What is Silverlight

What is Silver-light ?

Microsoft Silverlight is a web browser Ads-on (plug-in , extension) which has support for rich internet applications such as animation, graphics streaming stored audio-video playback Silverlight competes with products such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe Shockwave, JavaFX, and Apple QuickTime. When it is released, version 2.0 will bring improved interactivity and support for .NET languages and development tools.

It is compatible with multiple web browser products used on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Mobile devices, starting with Windows Mobile 6 and Symbian (Series 60) phones.
It was developed under the codename Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E).a third party free software implementation names moonlight is under development to bring compatible functionality to Linux.

Zombie Points:
1) Content created with silverlight are easily searchable and indexable than flash.
2) Silverlight can be used to create windows vista’s sidebar gadgets.
3) Highest Quality Video : One of the good thing abount silverlight is its video quality it uses same technology which was used in blu-ray and other devices for higher quality.
4) Cross-Platform/Browser Compatible : Now you just need to install the plug-in and you are done,no matter which browser you use it will work with all.
5) Support for developer and designer! : Now any developer knowing .net language will be able to work on silverlight and those appls will work on mac os also and at the same time designer can focus on UI portion via support of XAML.
6) Support for Debugging : If you are in the need to debug an application running on a Mac, no problem! You can now set breakpoints, and all that other good stuff that Visual Studio provides.