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Oran on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:05:52 -1100

Live Mesh / Live Framework will let you run Silverlight Mesh-Enabled Web Apps on the client outside the browser, just like AIR. You can also use it to host Flash.
orand.blogspot.com/.../...esh-flash-adobe-air.html

But based on hints I've found in the Live Framework bits, I'm guessing SL3 will add its own out-of-browser support in addition to the existing Mesh app support.

Bart Czernicki on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:55:46 -1100

@Oran,

Thanks for your insight. I did note about the fit client, but the Mesh support is definitetly good information I did not have and will add to part 2 of my article (and give you credit).

Steve on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:56:39 -1100

Fix the blurry font. This is currently unusable as far as I'm concerned. I don't understand how the team can call this '2.0', it's still alpha/beta - rushed, incomplete. Again, how do you release a product where the fonts are BLURRY....argh. Wake up

Community Blogs on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:29:32 -1100

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Bart Czernicki on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:53:53 -1100

@Steve,

You make a good point. I think the Silverlight team cut some corners with the text glyph rendering. The performance with text glyphs was absolutely horrendous in Beta 1/Beta 2. Whatever they did now comes close to what Flash 9 can do, however they sacrificed in the visual department.

I wrote a little about it in the GUIMark article:
www.silverlighthack.com/.../...rmance-GUIMark.aspx

Danijel on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:43:53 -1100

Hi Bart, Thanks for post! Here are my hopes: a) Easier data scenarios (CRUD, validation...) for building LOB data applications, datagrid improvements (some events are excluded in Silverlight 2, but was there in Beta2) and similar stuff (some WPF bindings options are missing). b) More dlls should go into Silverlight 3 core (for instance, System.Data.Services, System.Windows.Controls, some of the Silverlight Toolkit controls...) so LOB application could be smaller for initial downloading or... c) More dynamically and flexible including of external modules into existing application making it more modular and faster for initial downloading and downloading on demand features. This is possible with Silverlight 2 but only in certain basic scenarios. d) Higher compression rate for XAP file included. Easier deployment. e) Better text rendering. f) Solving lots of ongoing problems in a real life applications, and getting more into best practices for doing some common things. g) Silverlight 3 should truly be WPF subset making it easier to target both desktop and RIA applications. h) Working outside of browser could be interesting in some applications. i) Silverlight Mobile - Lots of hopes here j) Silverlight 2.5 for does who can't wait for Silverlight 3 major improvements ;) Generally, I thing Silverlight 3 should be more ready for building complex RIA business applications. Anyone knows something about Silverlight 3 (CTP, Betas, final...) release dates?

Kabon on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:24:48 -1100

thanks for Silverlight team. now you make it more fancy and handy to use.

#.think.in on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:48:04 -1100

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Kamran shahid on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:28:04 -1100

Till it is truly Platform independent I don't think that it would be get popular or any way close to the competition for Flash.[I don't agree for moonlight project for Linux or soo.It should be developed on a single IDE and Can be run on all platform like Flash] On my wish list is more easy development support in VS [so that we can get rid of Expression blend] and print capability.

Bart Czernicki on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:07:40 -1100

@Kamran,

In my next article I actually touch on this a little about Silverlight on the desktop. It is actually possible with Silverlight 2 using the Azure framework (withouth any hacks/unsupported techniques). Whether, Microsoft decides to makes this part of SL2 or SL3 is still up in the air.

This is a good article below (which I will be referencing in part 3) about getting SL2 on the desktop:
jonas.follesoe.no/...ogSilverlightApplication.aspx

thomas martinsen on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:56:46 -1100

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justin-wl on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:22:09 -1100

nice blog

VenuGopal on Silverlight 3 - What we Know So Far & What We Can Predict (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:20:42 -1100

Silverlight 3.0 one the Best Web Solution Develeopment paltform.

So All Web Developers Should Demand for SL 3.0 Development.