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Microsoft Silverlight

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What is Microsoft Silverlight?

Microsoft's Silverlight is a development tool.

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Don't get caught up in dead technology

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Kiel KniselyView profile
Software Engineer in Engineering at Avail Technologies, Inc. (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Provided features not regularly avaible in I.E

Cons

  • No longer being supported
  • No upkeep with ria services
  • Be nice to work in a modern browser

Most Important Features

  • Web based
  • Out of browser support
  • Plugin with 3rd parties such as telerik

Return on Investment

  • Negative that the application is no longer supported
  • Impact to delivery of new features
  • Customer dissatisfaction

Alternatives Considered

React, Node.js and .NET

Other Software Used

Visual Studio IDE, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, SolarWinds SQL Sentry, Notepad++, Ditto, Swagger Open Source, supported by SmartBear

Why we want Silverlight back

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Mateusz MichałekView profile
Ekspert in Finance and Accounting at Orange Polska (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Easy to implement
  • No need for additional frameworks on client side
  • Out of browser capabilities

Cons

  • Cient side office support
  • Additional controls

Return on Investment

  • Quick development - low cost
  • Quick development - quick implementation
  • Quick development - easy for scrum development

Alternatives Considered

ASP.NET

Other Software Used

Microsoft SQL Server, Teradata Database, SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform

Silverlight, a gem of a product

Zubair Ahmed
Resident Physician in Professional Services at Ross University School of Medicine (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Dependable
  • Innovative
  • Creative

Cons

  • Sometimes crashes
  • Video recording functionality would be ideal

Return on Investment

  • Increased lecture delivery
  • Improved academic experience
  • Less A/V tech support and delay

Microsoft Silverlight - Ready to ship anywhere!

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Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Silverlight interprets XAML directly
  • Take your .NET code cross-platform
  • Third-party component vendors are already well on with Silverlight add-ons

Cons

  • No support for the popular H.264 video codec
  • Another effort to promote proprietary technology rather than open standards
  • Silverlight is a browser-only solution

Return on Investment

  • Allows us to print shipping labels with ease, saving time and money!
  • Allows users to navigate the UPS shipping campus.
  • Due to shipping restrictions in some areas, having options available to ship, made possible by Silverlight, is crucial!

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Flash

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Azure