What's Silverlight?

What is Silverlight?

…a powerful development platform for

creating engaging, interactive user experiences for

Web, desktop, and mobile applications

when online or offline

What is Silverlight?… a free plug-in

powered by the .NET framework that is compatible across multiple browsers,

devices and operating systems to bring a new

level of interactivity wherever the Web

works.

Silverlight helps create visually rich experiences with backend support for rapid development through the Microsoft Web Platform, Visual Studio and Expression

Studio

Works with what you know

Design

Host

Develop

Browse

Deploy

Works with what you know

Design

Host

Develop

Browse

Deploy

But at what price?

FREE

http://microsoft.com/web

Statistics

Developers Targeting by Technology“What is the primary RIA framework you use for deployed applications?”

Base: Dr. Dobbs Developer Technographics Q3 09, Q3 10

ASP.NET (w/ Ajax)

jQuery

Flex

Silverlight

GWT

Dojo

Prototype/Scriptacu-lous

JavaFX

Oracle ADF

Other

0.389

0.135

0.101

0.058

0.046

0.029

0.02

0.006

0.22

29%

21%

9%

18%

4%

2%

2%

2%

2%

12%

Dr. Dobbs 2010 (n=1023)Dr. Dobbs 2009 (n=347)

Browser Plugin Acceptance

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Jun '10 Jul '10 Aug '10 Sep '10 Oct '10 Nov '10 Dec '10 Jan '110.00

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Base: www.statowl.com / www.riastats.com

Browser Plugin Acceptance

Feb '10 Mar '10 Apr '10 May '10

Jun '10 Jul '10 Aug '10 Sep '10 Oct '10 Nov '10 Dec '10 Jan '110.00

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The Netherlands

Features

Features

Webcam and Microphone

Enhanced Data bindingPrinting

Managed Extensibility Framework

Trusted Applications

SketchflowDrag and Drop Data Binding

Design Surface

Productivity Enhancements

Features Silverlight 5

Features Silverlight 5

TrickPlay Debug on Data bindingText improvements

Databinding enhancements

WS-Trust support

Calling unmanaged code

Trusted apps in browser

GPU accelerated 3D API

Tools improvement

Customer Stories

NOS – Vancouver 2010

http://www.sapphiresteel.com/

• 29.6 million page views• 3.8 million live stream

starts• 5.3 million video requests

SnapFlow

http://www.sapphiresteel.com/

Workflow in the CloudFeature rich forms and sophisticated business logic in its drag-and-drop editing environment to enhance your flowcharts

USA Today

http://www.sapphiresteel.com/• Out of browser• Interactive• Up-to-date news

For Flash Developers

Project Rosetta

http://visitmix.com/labs/rosetta/FTSL/

Amethyst

http://www.sapphiresteel.com/

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