As I’m sure many of you know by now, [U]Silverlight[/U] is the new browser-based plug-in from Microsoft for running WPF/XAML content. The earlier versions only supported JavaScript for the actual code, but today at Mix 07, you can actually use your favorite .NET language such as C#, VB.net, Python, etc. to code the interactivity.
[U]Download Silverlight Alpha 1.1 SDK[/U]
The above version is what you will need for viewing content created using .NET, but for the 720p HD Video content, you can use [U]Silverlight Beta 1[/U] instead.
For actually creating the UI and design elements, you can use Expression Studio to visually create the background XAML content. For extra features, you will need to use the [U]Expression Blend 2 Preview[/U] and the [URL=“http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831”][U]Visual Studio “Orcas” Beta[/U] release.
The .NET support extends across both Windows and Mac, so creating content that runs on both platforms should be easy.
For a more technical video overview, there is a good interview with Scott Guthrie here: [U]http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=304508[/U]
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