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Are you a newbie and don't know where to start from? Here are some useful tips for you. Please keep in mind that this tutorial covers Silverlight 2 Beta 1.

Runtime

To start wirh Silverlight first you have to install the Silverlight runtime. Download Silverlight 2 Beta 1 Runtime Windows/Mac

Tools

If you want to begin playing with Silverlight you will need some tools.
Go here and find out both development and design & content creation tools.

If you are a developer you will need Visual Studio 2008. There is a free evaluation copy for Windows. Express editions doesn't work with Silverlight for now. To create Silverlight applications you will need to download the Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008. This will add the Silverlight project templates. The Silverlight 2 SDK Beta 1 is also included in the package. The SDK contains documentation and samples along with Silverlight ASP.NET controls.

For the designers there is a Microsoft Expression Studio - free evaluation version and also an Exrepssion Studio 2 Beta version that works with Silverlight 2. The studio includes:

  • Expression Web for building standards-based Web sites.
  • Expression Design for professional illustration and graphic design.
  • Expression Blend for creating engaging Web-connected experiences for Microsoft Windows. This special preview version is compatible with creating content for Silverlight 1.0 Release Candidate and Silverlight 1.1 Alpha.
  • Expression Blend 2.5 March 2008 Preview Build content that targets Silverlight 2 Beta 1 with the Expression Blend 2.5 March 2008 Preview.
  • Expression Media for assets management as well as media encoding. This version also includes the Expression Encoder tool for transcoding video content

Code Silverlight Applications

The best way to start coding Silverlight applications is to read the available tutorials and wath the "How Do I?" videos. There are QuickStart topics in Silverlight.net to demonstrate how to create Silverlight-based applications. For complete end-to-end learning series you should check out the hands on labs page.

Read this article to find out most interesting and useful articles, resources, tool etc. For more specific Silverlight 2 coding tutorials check these: Calling services from Silverlight 2, WCF Integration in Silverlight 2, Configuring a Web Server to Host Silverlight Content, Getting Started with Silverlight 2

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External Sources of Information

Silverlight.net - Microsoft official Silverlight community site
ScottGu's Blog - great tutorials and source of breaking news
Tim Sneath - next best place for breaking news and clarity of information
Jesse Liberty - The Silverlight Developers best friend
John Lam - Dynamic Language Runtime
Jose Fajardo - User Experience and Design
Andy Beaulieu - games and physics
Sparkling Client - a podcast about Silverlight and other RIA technologies.
Adam Kinney's Blog - Microsoft Technical Evangelist for Silverlight and WPF

 
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