EDMUG Silverlight Talk
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Make the web shine
Mark BennettBurmis Studio
User Expectations Increasing
Demanding richer interfaces
Desktop-like performance
Consistent experience
Big Expectations = Bigger Challenges
Silverlight makes it simple
The Development Challenges
Cross browser
support!!!
The Development ChallengesAJAX debuggingPerformance problemsBad designer / developer workflowCan’t share assets between web and desktop
Silverlight Makes It SimpleProvides developers with:
Consistent platformRicher User InterfacesBetter application performanceIntegrated designer & developer workflowProfessional development toolsShared assets between web and desktop
What? How? Why?
What Is Silverlight?Browser plug-inSimilar usage
scenarios to Adobe Flash
<10 sec downloadProvides
animations, vector graphics, audio-video playback
Under the hoodInstance of
the .NET Compact Framework
Subset of Windows Presentation Framework
Includes many standard libraries (LINQ, DataBinding, Networking)
Consistent PlatformWorks on all major browsers
Consistent PlatformWorks on Windows and Mac OS XLinux port arriving soon
Consistent PlatformComing to Nokia and Windows Mobile
phones
Richer User InterfacesNew interface
paradigmVector based and
resolution independent
Scales to client hardware
Richer User InterfacesReal graphical
primitives for the web (circles, polygons, paths)
AnimationVideo
Richer User InterfacesCalendarTextBox (w/
Watermark)SlidersButtonsListsLots more!
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