Silverlight is a development framework created by Microsoft for building and running rich Internet applications and multimedia experiences across browsers and operating systems. Key points:
- Silverlight allows developers to use .NET languages like C# and VB.NET to build rich client-side web applications.
- It provides animation, media playback, graphics and interactivity capabilities similar to Adobe Flash but with support for .NET development and additional features.
- Silverlight applications can run on Windows, Mac and Linux browsers and are supported on desktop and mobile devices.