"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
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.
News
There are a few good sources of top new Silverlight blog posts and informations:
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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Silverlight Books
Here are some recommended books dedicated to Silverlight either completely or for the most part. Silverlight 4 Books Introducing Silverlight 4 Silverlight 4 User Interface Cookbook Silverlight 4 in Action by Pete Brown Beginning Silverlight 4 in C# Pro Silverlight
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Wed, Dec 24, 2008 1:32 PM
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Silverlight Examples
Here's some particularly amazing Silverlight examples found in the blogosphere. Also, be sure to check out the Silverlight Galleries and the Learn page. Examples The Silverlight Showcase- Check out this collection of sites and demos on silverlight.net
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Sun, Jul 31, 2011 3:57 AM
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Silverlight Blogs
Here are some recommended blogs and podcasts dedicated to Silverlight either completely or for the most part. Blogs List of Silverlight Community Blogs;- A huge "river of news" of aggregated Silverlight blogs. A great place to start. WPF Wonderland
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