Mike Taulty Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email_address] http://www.mtaulty.com

V2 is backwards compatible & where you’d start today V1 V2 September 2007 October 2008

Manual download / Windows Update

~10 Second Download No Additional Dependencies

? Linux support is from Novell’s Moonlight project

Silverlight Single Unified Framework Controls Media Graphics Layout, Animation, Data Binding

All code gets same limited permissions

Source parameter points to the application

Browser requests XAP file, unzips it, runs .NET code myapp.xap

MyApp.xap manifest.xaml MyApp.dll Resource Files Assemblies

Specific .NET Frameworks/Runtimes Desktop/Server .NET Framework 3.5 Sp1 Mobile Devices .NET Compact Framework Silverlight Silverlight .NET Framework Common .NET Development .NET Languages ( C#, VB, etc ) .NET Tools ( Visual Studio, etc ) .NET Developers & Skills

XAML markup language defines UI .NET code handles interaction Silverlight .NET Application

Develop with Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 + Silverlight tools Design Styles & Interaction in Expression Blend 2 Sp1

Silverlight Control Full Page Silverlight UI Silverlight “Islands” in HTML Silverlight Control 1 Silverlight Control 2 Rich HTML & Javascript Interop

Silverlight HTTP GET/POST SOAP, JSON, REST, XML Sockets

Control UI separated from Control behaviour

www.silverlight.net

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