Silverlight 2

Silverlight 2 Architecture

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Development tools

Contents Overview. Silverlight technology. Versions 1. Silverlight 1.1 2. Silverlight 2 3. Silverlight 3 Copatibility.

 Development tools.

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)hat Are the Downsi$es* Silver"ight has one ma+or $isa$vantage, it re(uires a browser plug#in. -! Silver"ight was not create$ by .icroso!t, this woul$ $oom it to !ailure. A less signi!icant problem !or Silver"ight is that it is not currently "inu' compatible. .icroso!t has $elivere$ a .ac version, which appears to wor/ % but the "inu' version is $elaye$.