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10 Unknown Facts about Rich Internet Application Development Using Silverlight 4 Disclosed
10 Unknown Facts about Rich Internet Application Development Using Silverlight 4 Disclosed
When the internet community is talking about RIA, Silverlight 4 comes as a boon for all those who intent to accomplish rich internet application development projects on time and smoothly.
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat,
India
(prbd.net)
09/09/2010
Silverlight 4 is extensively used for.Net based rich internet application development. It takes the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and data binding services found in Silverlight 3 to the next level. Applications developed using it can run errorless on multiple browsers as well as on desktops.
Operation Manager, iFlexweb, an acclaimed rich internet application development company said “we also use Silverlight 4 for developing RIA applications which meet client’s expectations. The software is excellent and helps us easily accomplish all RIA development projects on time and accurately.” The Operation Manager also said “many who use the platform for RIA development are still not aware of how to use it optimally”.
Hence here are 10 less known features of Silverlight 4 directly from the desk of the Operation Manager:
1. When Silverlight 4 works in conjunction with Visual Studio 2010 a Silverlight developer can get access to ready to use multiple project templates. The use of multiple template facilitate the RIA development process.
2. Learn about the different ways used for publishing data from the server to the RIA application developed using Silverlight 4. Knowledge of DataContext can simplify the process of data binding.
3. Out of the browser feature helps developers integrate an RIA application in a manner that it can be downloaded by the user on the desktop.
4. Silverlight 4 enables printing of the various parts (UI element) of the application.
5. Prism is a framework cum guidance which is an excellent tool for developing large rich internet application development projects. It also facilitates modular client application development.
6. Use features like multi-touch input to develop more interactive RIA solutions.
7. All RIA applications run a supporting program at the background which is often not understood by users. Silverlight includes toast notifications feature for desktop applications. The feature is effective at notifying users that something is going on at the back.
8. Use both Visual Studio and Expression Blend for developing RIA applications to integrate all that they have in the application.
9. Use styles throughout the application using XAML and Silverlight.
10. Use tools like Silverlight Spy to test and debug the rich internet application developed.