Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Mac is available for download here. Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Windows is available for download here. Make sure to keep your eyes on Softpedia, and I’ll provide additional information about the tools and resources accompanying the Silverlight 5 Beta releases.
Significant performance improvements, fixes and much more.” Real operating system windows and multi-display support Low-latency sound effects and WAV support GPU-accelerated XNA-compatible 3D and immediate-mode 2D API
Implicit data templates for easy UI reuse “- XAML Debugging with breakpoints for binding debugging
Microsoft selected the following top Beta features to highlight in Silverlight 5: It might also serve to watch the video embedded at the bottom of this article in order to get an idea of what’s new in Silverlight 5 Beta. In total, Silverlight 5 will bring to the table over 40 new features compared to its predecessor.Īlong with the beta bits, the Redmond company also provided the Silverlight 5 Features Document, an optional download, but one that might come in handy to those looking for a bit of insight into the technology. “Among other capabilities, the Silverlight 5 beta highlights dramatic video quality and performance improvements, and features that improve developer productivity.” Silverlight 5 builds on the foundation of Silverlight 4 for building business applications and premium media experiences,” the software giant stated. “Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful tool for creating and delivering rich Internet applications and media experiences on the Web. Obviously, it will still be a while before Linux users get a Moonlight equivalent of Silverlight 5, with development of the Silverlight port for the open source operating system trailing behind the Windows and Mac versions.
Microsoft is offering the Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Windows and the Silverlight 5 Beta Developer Runtime for Mac, as well as a set of additional tools and resources for the next generation of Silverlight. With Silverlight 5 hitting Beta this week, the technology is right on track to reach the RTW (release to web) milestone by the end of 2011. The first Beta development milestone of Silverlight 5 has been announced at MIX11 in Las Vegas and is now available for download.
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