A Silverlight Introduction for Line-of-Business Applications

Xavier Spileers

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An introduction on Silverlight for developers of administrative applications. The article starts by explaining the basics of WPF and then delves deeper in the business-oriented aspects.

silverlightlob_src.zip
- carsdb_schema.sql
- CarSelector.sln
- CarSelector.Web
  - App_Data
  - CarSelector.Web.csproj
  - CarSelector.Web.csproj.user
  - CarSelectorTestPage.aspx
  - CarSelectorTestPage.html
  - CarService.svc
  - CarService.svc.cs
  - ClientBin
    - CarSelector.xap
    - Media
  - DBDataClasses.cs
  - DBDataClasses.dbml
  - DBDataClasses.dbml.layout
  - DBDataClasses.designer.cs
  - Default.aspx
  - Default.aspx.cs
  - Default.aspx.designer.cs
  - ICarService.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Settings.Designer.cs
    - Settings.settings
  - Silverlight.js
  - SimpleCar.cs
  - Web.config
- CarSelector
  - App.xaml
  - App.xaml.cs
  - CarSelector.csproj
  - CarSelector.csproj.user
  - CurrencyValueConverter.cs
  - DetailPage.xaml
  - DetailPage.xaml.cs
  - Img
    - exit16.png
    - open16.png
  - ListPage.xaml
  - ListPage.xaml.cs
  - MainContent.cs
  - Properties
    - AppManifest.xml
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - Service References
    - CarService
      - CarSelector.CarService.Car.datasource
      - CarSelector.CarService.SimpleCar.datasource
      - CarService.disco
      - CarService.wsdl
      - CarService.xsd
      - CarService1.xsd
      - CarService2.xsd
      - CarService3.xsd
      - configuration.svcinfo
      - configuration91.svcinfo
      - Reference.cs
      - Reference.svcmap
  - ServiceReferences.ClientConfig
  - Themes
    - generic.xaml


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Written By

Xavier Spileers

CEO TRI-S bvba, Cogenius bvba

Belgium

I'm working since 1999 in an IT environment: started developing in PROGRESS 4GL, then VB6 and am working since 2003 with C#. I'm currently transitioning to HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript for the front-end development.
I started my own company (TRI-S) in 2007 and co-founded another one (Cogenius) in 2012.
Besides being a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) I'm also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and am teaching .NET and JavaScript courses.

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