2. Microsoft Silverlight
Developers : Microsoft Corporation
Initial release : April 2007
Stable release : 9 July 2009
Preview release : 9 July 2009
Written in : Combination of C++ andC#
Operating system : Microsoft Windows,
Mac OS X
Type : Web Application framework
Website : Microsoft Silverlight
silverlight.net
3. Introduction
Web based technology, launched by Microsoft in April
2007. competitor to Adobes Flash.
Cross-browser, Cross-platform implementation of the
.NET Framework.
Building and Delivering the next generation of media
experiences and RIA for the Web.
4. Silverlight
Silverlight, formerly code-named "WPF/E.“
Design & Development sections are separated
Provide a rich UI
Can Plug into existing environments that
deliver Web services over most technologies
5. Silverlight
Silverlight unifies the capabilities of
The server,
The Web, and
The desktop of managed code & dynamic
languages,
Declarative and Traditional programming,
and the power of WPF.
6. Silverlight applications
XAML file
Difference between Flash and XAML is,
Flash is a compiled application
XAML is text based.
Search engines can analyze and index such
content, which is a huge benefit for webmasters
Supports video and audio files without need of much
programming.
8. Silverlight framework
The browser plug-in
Enabling the same Silverlight application to run on
multiple platforms
Applications are embedded objects in web page
When browser invoke Silverlight application, plug-in
downloads the XML page(binary & resource). Then begin
code execution
Auto post back, build in .Net framework
9. Silverlight framework
Presentation framework
subset of WPF which is based on the XAML
Provides a rich set of controls such as buttons,
calendars, text boxes, scroll viewers, a data grid
Silverlight’s media pipeline
10. Early Adopters
Some example sites are listed below:
World Series of Poker
Discovery Channel
The Emmys
Home Shopping Network (HSN)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Fox
XBOX 360
Photosynth - uses Silverlight to allow subscribers to
instantly watch movies on their PCs or Intel-based
Macs.
11. Web site
Silverlight home page
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight
Silverlight .net community
http://silverlight.net