A platform from Microsoft for developing rich Internet applications on Windows and Mac computers. It was designed to compete with other multimedia platforms, including Adobe Flash/Flex, JavaFX and JavaScript and to broaden the scope for .NET developers, allowing them to run their .NET programs on the Mac (and Linux via Moonlight) rather than only Windows.
Delivered as a .NET-enabled plug-in for the Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari browsers, Silverlight supports animation, vector graphics, MP3 and Windows Media formats including the VC-1 video codec. Silverlight programs can be written in Visual Basic, C#, Python and Ruby.
The Windows Interface - Everywhere
Code named "Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere" (WPF/E), Silverlight is the cross platform version of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interface, first deployed in Windows Vista. Windows Mobile also supports Silverlight, and a Linux version is available from the Moonlight project. See VC-1, RIA, Moonlight and Windows Presentation Foundation.
Delivered as a .NET-enabled plug-in for the Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari browsers, Silverlight supports animation, vector graphics, MP3 and Windows Media formats including the VC-1 video codec. Silverlight programs can be written in Visual Basic, C#, Python and Ruby.
The Windows Interface - Everywhere
Code named "Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere" (WPF/E), Silverlight is the cross platform version of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interface, first deployed in Windows Vista. Windows Mobile also supports Silverlight, and a Linux version is available from the Moonlight project. See VC-1, RIA, Moonlight and Windows Presentation Foundation.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-04
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- Software downloads 2009-10-31
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- Blog posts 2009-10-28
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
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- Software downloads 2009-10-27
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- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- What Windows7 could mean for Linux
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
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- Software downloads 2009-10-24
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Free Silverlight streaming service to be replaced by paid Azure-hosted service
- Ought to be interestingSilverlight is the means by which Netflix streams their on-demand content. I cannot help but wonder if MS cut a deal with the new Blockbuster service.Does MS support "open internet", or do they want us to pay for itDoes MS support "open internet", or do they want...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Free Silverlight streaming service to be replaced by paid Azure-hosted service
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- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on
- RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Spket IDE 1.6.18 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-10-19
- Mono-mania: It's risky business
- M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Control System Works 1.0.356 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-10-14
- Microsoft's Silverlight now embedded in Windows Embedded
- C ++ Silverlight for DesktopSign this petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/SWE4DKTP/petition.html) if you would like to have the native C++ Silverlight not only on Microsoft Windows Embedded CE operating system but also on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7 operating systems.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- When will Microsoft's Live Mesh matter?
- I consider live Mesh to be one of the killer apps...... on my Windows Mobile phone. That explains a lot there. If Microsoft can't get Windows Mobile straight, what hope is there for ancillary services?it is oddIt's bizarre that they haven't used it in other ways. I love it...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom
- Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Flash 10.1 beta coming to Windows Mobile 6.5 phones by year-end
- Useful stuffPretty decent article which really worth reading...Useless stuffBoth Flash and Silverlight are most likely dying solutions for a problem which should have been solved with something properly standardized and free from the beginning.Flash is not just used to deliver movies and animations, it's a popular tool for ad makers...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
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