Overview of Silverlight and looking at some of it’s most important features.
Download the source code of the demos from here: http://gregdoesit.com/2010/03/slides-and-code-for-the-presentation-an-introduction-to-silverlight/
1. An Introduction To Silverlight Gergely Orosz http://GregDoesIT.com @gergelyorosz
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4. Flash vs Silverlight Flash Silverlight Animation model Frame-based Time-based Language ActionScript CLR-compilant (VB.NET, C#) Platform All major Limited Linux (Moonlight) Multithreading No (from programmer perspective) Yes
5. Flash vs Silverlight Flash Silverlight Image support Most formats JPG and PNG Video, audio Multiple formats, low-level APIs VC-1 codec, WMW, WM, no low-level APIs Streaming More cost-effective Other More mature Deep Zoom