Overview of Silverlight Mike Taulty Developer & Platform Group Microsoft Ltd [email protected] http://mtaulty.com Introduction Microsoft UX Technologies ASP.NET ASP.NET AJAX Win Forms Silverlight Richness Platform Access “Reach” Criteria Status & Maturity Tooling Dev Model WPF DirectX Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of .NET for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences & rich interactive applications for the Web. A richer web with Silverlight Timeline & Packaging Platforms & Browsers (Mirosoft support) IE 6.0+ FireFox 1.5+ Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000* Safari 2.0 Mac OS X 10.4.8+ Novell Support (Moonlight) FireFox Konqueror Linux (various distros) Timeline V1.0 Released September 2007, V1.1 in Alpha (timing and some functionality TBD) Moonlight – timing TBD (Novell) Packaging Browser plug-in, little dependency on other s/w Opera Silverlight V1.0 and V1.1 Silverlight V1.1 Silverlight V1.0 V1.1 will add .NET to V1.0 CoreCLR Independent subset of the .NET Framework Installing Silverlight Developing Declarative Development - XAML eXtensible Application Markup Language XAML Code Calculator c = new Calculator(); Multiply m = new Multiply(); m.P1 = 10; m.P2 = 20; c.Operations.Add(m) <Calculator> <Operations> <Multiply P1=“10” P2=“20”/> </Operations> </Calculator> XAML usage Compiled to produce executable code Dynamically loaded (parsed or pre-parsed) Core UI Capabilities Vector Based Graphics 2D graphics Primitives (ellipse, rectangle, path etc) Composition engine Transforms Brushes Text Ink Animation system Media Video Audio Core UI Capabilities Silverlight Programming Model JavaScript • Silverlight 1.0 and 1.1 • Code against both HTML and XAML content • Integrates with ASP.NET AJAX controls .NET • Silverlight 1.1 only • CoreCLR + Silverlight .NET Framework subset • VB and C# against both XAML and HTML content Silverlight, Documents and DOMs HTML DOM <body> <object id=“ctrlSilverlight" type="application/ag-plugin"> <param value="Scene.xaml" name="source"/> </object> </body> XAML DOM <Canvas> <Rectangle /> </Canvas> Scene.xaml Silverlight “Hello World” Designer/Developer Tooling Designer Developer Look, behavior, brand, and emotional connection Function, deployment, data, security, operational integrity VS 2008 XAML VS Project Files Silverlight Tooling Expression Design Blend 2, September Preview Encoder Visual Studio Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 Silverlight Tools Alpha for Visual Studio 2008 Silverlight 1.1 Alpha Refresh SDK Expression Tools Deploying Silverlight Streaming Provides developers a free, scalability-on-demand solution for Silverlight • • • • http://silverlight.live.com Free, 4GB hosting and streaming You build the application, we deliver the scale High quality, differentiated, controllable user experience Complete API Programmability Silverlight Streaming Resources www.silverlight.net MSDN in the UK Visit http://msdn.co.uk Newsletter Events Screencasts Blogs © 2007 Microsoft Ltd. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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