August 2007
Intermediate to advanced
864 pages
25h 52m
English
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Where Are We?
Silverlight is a technology that allows use of XAML to design web content that works across different browsers and operating systems. By delivering XAML to the browser and using scripts to automate the XAML, we can create compelling content for a web audience.
Though named similarly, WPF and Silverlight are very different technologies. Silverlight's entire programming model is based on writing client-side scripts for use in a web browser. Although WPF XAML and Silverlight XAML have a lot in common, we still need to learn how to automate Silverlight's XAML assets in a completely different way.
One main question remains unanswered: when should I use WPF and when should I use Silverlight? You should use Silverlight when your intended audience is widely distributed across operating systems and web browsers. Because WPF requires Windows and the large .NET 3.0 runtime, it is perfect in scenarios where you have more control over your users' environment. Silverlight, on the other hand, is useful for true Internet applications. Although it does require a runtime, that runtime is very small in comparison and will be delivered in a way with which web users are comfortable (in the style of Adobe Flash's runtime).
—Shawn Wildermuth
Microsoft MVP (C#)
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