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With Silverlight Gone, Whither SharePoint? Microsoft declared that Silverlight 5, released last month, would be final version of the application framework. Despite the software giant's high hopes for this tool for building rich Internet applications, in its nearly five years of existence, it never quite replaced Adobe's Flash in users' and developers' hearts. Nevertheless, Silverlight's probable retirement brings with it consequences for other tools that depend on its features, such as SharePoint. Silverlight in the News Silverlight, Microsoft's answer to Adobe's Flash, is having its ups and downs. On the one hand, Lovefilms, owned by Amazon, recently dropped Flash in favor of Silverlight at the behest of the movie industry. On the other hand, Microsoft is making many Silverlight programmers a little nervous by not getting Silverlight 5 out as scheduled. Silverlight Has a Bright Future Microsoft has been pretty mum on details when it comes to its internet plugin platform Silverlight. The software giant’s silence regarding the platform has many developers questioning Silverlight’s fate, as they wonder if their time spent on perfecting specific skills will eventually go to waste. Luckily for them, despite Microsoft’s relative silence, there are several factors pointing to a good future for Silverlight. Windows 8 Effects on .Net and Silverlight Developers This Windows 8 article discusses the effect the OS will have on .Net and Silverlight developers. Microsoft`s SkyDrive Abandons Silverlight SkyDrive, Microsoft's cloud storage service, has just received a hefty makeover that has its users as well as Silverlight developers talking. SkyDrive's site is new and improved and is successful in providing a better user experience, but the changes may have some Silverlight developers feeling a bit worried when it comes to Microsoft's future plans for their beloved framework. Silverlight Developers Unhappy with Windows 8 Plans There seems to be a lot of confusion centering around Microsoft's future release of Windows 8 and its Silverlight inclusion or lack thereof. This has many of the platform's developers up in arms, as they wonder if their investment of time and money into Silverlight will eventually be all for naught. Best Silverlight Examples Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful platform that developers can use to create powerful applications across multiple environments. If you are new to Silverlight or wondering how it can be implemented, here is a list of ten Silverlight samples that put its power on display. How to install Silverlight for Windows Phone If you are looking to develop applications for the Windows Phone 7 platform, Silverlight can help. Silverlight can be used in the development process to help you create applications that make use of the wide variety of capabilities that come packed into new Windows Phones. Among these capabilities are multi-touch gestures, the camera and microphone, video and graphics hardware acceleration, the accelerometer, push notifications, and more. The following tutorial will discuss how to install Silverlight for Windows Phone so that you can use the platform to create applications on your own. Microsoft Reveals Silverlight 5 Features Microsoft's MIX11 conference was the scene for an announcement regarding the release of the new Silverlight 5 beta. As of April 13, the beta has been made available for download by developers to sample and give feedback on its features. Speaking of features, there are plenty of new ones to discuss, even though the final version of Silverlight 5 will not be released until later this year. Silverlight News: SRS and Microsoft to Bring 5.1 Surround Sound In the hope of offering online video viewers a more exciting experience, Microsoft and SRS Labs are teaming up to provide developers with a new toolkit that will let them add full SRS 5.1 Surround Sound to their creations. Keep reading for the full details. Silverlight 4.0: Paging Through Data using DomainDataSource This article gives you a great introduction to how to page through the objects available in the “DomainDataSource” control using Silverlight (with WCF RIA Services). Silverlight 4.0: Navigating Data Using DomainDataSource This article gives you a great introduction to navigating through the objects available in the “DomainDataSource” control using Silverlight (with WCF RIA Services). Silverlight 4.0: Filtering Data Using DomainDataSource This article gives a complete idea of the filtering features available with the “DomainDataSource” control in Silverlight (using WCF RIA Services). It discusses how to use both markup and code-behind methodologies to implement filtering against data retrieved from WCF RIA Services. Silverlight 4.0: Sorting and Grouping Data with DomainDataSource This article gives a complete idea of the sorting and grouping features available with the “DomainDataSource” control in Silverlight (using WCF RIA Services). It discusses both markup and code-behind methodologies to implement sorting and grouping against data retrieved from WCF RIA Services. Silverlight 4.0: Query Parameters of DomainDataSource - A Second Glance This article gives a complete idea of how to work with the query parameters of the “DomainDataSource” control available in Silverlight (using WCF RIA Services). It also discusses dynamic query parameters, which can be provided from code-behind. Silverlight 4.0: DomainDataSource This article introduces the “DomainDataSource” available in Silverlight (using WCF RIA Services). It also discusses working with query parameters using “DomainDataSource.” Silverlight 4.0: Grouping and Sorting using CollectionViewSource with WCF RIA Services This article discusses the various grouping and sorting features available with “CollectionViewSource” in Silverlight 4.0. Silverlight 4.0 Data Manipulation and Navigation using CollectionViewSource with WCF RIA Services This article explains the navigation features available in “CollectionViewSource.” We will also cover CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations using “CollectionViewSource.” Silverlight 4.0 CollectionViewSource with WCF RIA Services This article introduces the “CollectionViewSource” element available in Silverlight (using WCF RIA Services) and also discusses applying filters to existing data using “CollectionViewSource.” Silverlight 4.0 Data Manipulation Using WCF RIA Services This article focuses on manipulating data (inserting, updating, deleting, saving and refreshing) using WCF RIA Services and Silverlight 4.0 in a raw manner. By this I mean that we will not use the DomainDataSource and DataForm controls of Silverlight 4.0.