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MIX08 Kicks Off with First IE 8 and Silverlight 2 Betas
3/6/2008
Silverlight's Mobile Push
Developers can now use the same programming model for mobile apps. Microsoft
announced a partnership with Nokia and demoed several Silverlight mobile apps.
"We tried to do it in Flash, it didn't really work," said Tamir Melamed, vice president of engineering at WeatherBug, who showcased a Silverlight 2 app that lets users access live weather reports and related information. According to Melamed, it took WeatherBug three weeks to build the live weather information app in Silverlight. "Silverlight is an amazing technology," he said.
All of the demos were based on the existing Silverlight 2 technology, according to Scott Guthrie, vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division. The technology is also gaining momentum among end users, Guthrie said; the Silverlight download rate after six months is now more than 1.5 million per day.
Kathleen Richards is the senior editor of Redmond Developer News and Application Development Trends, online at ADTmag.com. You can contact Kathleen at krichards@1105media.com.
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