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Do I need Silverlight on Mac?
Unless you are running a computer that hasn’t been updated in 6 years then you probably don’t need Silverlight.
What is Silverlight software used for?
Microsoft Silverlight is a free web-browser plug-in that enables interactive media experiences, rich business applications and immersive mobile apps.
Is Microsoft Silverlight necessary?
Its not a requirement to have it installed, but as noted, some web pages utilize it for streaming multimedia content. I believe the last Olympics which MSNBC had exclusive rights to stream on the web, required Silverlight. Its what you call a Rich Internet Application, similar to Adobe Flash.
Can I get rid of Microsoft Silverlight?
Silverlight is only officially supported in Internet Explorer, which is only part of Windows 10 for compatibility reasons anyway. You won’t lose anything by uninstalling Silverlight.
What’s the latest version of silverlight.net framework?
Silverlight 2.0. In this release, Silverlight came up with its own library, which is a subset of .NET framework’s Base Class Library, including controls, components, support for Web Services, and LINQ API features. It also provides security not to access the Silverlight platform API from the outside world.
What do you need to know about Microsoft Silverlight?
Silverlight is a powerful development tool for creating engaging, interactive user experiences for Web and mobile applications. Silverlight is a free plug-in, powered by the .NET framework and compatible with multiple browsers, devices and operating systems, bringing a new level of interactivity wherever the Web works.
How to create a Silverlight project in Visual Studio?
Once we have installed all the tools necessary for developing Silverlight applications, we can turn to our old friend Visual Studio and create a Silverlight web project. Go to the File->New->Project menu item and choose the Silverlight Application. Type in the name of your project and click OK.
What’s the future of web development in Silverlight?
Silverlight is looking to be the future of web development for rich gui applications (goodbye ASP.NET, goodbye AJAX, goodbye JavaScript) Any way, the net budget calculation is performed using some readily available .NET conversion classes.