Silverlight Toolkit on CodePlex Adds Live Samples in Visual Basic

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# Sharf said on August 4, 2009 9:10 AM:

Can you explain briefly about Silverlight? Is it animation package? How can we write program for that?

# Beth Massi said on August 4, 2009 1:24 PM:

Hi Sharf,

Silverlight is a rich internet client that you can use as an alternative to web interfaces. It has a very small framework that works cross-platform so if you need rich controls like that of a desktop UI but the ease of deployment like a web UI then you should check it out. It also has very rich multi-media & HD video capabilities. The best place to learn about Silverlight is www.silverlight.net.

Have Fun,

-B

# Sharf said on August 4, 2009 2:26 PM:

Thank you. Last week my friend asked me about "User friendly controls in web interface" here it is...

Thanks again!

# Toby Teel said on August 6, 2009 11:13 AM:

Hey Beth, thanks for the great link.

I hate to bother you about it, but where is the DLR console?  Is it not online?

Also, where can I find out more about the DLR?

Thanks.

-Toby

# Beth Massi said on August 6, 2009 11:58 AM:

Hi Toby,

If you go to one of the samples like http://silverlight.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Silverlight%20Toolkit%20Overview%20Part%201

There will be a DLR Console tab.

You can learn more about the DLR here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd233052(VS.100).aspx

http://www.codeplex.com/dlr

http://silverlight.net/learn/dynamiclanguages.aspx/

Have Fun,

-B

# Andrew F said on August 10, 2009 2:28 PM:

Does Silverlight have any value for someone who still spends 99.99% of their time doing WinForms work?  Or is this simply an internet plaything?

# Beth Massi said on August 11, 2009 2:00 PM:

Hi Andrew,

I also come from the Windows forms world. If you're building n-tier business applications using Windows Forms as the smart client then I see two main benefits of Silverlight over n-tier Windows Forms. 1) The Silverlight framework is under 5M as opposed to the Full .NET Framework (or even the Client Profile wich is about 30M). 2) Silverlight is cross-browser & cross-platform (Mac & Windows).

But you should think of Silverlight as a rich web application and not a replacement for Windows forms (or WPF). Winforms/WPF have a much richer framework, can interoperate with other applications on the desktop like Office, are not sandboxed like Silverlight, and are easy to develop. If you are developing web-based applications then I would look at Silverlight and .NET RIA Services. If you need the full power of the Windows desktop then I would look at WPF.

HTH,

-B

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