[IronPython] Getting started with IronPython and Silverlight

[Michael Foord]

Hello Marty,

You can get a PDF version through the Manning Early Access Program 
(MEAP): http://www.manning.com/foord

This is the 'still-some-editing-to-come' draft of all 15 chapters 
(updates to the Silverlight chapter and the last chapter on embedding 
IronPython plus copy editing still to do). There should be one further 
update to the MEAP version (probably soon) and then the book itself will 
come out in January.

If you pay for the MEAP you also get the hardcopy version when it comes out.

All the best,

Michael

Marty Nelson wrote:
> Great.  I was looking for some IronPython books for our developers and
> testers, I'll order a bunch.
>
> When is it going to be available?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com
> [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Michael Foord
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:54 AM
> To: Discussion of IronPython
> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Getting started with IronPython and
> Silverlight
>
> Marty Nelson wrote:
>   
>> Michael -
>>
>> Is "IP in Action" written for IP 2.0?
>>   
>>     
>
> Yes.
>
>   
>> How much is .Net integration and how much is python coding?
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> It is a mixture of both. The book aims to be as useful to .NET 
> programmers coming to Python as it is to Python programmers coming to
> .NET.
>
> Chapter 2 is a Python tutorial.
> Chapter 3 is an introduction to .NET interop including the basic .NET
> types
> Chapters 4-6 are on structured IronPython programming - introducing more
>
> Python concepts (like lambdas and properties) along with .NET libraries 
> like Windows Forms, System.Xml and so on
>
> The rest of the book covers specific topics - testing, advanced Python, 
> tricky corners of .NET interop, Silverlight, databases, ASP.NET, WPF
> etc.
>
> The final two chapters cover writing C# libraries for use from 
> IronPython and embedding IronPython in C#.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com
>> [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Michael Foord
>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 5:33 AM
>> To: Discussion of IronPython
>> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Getting started with IronPython and
>> Silverlight
>>
>> Hello Kenneth,
>>
>> Rob Miles has just made available his book on C# that they use for 
>> teaching the first year of computer science at Hull university. No
>>     
> idea 
>   
>> what the book is like, but C# is a nice and straightforward language 
>> (despite its B&D approach to typing) so it is easy to learn and the
>>     
> book
>   
>> will probably serve you well:
>>
>> http://www.robmiles.com/c-yellow-book/
>>
>> For IronPython and Silverlight stuff I *highly* recommend IronPython
>>     
> in 
>   
>> Action which is apparently an *awesome* wonder of readability and
>> content:
>>
>> http://www.ironpythoninaction.com
>>
>> Other useful resources:
>>
>> * IronPython Cookbook (recipes and examples)
>>     
> http://www.ironpython.info
>   
>> * IronPython URLs (lots of links to IronPython resources) 
>> http://ironpython-urls.blogspot.com/
>> * My IronPython, Silverlight and Winforms tutorials 
>> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Michael Foord
>>
>> Kenneth Miller wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> All,
>>>
>>>     I'm just getting started with IronPython and Silverlight, and to 
>>> be honest I have not experience with C#. Are there are any basic 
>>> tutorials or material that would kick me off on both of these 
>>> subjects? I've been fiddling with the the SDL-SDK for a little while 
>>> and I've written some basic examples, but I'm still unsure as to a 
>>> couple of things. What modules (.Net or otherwise) does the
>>>       
> python.dll
>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>> that's distributed with the sdl-sdk include? Can i extend this? If
>>>       
> so,
>   
>>>     
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>> how? Do I have to use it? How do I do basic operations? I've tried 
>>> using CPython's minidom, which doesn't seem to exist and imports from
>>>       
>
>   
>>> System.Xml fail. Can I print to the terminal when using Chiron? Can I
>>>       
>
>   
>>> set pdb traces?
>>>
>>> I'm currently running the sdl-sdk on OS X ontop of Mono, with pretty 
>>> good success.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the help!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ken
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