-
Feb 9th, 2011, 08:25 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Banned
what is silverlight ?
what is silverlight ? what does it offer the programmer ?
what is the simplest fastest way to learn it ?
-
Feb 9th, 2011, 08:43 AM
#2
Re: what is silverlight ?
I took your first question and plugged it into google. Here's what it came back with: The Results
In short it's a framework based on .NET and ASP and AJAX and Javascript that allows for a rich user experience with web applications. And beginning with Silverlight 4 (or it might have been 3, I forget) you can build Silverlight apps that can be run outside of the browser...
-tg
-
Feb 9th, 2011, 01:02 PM
#3
Re: what is silverlight ?
Originally Posted by techgnome
And beginning with Silverlight 4 (or it might have been 3, I forget) you can build Silverlight apps that can be run outside of the browser...
Silverlight 3 introduced that feature.
-----
As for what is the fasted way to learn it, that would depend on your learning style. I'd go to http://www.silverlight.net/learn/ as a starting point. There's videos, labs, documentation, tutorials, etc there that you can learn from.
-
Feb 12th, 2011, 09:11 AM
#4
Thread Starter
Banned
Re: what is silverlight ?
can i install it for vb.net express 2008 ? how ?
-
Feb 14th, 2011, 09:11 AM
#5
Re: what is silverlight ?
Yes. http://www.silverlight.net/getstarted/ Click on the green 'Install' link at the top of the page.
-
Mar 9th, 2011, 04:28 PM
#6
Frenzied Member
Re: what is silverlight ?
It is also one of a pair of technologies that drive Windows Phone 7, the other being XNA (which is specifically for game or graphic intensive, tight loop apps).
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width
|