Silverlight

"Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows."

That's the marketing stuff, here's the developer stuff.

Resources

• Getting Started with Silverlight - Watch the Getting Started Video or just download Silverlight.
• Silverlight Forums - Need help or have a problem? Engage the Silverlight Community in the Forums.
• Showcase - Dozens of great Silverlight Examples fill this gallery. Even more are in the Silverlight Examples page on this Wiki.

Learn

• How to Videos and Conference Sessions - On this page you will find dozens of videos designed for all Silverlight designers and developers, from the novice to the professional.
• Whitepapers - Prefer your content in prose? We've got the paperwork for you. Check out the Silverlight Architecture and what's changed in the betas.
• QuickStart - Task-based samples that walk you through the process of making and deploying your own Silverlight Applications.
• The .NET Show on Silverlight - A little old, but this video has ScottGu and JasonZ talking Silverlight with lots of demos and details. Worth the time, even if you fast-foward a bit, it's a good overview.

Videos & Webcasts

• There are dozens of great video tutorials over at http://silverlight.net/Learn/.
• Silverlight for Total Novices - Step by step on getting started, building your first application, XAML, JavaScript, the interaction among HTML, JavaScript, and XAML, creating a useful application.

Enjoy! Be sure to explore the sub-pages beneath this page! This is only the beginning. There's also piles more over at http://www.silverlight.net.

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