1. Choosing between Silverlight and AJAX
Ranjith Pallath
Partner Technical Consultant | Microsoft Corporation |

2. AGENDA AJAX and Silverlight Rich Vs Reach Pros and Cons of AJAX
Scenarios for using AJAX
Pros and Cons of Silverlight
Scenarios for using Silverlight
Silverlight and AJAX

3. AJAX and Silverlight
Both are client technologies bur are not replacement for each other.
Silverlight is mainly used for rich UI.
Technology Specification / Technology
ASP. Net Ajax provides both pure client APIs and server tools like (Update Panel), With Silverlight you can have server integration by using the web services.
ASP. Net Ajax works on JSON platform based on JavaScript and Xml. Silverlight is like a browser add-on that can understand XMAL code used by Silverlight.
Use silverlight when you need rich UI and don't have heavy server dependency. Ajax can be used to make web applications perform better.

4. Rich Vs Reach

5. ASP.Net AJAX overview

6. Pros and Cons of AJAX Advantages Disadvantages
Works on top of existing ASP. Net pages
Easy implementation
Better response time for pages
Matured (Over 4 years)
Disadvantages
JavaScript is very limiting
UI Enhancement is limited to asynchronous postback and DHTML
Dependent in browser capability

7. Scenarios for using AJAX
High dependency on Server
Eradicate User experience challenges
Little emphasis on User Interface
Tight coupling with ASP. Net
Client side logics implemented in JavaScript

8. Creating AJAX Application
DEMO
Creating AJAX Application

9. Overview of Silverlight

10. Silverlight overview

11. Pros and Cons of Silverlight
Advantages
Rich User Interface (Media, Animation)
Managed Code
Multiple Device, Browser, Platform
WPF Association
Disadvantages
Plug-in architecture
Learning curve
Platform support

12. Scenarios for using Silverlight
Importance on User Interface
Creating Media Oriented Applications (Audio, Video, Animation)
Client side logic in Managed Language
Fairly disconnected model
Multiple platform, multiple device, multiple browser support
Vector Graphics

13. Creating Silverlight Application
DEMO
Creating Silverlight Application

14. Silverlight and AJAX Silverlight 1.0 was all JavaScript and AJAX
HTML Bridge
<asp:MediaElement> and <asp:Silverlight> server controls

15. Album Viewer Application
DEMO
Album Viewer Application

16. References Silverlight Resources AJAX Resources
AJAX Resources

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