them both. Throughout the course of the book, I am going to take you step by step from being a novice in Blend/WPF/Silverlight to being a skilled prac- tioner, able to create your own dynamic Rich Media Applications with animations, stunning effects, and even 3D objects. As well as these innovative tools from Microsoft, you will also use some third-party applications that will really make your creations visually stunning. Because this technology is so new, only a handful of people in the world know how to develop in it, and those who can are compensated very well and are highly sought after. Its a rapidly expanding market, and more and more companies are looking for Silverlight and WPF developersif you have those skills, then youll be a developer in demand! To give you an www. identitymine.A table of contents is not available for this title.Victor Gaudioso is a senior application engineer at IdentityMine, a top-tier software company specializing in designing and developing cutting edge software applications, creating customized WPFl‡