Session 1: An Overview of Silverlight 2

Overview of Silverlight 2 Mike Ormond Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email_address] http://mikeo.co.uk

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of .NET for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences & rich interactive applications for the Web .

Showcase

Packaging & Architecture

Browser plug-in

Very small download, installs in seconds

Includes video & audio codecs

Typically installed on demand

Browser Silverlight Plugin Retained Mode Graphics System Multimedia support XAML Vector based graphics Animation engine .NET Core CLR .NET Framework Controls Data Networking Silverlight Base Class Library JavaScript API

Silverlight Programming Model <script> ... </script> <body> ... <object></object> ... </body> JavaScript Engine HTML DOM Silverlight 1 Plugin

Silverlight Programming Model <script> ... </script> <body> ... ... ... </body> JavaScript Engine HTML DOM Silverlight 2 Plugin .NET Core CLR .NET Framework

Hello World

Client Server Interaction MyPage.html MySLApp.xap MyVideo.wmv MySLApp.xap AppManifest.xaml MyAssembly1.dll MyAssembly2.dll SysAssembly1.dll MyImage1.png MySLApp.xap AppManifest.xaml MyAssembly1.dll MyAssembly2.dll SysAssembly1.dll MyImage1.png

Declarative Development - XAML

eXtensible Application Markup Language

WPF, Silverlight, WF etc

In Silverlight – XAML loaded at runtime and merged with supporting “code behind” class

Application Lifecycle Declarative Markup

Tools XAML VS Project Files

Silverlight Tooling

Silverlight Core UI Capabilities Layout Animation Composition WMV1 WMV2 WMV3 WMVA WMVC1 WMA7 WMA8 WMA9 MP3

Silverlight UI Controls

Silverlight Controls

Silverlight .NET Framework

Framework Pieces

Timeline & Platforms

Timeline

Silverlight 1 - Released (September 2007)

Silverlight 2 - Beta 2

Moonlight - Pre-Alpha

Platforms & Browsers (Microsoft support) IE 6.0+ FireFox 1.5+ Safari 2.0 Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000* Mac OS X 10.4.8+ Novell Support (Moonlight) Linux (various distros) Konqueror FireFox Opera

Resources

http://msdn.microsoft.com

http://www.silverlight.net

http://www.silverlightscreencasts.com

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