Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls (Pro Series) [Paperback]

Jose Guay Paz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430229403 | ISBN-13: 978-1430229407 | Publication Date: May 31, 2010 | Edition: 1

Any ASP.NET developer who needs a sophisticated control solution may look to Telerik to supply them a fast solution if they understand how to use and integrate Telerik into their own projects. The Telerik suite of controls has been widely adopted by the .NET development community, and Telerik controls appear in tens of thousands of solutions across all industries, with 300,000 registered Telerik users. This book supports the ASP.NET and Silverlight professional developer community by opening up Telerik solutions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (May 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430229403
• ISBN-13: 978-1430229407
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Telerik controls, January 21, 2011

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Kevin Babcock (College Station, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls (Pro Series) (Paperback)

I've been a huge fan of Telerik and their products for years. I began my .NET career at Telerik and, since moving on to other opportunities, have continued to use their development tools for one reason: they surpass any other .NET component suites currently on the market in both quality and performance.

The RadControls for ASP.NET and Silverlight are a huge set of controls with an enormous amount of features. Covering them is no easy task, but Jose hits one out of the park with this book. He covers all the major controls with practical examples and just enough information to whet the appetite of any aspiring Telerik developer. His writing is clear and the code samples are excellent. Even after years of Telerik development I was surprised to learn several new things when going through the chapters.

This book is a great resource for developers just getting started with Telerik controls, and a handy reference for the seasoned Telerik developer as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place To Start, July 30, 2010

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Philip F. Japikse (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls (Pro Series) (Paperback)

One question often asked in software discussions is "Build vs. Buy". In other words, is it more cost effective to utilize your development team to build reusable components of software or should the organization purchase a commercial offering. Buying components that handle the generic functions of an application allows the development team to focus on creating software that provides true business value.

The question then comes down to which tools to use, and how to use them. Telerik is an award winning and industry leader provider of controls for .NET developers, as well as reporting, Object Relational Mapping, Agile Project Management, and Visual Studio productivity add-ins. This book does a great job of diving into how to use the RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax, RadControls for Silverlight, Telerik Reporting, OpenAccess ORM, and ASP.NET MVC Extensions.

"Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls" (Apress Publishing, Jose Rolando Guay Paz) does an excellent job going into the details of all of these controls, and provides a great desktop reference for .NET developers interested in developing better software faster. There are a significant number of controls in the suite, and Jose wisely chose to discuss each logical group controls in their own chapter. After the obligatory intro chapter that discusses ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, and Telerik and a chapter that explains how to install all of the required software, there are seven chapters devoted to the main controls.

* Input Controls
* Navigation Controls
* Date, Time, and Scheduling Controls
* Data Controls (broken into two chapters due to the amount of content)
* Layout Controls
* Chart and Imaging Controls
* Additional Controls (such as RadCaptcha, RadUploader, and RadFileExplorer)
* RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax

These chapters are very detailed, and do a great job explaining the finer details installing and using the RadControls. The only negative that I have with these chapters is they read a bit like a help manual. Great information, great reference material, but no cohesive story. It would be nice to have a reference application that was built up over the course of the chapters to show the controls in context.

The next chapter is on RadControls for Silverlight. This is in my opinion the best chapter in the book, as it provides usage information in the context of a working application.

Telerik Reporting and OpenAccess ORM are covered in the final two chapters, and are again covered in great detail, Again, really good information presenting in the form of a reference guide.

All in all, this is a very good book to use as a starting point for learning to work with the Telerik Controls. Unfortunately, as Telerik provides additional releases, this text will become dated, as the controls are constantly adding new functionality and updating existing functionality. However, this should not be too much of a concern for a developer looking for a strong place to start learning the products, and I still place this book in the recommended list.

Happy Coding!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coverage on Telerik asp.net and Silverlight controls, July 18, 2010

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Andy Zhang "Andy" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pro Telerik ASP.NET and Silverlight Controls (Pro Series) (Paperback)

When you are building enterprise applications, you want to create sleek and professional looking controls for your websites. Telerik controls is one of the popular options that you can choose from to enhance your .NET development. This book covers a good array of Telerik controls from installation, configuration, to customization. These ASP.NET and Silverlight controls can save you time and efforts to create stunning presentation layer.