Overview of Silverlight
Mike Taulty Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email protected] http://mtaulty.com Introduction Microsoft UX Technologies
ASP.NET ASP.NET AJAX Win Forms Silverlight WPF DirectX
Richness
Platform “Reach” Access
Criteria
Status & Tooling Maturity
Dev Model 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. A richer web with Silverlight Timeline & Packaging
Platforms & Browsers (Mirosoft support) Novell Support (Moonlight)
IE 6.0+ FireFox 1.5+ Safari 2.0 FireFox Konqueror Opera
Windows Mac OS X Linux Vista, XP, 2003, 2000* 10.4.8+ (various distros)
Timeline V1.0 Released September 2007, V1.1 in Alpha (timing and some functionality TBD) Moonlight – timing TBD (Novell) Packaging Browser plug-in, little dependency on other s/w Silverlight V1.0 and V1.1
Silverlight V1.1
Silverlight V1.0
V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0 CoreCLR Independent subset of the .NET Framework Installing Silverlight Developing Declarative Development - XAML
eXtensible Application Markup Language
Code XAML
Calculator c = new Calculator();
XAML usage Compiled to produce executable code Dynamically loaded (parsed or pre-parsed) Core UI Capabilities
Vector Based Graphics Animation system 2D graphics Media Primitives (ellipse, Video rectangle, path etc) Audio Composition engine Transforms Brushes Text Ink Core UI Capabilities Silverlight Programming Model
JavaScript
• Silverlight 1.0 and 1.1 • Code against both HTML and XAML content • Integrates with ASP.NET AJAX controls
.NET
• Silverlight 1.1 only • CoreCLR + Silverlight .NET Framework subset • VB and C# against both XAML and HTML content Silverlight, Documents and DOMs
HTML DOM XAML DOM
Silverlight “Hello World” Designer/Developer Tooling
Designer Developer Look, behavior, brand, Function, deployment, data, and emotional connection security, operational integrity VS 2008
XAML
VS Project Files Silverlight Tooling
Expression Design Blend 2, September Preview Encoder Visual Studio Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 Silverlight Tools Alpha for Visual Studio 2008 Silverlight 1.1 Alpha Refresh SDK Expression Tools Deploying Silverlight Streaming
Provides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight
http://silverlight.live.com • Free, 4GB hosting and streaming • You build the application, we deliver the scale • High quality, differentiated, controllable user experience • Complete API Programmability Silverlight Streaming Resources
www.silverlight.net MSDN in the UK
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