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5 Hidden Secrets of Silverlight 4 A Rich Internet Application Development Platform
5 Hidden Secrets of Silverlight 4 A Rich Internet Application Development Platform
After all who does not have secrets here iFlexweb reveals secrets related to our very own Silverlight 4 which is a widely used rich internet application development platform.
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat,
India
(prbd.net)
05/08/2010
"Rich Internet Application Development"
Silverlight 4 successor of Silverlight 3 of course has some hidden secrets for the Silverlight developer to explore. iFlexweb has taken a look into some of them and finds that it is better than its predecessor in terms of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) RIA Services and data binding. Hence iFlexweb feels that it an ideal platform for rich internet application development.
iFlexweb has found 5 hidden secrets of Silverlight 4 a rich internet application development platform, which can make it even more useful through extensive research:
1.Benefit from Project Templates:
Visual Studio 2010 tool of Silverlight 4 gives Silverlight developers access to hundreds of project templates which can be effectively used for any rich internet application development. Different templates like Silverlight Navigation Application or Silverlight Business Application template can considerably make the job much more easier
2.Interpret Data Workings:
Most of the RIA development use data as the base of their workings. Data with Silverlight can be accessed by using Web Service. But this rich internet application development platform allows the developer to publish data in numerous ways using WCF RIA Services and WCF Data Services.
3.Out of the Browser Application:
As the name of the feature suggests it helps a developer to develop rich internet applications which can be downloaded to run outside of the web page that is on the desktop. This gives developer more control over the appearance of the application. With this even a 600 x 600 pixels application is possible.
4.Blend Printing with Application:
This is an amazing feature a developer involved in RIA development would have ever thought of. It allows printing of any part of the application. This helps in generating simple reports.
5.Have a Look At Prism:
It is a framework and guide that uses Composite Application Library which includes different tools helpful to build dynamic rich internet applications for clients. Prism helps a developer in rich internet application development to develop a highly testable and scalable application.
At the end we have a few words from Project Manager, Web development, iFlexweb “There is no doubt that the 5 hidden secrets of Silverlight make it even more vulnerable for rich internet application development”.
iFlexweb has explored all the hidden secrets of Silverlight 4 through extensive research and now is able to use the findings in its rich internet application development projects.