Versions of Silverlight
Currently, Silverlight is available in two versions, each of which supports a radically different feature set.
Silverlight 1.0 was a great first step, but it forced programmers to use script code to implement functionality,
and lacked a full-fledged API. Silverlight 2.0 is a massive improvement, which ships with a subset of the .NET
base class libraries and can be used with a variety of programming languages (C#, VB, IronPython, etc).
Silverlight 2.0’s runtime is a micro version of the .NET CLR which runs within the hosting browser. In a
nutshell, Silverlight 2.0 allows developers to build object-oriented, strongly typed web plug-ins.
Consider the following table, which contrasts the functionality between each version of Silverlight.
This tutorial will focus exclusively on Silverlight 2.0 development. We will not be covering the construction of
Silverlight 1.0 web plug-ins, as the programming model is entirely different. If you are required to use
Silverlight 1.0, consult the Silverlight 1.0 SDK documentation. On a related note, notice that Silverlight 2.0
applications using dynamic languages such as IronPython and IronRuby. We will not make use of these
languages, preferring to use C# and VB for code examples.
If you are interested in building Silverlight applications using IronPython / IronRuby, consult http://www.
codeplex.com/sdlsdk.
Currently, Silverlight is available in two versions, each of which supports a radically different feature set.
Silverlight 1.0 was a great first step, but it forced programmers to use script code to implement functionality,
and lacked a full-fledged API. Silverlight 2.0 is a massive improvement, which ships with a subset of the .NET
base class libraries and can be used with a variety of programming languages (C#, VB, IronPython, etc).
Silverlight 2.0’s runtime is a micro version of the .NET CLR which runs within the hosting browser. In a
nutshell, Silverlight 2.0 allows developers to build object-oriented, strongly typed web plug-ins.
Consider the following table, which contrasts the functionality between each version of Silverlight.
- To be sure, the biggest advantage of version 2.0 is CLR / BCL integration.
- Entries in italic are specific to Silverlight 2.0.
This tutorial will focus exclusively on Silverlight 2.0 development. We will not be covering the construction of
Silverlight 1.0 web plug-ins, as the programming model is entirely different. If you are required to use
Silverlight 1.0, consult the Silverlight 1.0 SDK documentation. On a related note, notice that Silverlight 2.0
applications using dynamic languages such as IronPython and IronRuby. We will not make use of these
languages, preferring to use C# and VB for code examples.
If you are interested in building Silverlight applications using IronPython / IronRuby, consult http://www.
codeplex.com/sdlsdk.
Silverlight Versions
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