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Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications with emphasis on multimedia, animations, and graphics, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for most web ...

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Did Microsoft kill Silverlight? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Does Silverlight have a future? Microsoft has pushed Silverlight aside in favor of HTML5 going forward. I've been doing some investigating for related stories about the ...
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When does implementing MVVM not make sense

I am a big fan of various patterns and enjoy learning new ones all the time however I think with all the evangelism around popular patterns and anti-patterns sometimes this causes blind adoption. I ...
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Does Silverlight have a future?

Recently I have read some articles/blogs/comments about the development and history of WPF and Silverlight. In some forums many developers and users criticize the performance of WPF applications (for ...
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What does Windows 8 mean for the future of .NET? [closed]

Microsoft showed off a demo of Windows 8, including a new platform that allows developers to use HTML5 and JavaScript. Is this new platform the main way to develop for Windows 8? Is Microsoft ...
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Is Silverlight only for eye-candy, or does it have a use in business?

Granted that Silverlight may make eye-popping websites of great beauty, is there any justification for using it to make practical web applications that have serious business purposes? I'd like to use ...
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Are value converters more trouble than they're worth?

I'm working on a WPF application with views that require numerous value conversions. Initially, my philosophy (inspired in part by this lively debate on XAML Disciples) was that I should make the view ...
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XAML - Like/Dislike? [closed]

After bashing my head against the brick wall that is XAML, I've decided to come here and ask other people if they are as frustrated as I am. So, Do you like XAML? Please justify. Is XAML the ...
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Why do we have so many flavors of .NET? Is it a good thing? [closed]

There are many "flavors" of the .NET Framework: Full ("normal") Client profile subset Silverlight in web browsers "Silverlight" on Windows Phone Compact framework WinRT When C# code is needed on a ...
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Is Silverlight suitable for an enterprise class web-based product UI?

Our team is currently working on building our next generation HIS (Hospital Information System) comprising of over 30 modules (currently estimated at 400 man months), to be possibly hosted in a ...
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What are common Silverlight specific mistakes/pitfalls developers should avoid?

What are some common mistakes/pitfalls, specific to Silverlight development, that developers should avoid? PS: Please, if you don't have hands on experience with Silverlight and want to simply state ...
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Looking for some nice windows phone 7 development blogs [closed]

I've just started developing for windows phone 7 and am looking for some nice tech blogs with tips and trix, code samples etc :) Thanks
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I need help deciding between silverlight/silverlight out-of-browser/wpf

I'm in the initial planning phase of a re-write project and I'm deciding between silverlight/silverlight oob/wpf. TL;DR at the end. It's a LOB app that handles leads/customers/appointment calendars. ...
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HTML5 hype as native app replacement - reliable analysis and sources

I am asking this as an objective question and have no interest in inciting a flamewar. My point here is to gather some evidence to assist in decisionmaking and communicating with non-technical folks ...
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How extensive is the difference between building a WPF app and a Silverlight 5 app?

I have a fair amount of experience with WPF (C#) and XAML. I might soon be asked to create a Silverlight 5 application. I have no experience with any version of SL. What sort of learning curve could I ...
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Who should control navigation in an MVVM application?

Example #1: I have a view displayed in my MVVM application (let's use Silverlight for the purposes of the discussion) and I click on a button that should take me to a new page. Example #2: That same ...

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