The Flash vs Silverlight debate has been on for a while now. And of course, there is much to be said for both sides. However, those who do choose to work with a young platform like Silverlight in spite of…Read more
Silverlight isn’t going away anytime soon. Microsoft has announced that Silverlight 5 is coming with a beta release in the first quarter of 2011. Silverlight 4 was released in March this year, along with an announcement that Silverlight is on…Read more
Silverlight 4 is one of the most popular platforms when it comes to rich internet application development. Applications developed using this platform are stable, secure, and support a larger number of browsers and operating systems when compared to its previous…Read more
Microsoft’s Silverlight is a web technology that is used to build Rich Internet Applications and is based on .NET Framework. Silverlight apps can be used as an alternative to Adobe Flash. Â Silverlight supports Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Silverlight supports…Read more
According to Forrester Research, HTML5 is far away from replacing RIA tools like Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight. Some design flaws and immature tooling of HTML 5 apps makes using it across browsers and operating systems a little difficult. Apple,…Read more
Silverlight is on around 60% of all PCs around the world and it does much more than just playing videos. Silverlight runs on Macs, Linux, PCs, and will soon be seen on Windows Phone, Symbian, and MeeGo. It is attracting…Read more
Microsoft’s Silverlight platform will soon be made available to users of Symbian S60 devices. At present, there are only two versions available for Symbian; an installer for Symbian S60 (5th edition) and a developer tools suite that develops Silverlight applications…Read more
Silverlight will be used as a development platform for Windows phone 7. This is a sensible decision as Silverlight has many advantages. It enables developers to create apps for the Web, without any worry about coding for specific API’s. Also,…Read more
At the Mobile World Congress event a week ago, Microsoft had announced the release of the Windows 7 Phone. The software giant did not divulge any details on what this new platform would hold in store for developers. Microsoft’s MIX…Read more